New Product Opportunity - Exhaust and Line Thermal Wrap

Ron

Ron

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I recently used a company to create some custom exhaust heat management products and was amazed at the outcome. In talking with their sales guy I learned they have done quite a bit with motorsports and OEMs but had no familiarity with the offroad world to speak of. (Outside of some work with Polaris on their UTVs)

In our industrial application we had diesel generator exhaust pipe running adjacent to a chilled water line. (I didnt design it that way, I just got tasked with solving the problem). IR gun showed exhaust pipe surface temp between 1300-1450F. with a 1" thick wrap/coating it was below 300F.

My mind immediately went to packaging exhaust and steering lines in tight buggies.

Anyway if anyone thinks it could be a benefit contact Chad:
Chad.Nadgwick@lincolnindustries.com

www.lincolnindustries.com/

I used their Thermlinc Elite product...
 
My only issue with wraps is moisture retention...and relegating those $1000+ headers or $1500 exhausts rust buckets after a couple years. Different story if you're talking cheapy throw away headers/straight pipe.
 
Their product can incorporate a moisture barrier that prevents outside water from reaching the external surface....

I'm telling you, this isn't even comparable to any wrap I've ever seen. It just isn't.
I'd love to see what some of our local buggy builders could do with this stuff.
 
Fabrik8 said:
You're spending $1000+ on headers that aren't stainless?
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Not all stainless is created equally, ie chromium content. And stainless can still corrode. Again, depending on grade, air circulation, water salinity, etc will all react differently. But really, it's more of a $500 header plus $450 at Jet Hot.
 
Ron said:
Their product can incorporate a moisture barrier that prevents outside water from reaching the external surface....

I'm telling you, this isn't even comparable to any wrap I've ever seen. It just isn't.
I'd love to see what some of our local buggy builders could do with this stuff.
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Thanks for the info...have an old set of uncoated Mad Dogs I'd give it a try on.
 
Fabrik8 said:
It the temperature delta is really that high, it will be badass for exhaust gas energy retention for turbo systems.
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You'd like these guys.
I was impressed when I met their head of engineering and learned that not only was he a PE, he also had a PHD in Physics. Egg head. Total Geek. No personality. Then the conversation about his salt flat car came up...he came to life.
 
Ron said:
You'd like these guys.
I was impressed when I met their head of engineering and learned that not only was he a PE, he also had a PHD in Physics. Egg head. Total Geek. No personality. Then the conversation about his salt flat car came up...he came to life.
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Sometimes people will fool you..... Until it someone starts talking garage...
 
Or you could just use a river rock below passenger seat
 
shawn said:
I hear hot rock massages are the new, big thing.
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Y'all act like hot rocks are a problem...

Damn. Can't please y'all for nothin'



I do still have that rock. It was sought after for its perfect shape and size for specific heat retention properties.
 
rockcity said:
Y'all act like hot rocks are a problem...

Damn. Can't please y'all for nothin'



I do still have that rock. It was sought after for its perfect shape and size for specific heat retention properties.
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Also it was the only thing that didn't melt on your buggy lol
 
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