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Jimmy B. ( parts from Bruiser)
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Using a proven wheeling truck with another driving truck, plus more parts.
I ordered a piece made by DEI. It has little stand-offs to space it off of the pipe. It was $25 for a 4"x12" , but hopefully it will work better than a metal shield.
I decided not to order a Y pipe and just build my own. I have several pieces in a box, so maybe??
I made one of the 90* bends into about a 110* bend yesterday , so that it looks better and gives more room for the differential.
I decided not to order a Y pipe and just build my own. I have several pieces in a box, so maybe??
I made one of the 90* bends into about a 110* bend yesterday , so that it looks better and gives more room for the differential.
No, apparently you haven't looked into thermal protection much. But you are learning, so we will excuse you.
We first started playing around with it on the trucks at my old job. We found lines that benefited from thermal wrap. Kept them from melting.
Half of my fuel line is wrapped in it from them.
#doitfordale seemed like a good idea until I redo my lines.
I thought about wrapping my crossover pipe as well. It basically crosses in the area between the dust cover and the trans pan. I to was afraid of it holding moisture and more so oil drips. I think the heat would probably evaporate the moisture out. I've been thinking I would make a shield like @Bent77 sketched. My concern is on the trail when the truck isn't generating air flow from moving but you're still generating about the same heat.
I agree, but I am not going to install an oil temp gauge, then run tests before and after the installation of the shield. I may play with the temp gun some. I figure that it should help some, and I will just go with it. I am curious how this piece will do. If it cuts the heat transfer in that section down, then it's good to have. But I won't really have any idea how much.
My '70 has an oil temp gauge, and I have seen it get up to 215* once in a while. If I saw temps above 230* , I would do something.
Yup, I run full synthetic, but I was taught over 25 years ago, if the oil temps get close to 230* , do something to keep them from going higher. Cat retarders can teach, if you watch.
Just a pic of what showed up. I believe that this heat shield will do.
Hey! I want titanium on my truck too!
Mini-update...
I got a little done on the head pipes.
I got a little done on the head pipes.
Is the passenger side pipe going to run alongside of the drivers pipe? Then merge?
