How hot is the exhaust manifold meant to get? After rebuilding the engine, I ran the cam in and kept it above 2000rpm, after awhile the extractors were glowing red!

The paint in the engine bay directly next to the exhaust was burning and smoking! So I bought some exhaust wrap to help insulate some of the heat. My question is, does exhaust wrap smoke when new:?:

Here is a video of it starting to smoke up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBEp98OALnM

And one after the engine is off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmdzG38NSaY

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1965 Morris Mini Deluxe - 998cc SC12

I don't think the exhaust is supposed to get red, I'd see if your car is running too lean.

needs to be tuned... timing is way out.

been told same thing from some one once...

I swapped in a new needle today, old needle was infact running too lean mid-high end. Old needle was a BBA, new is BCF.

But is exhaust wrap meant to smoke up?
Seems an awful lot of smoke.

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1965 Morris Mini Deluxe - 998cc SC12

Exhaust wrap smokes till it is cured.

Cool, will let it smoke more and will also check my timing tomorrow.

Thanks guys!

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1965 Morris Mini Deluxe - 998cc SC12

where can you buy exhaust wrap,tried up here,no go????

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First you get the money,then you get the power,then you get the Mini.

I got mine at Rice Barn years ago.

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http://www.youtube.com/user/Hanras

They still have it, I saw it there a couple of weeks ago when buying extractor paint.

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

be wary of the exhaust heating up the carby, this will affect the performance and tuning of the carby.

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Aussie Leyland, Aussie Factory, Aussie Mini S.

I bought mine online from eBay, seemed like the cheapest option compared to retail stores.

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1965 Morris Mini Deluxe - 998cc SC12

try road and track in ipswich. or revolution racegear. i live ipswich way so road and track would be the easiest. not sure if they actually stock it anymore though. revolution racegear carry that stuff in stock. they have a branch here in brisbane somewhere.

Jason
Ipswich

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'66 BRG Morris Mini Deluxe 60HP ATW

thanks lads,have aquired some from rice barn,did find it has effected the carby tuning,ie mixture and idle settings,only thing i can think of is the inlet manifold is running cooler,will go for a blast tomorrow,cheers andy..

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First you get the money,then you get the power,then you get the Mini.