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Old 05-05-2008, 03:33 PM
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Can you save money by purchasing painted headers and wrapping them with heat tape.. Im looking at purchasing pacesetter LT's and ory from TSP and was wondering if that was a better route than purchasing coated and no wrap?

what do you guys think, or have on your headers...
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Stay away. Wrap=rust
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ive heard wrapping the headers make them rust and makes them weak
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Yah I'd also stay away from it on a street driven car. Just get the coated ones or better yet some stainless steal.
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Always coat headers...never wrap.
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yea i agree. Coated are the way to go. Thats something that I wouldnt skimp on
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Ive had my pacesetter painted headers for almost 3 years and there doing fine slight surface rust, but then again i live in Texas.




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