What do you think about wrapping your headers
05-13-2011, 02:28 PM
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What do you think about wrapping your headers I'm thinking of wrapping my headers but I'm not sure if I like how it looks.
I'm sick burning wires so I bought the little 1x6 inch sleeves for the boots. The last wire I burned was routed under the two middle cylinders so, I was thinking of wrapping them to prevent this from happening again. I have a roll kickin around so I don't need to buy it.
Wrap do you guys think
To wrap or not to wrap ?
I'm sick burning wires so I bought the little 1x6 inch sleeves for the boots. The last wire I burned was routed under the two middle cylinders so, I was thinking of wrapping them to prevent this from happening again. I have a roll kickin around so I don't need to buy it.
Wrap do you guys think
To wrap or not to wrap ?
05-13-2011, 02:32 PM
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Wrapping the headers will help a ton to keep engine bay temps down and also to keep exhaust velocities up. Not really what I would do to a daily driver but that's just my .02. The downside to wrap is that it can hold water and speed up the corrosion/rusting...
I hope you're talking about wrapping a set of painted headers....
I hope you're talking about wrapping a set of painted headers....
05-13-2011, 05:52 PM
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Ive wrapped many of primaries on motorcycles, havent done so on a car. Havent had any problems with corosion or premature rust wrapping them. Do it if you wanna, its your car..
05-13-2011, 05:58 PM
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Looks like ****, makes routing the wires a pain, soaks up oil, and can be a fire hazard.
Ceramic coated headers and properly routed plug wires should be all you need. If you still have problems get the fiberglass heat sleeves gregrob mentioned.
Ceramic coated headers and properly routed plug wires should be all you need. If you still have problems get the fiberglass heat sleeves gregrob mentioned.
05-13-2011, 06:14 PM
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My headers are not on the car now so it should not be that much work.
I did not even think about the fire aspect. I've already had a few close calls with under the hood fires.
How are you guys routing your wires. I removed that aluminum cover.
I did not even think about the fire aspect. I've already had a few close calls with under the hood fires.
How are you guys routing your wires. I removed that aluminum cover.
05-13-2011, 06:20 PM
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wrapping, as i have seen, can keep more heat in the tube than coating them will...
