 To wrap or not to wrap, exhaust headers for six |
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| kfish914 |
 May 2 2011, 03:50 PM
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I am still working on installing a 2.7 six into my car and I was thinking about wrapping the exhaust to cut down on heat transfer. I have heard that it can't hurt, that it actually keeps the exhaust gases hotter in the pipe.
What do you guys think is it a worthwhile expense or not? |
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| Mike Bellis |
May 2 2011, 08:08 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None 
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I had a set of V8 headers grenade on me. They were 14ga, I had them wraped for 1 year with no problems. On a trip back from SoCal the came apart at the head flange. They exploded! Pieces everywhere. I drove for 5 hours open header (open HEAD!) on I-5. When I got home, I could barely hear anything... Wrap will make the steel brittle. Make sure your muffler hangers are sturdy and no extra weight is put on the headers.
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kfish914 To wrap or not to wrap May 2 2011, 03:50 PM
ConeDodger I have coated all my headers since I wrapped some ... May 2 2011, 03:53 PM
Krank
Just a thought...at .50/ft, how much is it to wr... May 2 2011, 07:00 PM
SirAndy I'd say coat them.
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That's what... May 3 2011, 11:58 AM 9146986 Years ago when I did my first 6 conversion, I had ... May 2 2011, 04:10 PM SLITS I was always told that if you used header wrap the... May 2 2011, 05:02 PM ME733 Remember,....If any engine oil leaks into/or on th... May 2 2011, 05:18 PM Drums66
Remember,....If any engine oil leaks into/or on t... May 2 2011, 05:42 PM kfish914 :agree:
I sure don't want this car to go up i... May 2 2011, 06:38 PM Vacca Rabite Find a shop. Ceramic coating is a little more inv... May 2 2011, 06:42 PM whatabout1 Every header I have wrapped has rusted and it didn... May 2 2011, 07:14 PM JamesM On my eurorace headers i first tried wrap and then... May 3 2011, 04:05 PM Elliot Cannon Coat them. May 3 2011, 09:23 PM |
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