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Header Wrap #943402
03/05/11 01:27 PM
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anybody have a favorite wrap dei etc...pros and cons of what you have used...any pics would be nice too id like to see how you wrapped your headers...having a heat soak prob and need to wrap the entire header or just the section near the starter. thanks guys!

Re: Header Wrap [Re: WICKD6PK] #943403
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I wrapped mine to protect the starter on my 392 hemi with block huggers to protect the starter where the exhaust pipe runs just below the starter.

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Re: Header Wrap [Re: black64] #943404
03/05/11 07:32 PM
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I wrapped a set of headers and they retained moisture and rusted out in 2 years! And they were thick metal and expensive !!!!

Re: Header Wrap [Re: WICKD6PK] #943405
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Get your wallet. Open it real wide and get TTI ceramic thermals. Nice and cool

Re: Header Wrap [Re: DennisH ] #943406
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Why not just get a wrap for the starter? I've done that on 2 cars and it works fine.

Re: Header Wrap [Re: topside] #943407
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well im runnin the dougs ceramic coated headers and ive tried wrappin the starter---still didnt work so thats why i thought id try wrapin the headder

Re: Header Wrap [Re: WICKD6PK] #943408
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Could the starter itself b the prob? Just thinking out loud


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Re: Header Wrap [Re: ekim] #943409
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Quote:

I wrapped a set of headers and they retained moisture and rusted out in 2 years! And they were thick metal and expensive !!!!




I had to built a set of headers to replace the ones I custom made for my street rod. Wrapping them was a big mistake. The excessive heat retained by the wrap messes with the metallurgy and makes them brittle. You could tap mine with a hammer and they'd shatter like glass!
It only took a couple summers of driving for them to go bad.

I went to a mini starter and a heat shield... no more problems.

Rick

Re: Header Wrap [Re: RapidRobert] #943410
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It's a robbmc starter ive sent it to them they said it was ok..alltho they only put it in a conv oven I know header heat gets way hotter than that so I dunnoI've ckd everything cables u name it...batt has 1100cca...heat soak is what I'm thinking

Re: Header Wrap [Re: WICKD6PK] #943411
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i'd skip the wrap,doug's say you need to use a mini starter IIRC







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