Header Wrap

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!

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.

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

Get your wallet. Open it real wide and get TTI ceramic thermals. Nice and cool

Why not just get a wrap for the starter? I've done that on 2 cars and it works fine.

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

Could the starter itself b the prob? Just thinking out loud

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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 !!!!

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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