i know that ceramic coating is definitly gonna hold heat in the pipes better, and also prevent rusting and what not, but as far as performance, how does wrapping headers stand up? in a car that makes ~300-350hp, are the scavaging effects and what not serious? serious enough to justify the price? any help would be appreciated.
thanx,
chris

 

Ok, since this topic has been beat to death 200 times, I'm not going to go into too much detail. A search will get you all the answers you need. My question is what is this car for? Is it strictly drag or is it a daily driver. If it's strictly drag, wrap'em and save your money for other things. If this is a daily driver, get coated headers. Thats just my

 

Do it once, do it right. Coat them.

 

Amen brother! you can get coated headers for an additional 100 bucks. The cost contrast between coated headers and wrapping them is a no brainer! better performance and a headers that will last a life time..enough said

 

Sup craig,

Hey, look at it this way...

Coating = quality heat control and it will last forever..well a long time

Wrap = rust in the short run and heat control for about 3 years

 

Don't wrap them, it causes more problems than even bare headers would have. They will rust out alot faster, it looks like ****, and because the wrap is absorbent, it can become a huge fire hazzard - spilled fuel or oil will soak into the wrap, and could cause a fire. I've seen it happen. Not pretty.

 

I'm going to wrap my headers. Everyone has something different to say about header wrap. It's good if you know how to use it. Just wrapping it on will just hurt you. You can spray some heat protectant on the headers, wrap them, than seal them with some DEI sealer or whatever it's called. They'll hold up just fine.