Exhaust wraps??? Good or bad?
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Exhaust wraps??? Good or bad?
I have a set of hedman 1 5/8" long tubes on my 84 z28 with 3in exhaust. I getting a lot of heat under the hood and I'm thinking about thermo wrapping the headers...what y'all think?
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Re: Exhaust wraps??? Good or bad?
That'll void the warranty, just something to think about.
If that doesn't bother you, personally I'd rather have them wrapped than bare.
If that doesn't bother you, personally I'd rather have them wrapped than bare.
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Re: Exhaust wraps??? Good or bad?
Warranty doesn't concern me unless my buddy still had the reciepts for'em.....but I heard they corrode faster with the wraps on
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Re: Exhaust wraps??? Good or bad?
I have mine wrapped (shorties) and they work fine for me. I always enjoy when people think that wraps will completely disintegrate a set of headers in a year. Can they cause them to rust, yes, but so will driving around without wraps. Unless they are made from stainless or coated all headers will eventually corrode (but will still probably outlast the engine/car they were put in)
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Warranty doesn't concern me unless my buddy still had the reciepts for'em.....but I heard they corrode faster exhaust wraps on
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Re: Exhaust wraps??? Good or bad?
Mine are wrapped Headman shorties and it did make a difference in under hood temp. Also my car is only driven on nice days, It's not a daily driver so the corrosion thing is not an issue for me.
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Re: Exhaust wraps??? Good or bad?
I've only had mine wrapped for about 2 months so I can't tell ya long term but short term so far so good.
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Re: Exhaust wraps??? Good or bad?
From what I have been told, wrapping them causes the internal temperature to reach such a level that the steel begins to break down molecularly. That heat is normally radiated out...
Ceramic coating, done inside and out, actually protects the steel- I would go with that rather than wrapping.
Corrosion, what we would normally call rust, should not be an issue with wrapped headers- they won't retain moisture under normal circumstances, since it will just evaporate off due to the heat- it is that molecular breakdown that is the problem...
Ceramic coating, done inside and out, actually protects the steel- I would go with that rather than wrapping.
Corrosion, what we would normally call rust, should not be an issue with wrapped headers- they won't retain moisture under normal circumstances, since it will just evaporate off due to the heat- it is that molecular breakdown that is the problem...
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Re: Exhaust wraps??? Good or bad?
on my 87 I used it
I put it on my shorty headers and my y pipe all the way to were the cat used to be...
It lowered my under hood temp 150 degrees
In my oppinion its the best thing I have done to my car under hood wise I have about 200 $ in it all
I put it on my shorty headers and my y pipe all the way to were the cat used to be...
It lowered my under hood temp 150 degrees
In my oppinion its the best thing I have done to my car under hood wise I have about 200 $ in it all
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A friend of mine has a 69 Cutlass Supreme and wrapped his headers....
Kept the primary tubes cool enough to touch them quickly.... You'll never do that with unwrapped headers!!!!
Obviously his under hood temps are way down...
As far as Voiding a warranty...
Headers are cheap!!!! Who cares if they get changed every 5 years?
Either way they're gonna get rusty.... and burn through eventually.
I went Ceramic coated.... (& I think they're still hot!!!) but for what it's worth I'm gonna wrap my Y-Pipe.)
Kept the primary tubes cool enough to touch them quickly.... You'll never do that with unwrapped headers!!!!
Obviously his under hood temps are way down...
As far as Voiding a warranty...
Headers are cheap!!!! Who cares if they get changed every 5 years?
Either way they're gonna get rusty.... and burn through eventually.
I went Ceramic coated.... (& I think they're still hot!!!) but for what it's worth I'm gonna wrap my Y-Pipe.)
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The wrap itself won't burn but it can act as a wick (oil leaking into the headers), that's why I always liberally spray my wrapped headers with silicone. Just the headers will do, not as far back as the cat con. To the collector is fine.
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All the way back to cat was prolly a little overkill but it helped me alot...
My temps was only down about 100 degree with headers and with y pipe wrapped it was down 150 degree under hood
My temps was only down about 100 degree with headers and with y pipe wrapped it was down 150 degree under hood
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Re: Exhaust wraps??? Good or bad?
So ceramic coat or wrap?
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I've seen my ceramic coated headers glow red/pink during a "lean" break-in condition. So hot that they melted my Accel plug wires, then they caught on fire!!! I ordered new wires and boot protectors http://www.summitracing.com/parts/TAY-2566/
So even though ceramic coatings are used to keep temps down I would say that they don't compare to wraps!!!!
If ya got the $$$ do both....
That's my
So even though ceramic coatings are used to keep temps down I would say that they don't compare to wraps!!!!
If ya got the $$$ do both....
That's my
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From what I have been told, wrapping them causes the internal temperature to reach such a level that the steel begins to break down molecularly. That heat is normally radiated out...
Ceramic coating, done inside and out, actually protects the steel- I would go with that rather than wrapping.
Ceramic coating, done inside and out, actually protects the steel- I would go with that rather than wrapping.
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Re: Exhaust wraps??? Good or bad?
From what I have been told, wrapping them causes the internal temperature to reach such a level that the steel begins to break down molecularly. That heat is normally radiated out...
Ceramic coating, done inside and out, actually protects the steel- I would go with that rather than wrapping.
Ceramic coating, done inside and out, actually protects the steel- I would go with that rather than wrapping.
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Re: Exhaust wraps??? Good or bad?
I just got my headers ceramic coated. Think I'll wrap them and the i-pype as well.
Any brand wrap better than the other?
Any brand wrap better than the other?
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I don't think that any "ONE" brand is better than the other..... especially for a particular manufacturers header.... Take your pick! There's fiberglass, ceramic, carbon fiber...... whatever
1" wide would be good for headers, but I'm sure you could use 2"....
To figure it out how much length you need take your 1 5/8" primary tube size (for ease of the example lets say 1.75" X by pi=3.141593 = 5.49" circumference)
Measure the combined length of each primary tube and multiply by 5.5"
Remember you'll be overlapping each layer by about 1/2 so double the equation....
Don't forget the collectors!!!
1" wide would be good for headers, but I'm sure you could use 2"....
To figure it out how much length you need take your 1 5/8" primary tube size (for ease of the example lets say 1.75" X by pi=3.141593 = 5.49" circumference)
Measure the combined length of each primary tube and multiply by 5.5"
Remember you'll be overlapping each layer by about 1/2 so double the equation....
Don't forget the collectors!!!
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Re: Exhaust wraps??? Good or bad?
2" wide wrap gives you better bang for your buck... Why?
Because you want to overlap each strip by 1/4".
A 1" wide wrap effectively becomes 3/4" wide, and 2" wide wrap effectively becomes 1 3/4" wide.
Might seem like a small difference, but it adds up. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
Because you want to overlap each strip by 1/4".
A 1" wide wrap effectively becomes 3/4" wide, and 2" wide wrap effectively becomes 1 3/4" wide.
Might seem like a small difference, but it adds up. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
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I wrapped the exhaust pipes around the transmissions on a Navajo and a Bronco II years ago, both daily drivers and off road use. have not had any trouble with either.
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Re: Exhaust wraps??? Good or bad?
Header wrap is just a band aid...find out what is causing the excess heat.
Might be timing or tune.
Might be timing or tune.
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