header wrap

[rudolph]

Has anyone used high temperature header wrap on there headers before?
I am having troble with a project of mine, the headers don't get much airflow and they are cooking some rubber hoseses and burning me.

Dose it last long, or will it turn to dust and fall off? the stuff Super Cheap had looked crappy.

[MVnut]

Don't know about the 'Super Cheap' stuff but header wrap does work (for years) and is good for scavenging

[rudolph]

That sounds good, I am Worryed it will melt and turn to dust

[Warr]

An option, but not necessarily the whole solution is to have the headers HPC treated.
The "Coating" or process does effectively reduce the amount of radiated heat. But cant point you to any figures to prove it

[rudolph]

they are allready HPC coated, cost over $600 to get it done, looks good dosn't do much

[Warr]

they are allready HPC coated, cost over $600 to get it done, looks good dosn't do much

Ohh
Take some anti carcinogenic pills and wrap some asbestos around it

[rudolph]

I need asbestos underpants

[Warr]

What is this project you have underway. Getting my nether regions that close to the exhaust, sounds like something pretty 'special'. Have you got any pic's ?

[rudolph]

The underpants but was a joke, I shouldn't realy say on here, it has stuf to do with cars and Cleveland V8s

[Warr]

The underpants but was a joke, I shouldn't realy say on here, it has stuf to do with cars and Cleveland V8s

Doesnt worry me!!
The Cleveland 351 I had in my XD Falcon. I put tri-y HPC treated headers and all sweet, but sounds like you need some alternative heat lag stuff. Have you tries the super-cheap stuff ?

[rudolph]

Doesnt worry me!!
The Cleveland 351 I had in my XD Falcon. I put tri-y HPC treated headers and all sweet, but sounds like you need some alternative heat lag stuff. Have you tries the super-cheap stuff ?

I have try ys to, I am cooking the P/S hose I have a XF ute with a 302

[ArcherWC]

Try Caldwell Racing Supplies in Albany, they will have the good stuff.


Also possibly an exhaust shop (Woolf Mufflers on Dominion Rd would be your best bet)

[trumpy]

they are allready HPC coated, cost over $600 to get it done, looks good dosn't do much

Holy crap.....did they gold plate them as well? Just got a quote to HPC my headers and pipe (less muffler) and came to $200 to $230, including sandblasting the pipes first.

[trumpy]

I had header wrap on my race car, mainly to keep things a little cooler under the engine cover. Worked well and used to last all season no problem, in fact was in very good condition when peeled off for the annual engine rebuild.
Being out in the weather might be a different situation though.

Just a quote from a Triumph forum....."The main drawback to header wrap is that it retains moisture when it gets wet. This is a Very Bad Thing (tm) for steel headers and exhausts. It's a Sorta Bad Thing (tm) on stainless parts like our collector/connector pipes.
Stainless will still corrode over time... Personally, I wouldn't put header wrap on my bike, but several of my friends run it and haven't had any problems. They re-wrap their exhausts once a year (in the fall, not the spring)... I haven't seen any issues, but none of them are all-weather warriors, particularly..."

I guess different people have different experiences with the stuff though personally, on a bike, I would go for the best quality wrap you can get.

[bucket boy]

I have try ys to, I am cooking the P/S hose I have a XF ute with a 302

you sure your not got motor jetted to lean shouldnt have trouble keeping this sort of combination cool