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Just got thermal "boots" for my spark plug wires because my headers were cooking my wires. I wanna get thermal header wrap to keep the temps down in my engine compartment.
I know bikers use thermal wrap so they don't burn their legs, but have any of you rodders used it? Good or bad idea?
i was looking at making a set of laker style headers and sweep them downward from scratch,using a heavier gauge pipe and then wrapping the entire nit with black heatwrap to finish them off . i have seen some bikes with the black wrapping and they looked pretty good.
either that or use some kind of home finish that would not easily burn off.
Works well on uncoated headers, does trap moisture if you get the cheap stuff so it may rust thru on a car thats not driven every day. Have also heard a bit about the tendancy for welds to fail prematurely.
Best thing goin is getting a new set of pipes, have em ceramic coated inside and out. Keeps the temps down & if you still have heat issues you can wrap them w/o damaging the header.
The easiest way to wrap is to take me out, doin em on the engine is a royal pita. :p