I have experience using head wrap, I once owned a 1967 Mustang gt, i beefed up the engine with a edelbrock performer rpm cam, intake, headers and carb. At first, i didnt use header wrap and there were lots of heat coming from the headers and i could really feel the heat in the passenger comparment. I wrapped the header with header wrap and the heat was now non-exsistent, even in the engine bay, there was little to no heat...Header wrap looks sorta ugly but damn it works.
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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
My mechanic cautioned me against adding aftermarket headers because they got a lot hotter than factory equipment and were prone to melt hoses and wires nearby.
There is one airconditioning hose that runs precariously close to the driver's side header, even though it has been tied back and away from it the best it can be moved. The mechanic who installed the headers put some silver tape on it, just like the kind I used to seal up my airconditioning blower in my attic... the insulation value doesn't look good enough to me, so I need to wrap it or wrap the headers to keep it from melting.
Anyone had experience with wrapping headers and have an opinion about it one way or another?
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