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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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thanking about wraping my header to cool the under hood temps and keep the s/c cooler. anyone else done this yet. also how much cooler would it be if i did do it.
Old Mar 25, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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It would definitly be a good idea
Old Mar 25, 2007 | 03:29 PM
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I got my manifold jet coated. They say that it should bring the temps down by about 800 to 1000 degres keep in mind that this is a turbo set up I also wraped the down pipe and the s pipe to hold in heat. I have not yet gotten my manifold back yet so I dont know how much cooler it will keep it but I will post back with you whene I get it all installed to let you know what a difrence it makes.
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Header wrap is very well known to cause stress cracks from overheating. The only things I would wrap are things such as audio wires that wouldn't hold up too well to long-term engine bay temperatures.
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i just want to wrap the header and s pipe is all ,i think it will also give a aggresive look under the hood
Old Mar 25, 2007 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Zebman
Header wrap is very well known to cause stress cracks from overheating. The only things I would wrap are things such as audio wires that wouldn't hold up too well to long-term engine bay temperatures.
exactly we did this in our project civic hatch that runs 10 n/a motor wrapped the header and hoses and after a few runs and months we figured we were losing hp and we took the wrap off and the header had a stress crack on the weld...so we did do that anymore...lol...i just wrapped everything around my header..u want those babys to breath...lol
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Jet hot coat it insteed. Looks alot better and in most cases better
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