Header Wrap
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Safety Car
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From: Brampton Ont.
Header Wrap
Is that's the standard name for it.
What type and size are most of you using, since I believe standard is 2" x 1/16"? How long a roll would do the standard Blackjack headers and what brand are you using? Any specific vendor?
What type and size are most of you using, since I believe standard is 2" x 1/16"? How long a roll would do the standard Blackjack headers and what brand are you using? Any specific vendor?
Race Director
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From: Fisher, IL
I didn't wrap my headers but bought some for my rear exhaust to help ease the heat on my new monospring.
The smaller 1in will be easier to make a ton of bends with....
I used 50'x1in for my rear...not that it helps you decide but you can see how much it covered...
Standard stuff from O'Reilly's, $30.
The smaller 1in will be easier to make a ton of bends with....
I used 50'x1in for my rear...not that it helps you decide but you can see how much it covered...
Standard stuff from O'Reilly's, $30.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Kingston Ontario
Check out this link for usage;
http://www.jegs.com/images/photos/JE...rWrapTable.gif
Narrow width is easiest to conform to sharp bends.
Most suppliers, like Jegs carry a variety of types.
http://www.jegs.com/images/photos/JE...rWrapTable.gif
Narrow width is easiest to conform to sharp bends.
Most suppliers, like Jegs carry a variety of types.
Racer
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From: Utah
I didn't wrap my headers but bought some for my rear exhaust to help ease the heat on my new monospring.
The smaller 1in will be easier to make a ton of bends with....
I used 50'x1in for my rear...not that it helps you decide but you can see how much it covered...
Standard stuff from O'Reilly's, $30.
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The smaller 1in will be easier to make a ton of bends with....
I used 50'x1in for my rear...not that it helps you decide but you can see how much it covered...
Standard stuff from O'Reilly's, $30.
]
Race Director
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Posts: 13,515
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From: Fisher, IL
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Safety Car
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Posts: 4,255
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From: Brampton Ont.
1. I wanted to use the wrap to cover the joints underneath the band clamps on the stainless exhaust. I've found the clamps don't create a good enough seal.
2. Cover the headers since I'm getting to much heat under the hood.
Thanks for the response everyone, I guess 1" is the best bet and overlap 1/2"?
EDIT:
I've seen them offered in various colours, knowing that black absorbs heat more, would that colour not be a bad choice?
2. Cover the headers since I'm getting to much heat under the hood.
Thanks for the response everyone, I guess 1" is the best bet and overlap 1/2"?
EDIT:
I've seen them offered in various colours, knowing that black absorbs heat more, would that colour not be a bad choice?
Last edited by Maymyvetteliveforevr; Nov 18, 2010 at 10:25 AM.
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Drifting
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From: Chester Virginia
dark colors absorb more ultraviolet heat from the sun....nothing under your hood or your car's exhaust is going to see any ultraviolet so the color is immaterial. some dark colors use carbon to give it the black and to the degree that carbon is a ceramic and therefore slower to transfer heat it might but it is such a tiny part of anything it would I think be academic. Color should be what you want color to show rather than any heat absorbtion in that application.
