Heat wrap

[sonyminidiscman]

I am gonna be buying ebay header for my 94 corolla... need some heat wraps... where can i get some?

[94_Rolla_Guy]

any performance shop should have it or you can get it on ebay, PS make sure to order clamps unless your using hose clamps!

[sonyminidiscman]

thanks man... any brand or any important stuff i got to look out for? and price wise... what am i looking at...

[94_Rolla_Guy]

just make sure its quality and higher the temp rating the better, price wise will very

[Bitter]

i bought DEI on ebay and then i used bailing wire for clamps, like giant thick twist ties, i heard the stainless steel zipties were brittle and often broke after a period of time.

[Flashmn]

i heard the stainless steel zipties were brittle and often broke after a period of time.

they work great.
Also hose clamps work nicely.

[Bitter]

well thats good to know, i had forgotten to buy any, the bailing wire works just as well and was free for me.

[REN69]

Forget heat wrap, get it powdercoated.

[sonyminidiscman]

powdercoat will actually block the heat?? i don't want to melt my radiator fan

[diver9000]

I was told that if you use heat wrap and your header is not stainless steel it will rust in a matter of months. Is this true?

[Piloter]

...Won't melt your radiator fan. I've been running the OBX headers, unwrapped, for a couple years now. No leaks (yet, there's some concerning spotting but it's probably my fault), no cracks. Won't melt the dizzy, it just makes the guys who get to change my oil hate me and burn themselves.

[Bitter]

Originally Posted by diver9000

I was told that if you use heat wrap and your header is not stainless steel it will rust in a matter of months. Is this true?

heat wrap will rot mild steel header runners, that is very true.

[Flashmn]

Its true yes, but a mild steel header will rust no matter what. Only thing is, if its very thin, you can end up burning all the carbon out of the header, turning it really soft. However, my turbo-header is made of 3mm thick mild steel, aint nothing gonna rot that fast

As for powdercoating, it will burn off, only thing that will hold up is ceramic coating, but even that doesnt really block the heat away.

[Bitter]

yep, insulation works the best. heatwrap is the same principal in effect in your winter coat! it traps the hot air near the runner and keeps it there. if you've spent ALOT of money on your header then get it ceramic coated inside and out (jethot is good stuff i hear) and then if you need to wrap it, the ceramic coating will block a little heat but not nearly as much as properly applied wrap.

[Flashmn]

Also another option is to wrap heat sensitive equipment around the manifold, leaving the manifold without the wrap.