'68falconohio
Well-known member
Okay, I DO NOT want to put header wrap on mild steel headers because water is bad news bears.
A couple of my buddies had bad luck with high dollar ceramic coatings on their small blocks(bent 8s), the pipes rusted from the inside out.
I plan on buying a stainless steel header from CI when they come out or get a kit of pre-bent stainless pieces if they're cheaper(mandrel bent). I know it's going to take a lot more time but I love welding and I've always wanted to make a header myself. I've built some pure junk headers for derby cars but this will be a completely different animal.
With all this said, I'm thinking of three options.
1.) CI stainless steel header--Ceramic Coated
2.) CI stainless steel header--polish the lower portions myself and header-wrap the rest.
3.) My stainless steel header--polish the lower portions and header-wrap the rest.
I'm willing to shed a few HP if the exhaust gas isn't quite as hot and the engine bay is a little warmer. Will the header-wrap keep the engine bay temp to a tolerable level? Anyone used header wrap and is it effective? I realize I just threw out a bunch of relative terms and these questions are pretty well loaded. I'd like some insight from ya fellas. You've all been extremely helpful in the past.
The main reason I want header wrap is old school / new school look with full stainless exhaust. As soon as I get my stock air cleaner from my dad I'm going to section it up and make it fit the top of my Weber.... It's just a six?! But it looks stock?!...minus those shiny pipes coming off the side there.
Thanks,
Stephen
A couple of my buddies had bad luck with high dollar ceramic coatings on their small blocks(bent 8s), the pipes rusted from the inside out.
I plan on buying a stainless steel header from CI when they come out or get a kit of pre-bent stainless pieces if they're cheaper(mandrel bent). I know it's going to take a lot more time but I love welding and I've always wanted to make a header myself. I've built some pure junk headers for derby cars but this will be a completely different animal.
With all this said, I'm thinking of three options.
1.) CI stainless steel header--Ceramic Coated
2.) CI stainless steel header--polish the lower portions myself and header-wrap the rest.
3.) My stainless steel header--polish the lower portions and header-wrap the rest.
I'm willing to shed a few HP if the exhaust gas isn't quite as hot and the engine bay is a little warmer. Will the header-wrap keep the engine bay temp to a tolerable level? Anyone used header wrap and is it effective? I realize I just threw out a bunch of relative terms and these questions are pretty well loaded. I'd like some insight from ya fellas. You've all been extremely helpful in the past.
The main reason I want header wrap is old school / new school look with full stainless exhaust. As soon as I get my stock air cleaner from my dad I'm going to section it up and make it fit the top of my Weber.... It's just a six?! But it looks stock?!...minus those shiny pipes coming off the side there.
Thanks,
Stephen