I have the mild steel header on my teg...and if i dont do something its going to melt my fans....i have since tuned it to not run soo rich....but it burned off the hi-temp 1200 degree rattle can paint.....

are there really pros to wrapping just the top half?

is jet-hot coating worth the money?

thanks,,,and i have searched

 

Wrapping the header really isn't a good idea, which is why most header manufacturers will not honor a warranty if the header has been wrapped. Basically, wrapping the header will decrease its life because of the intense heat being retained, as well as the potential for moisture to become trapped.

My suggestion would be to have the header professionally coated by a reputable company.

BTW - I was under the impression that Dave coated all of his mild steel headers. Did you request that he not have yours coated?

 

[QUOTE=Padawan]Wrapping the header really isn't a good idea, which is why most header manufacturers will not honor a warranty if the header has been wrapped. Basically, wrapping the header will decrease its life because of the intense heat being retained, as well as the potential for moisture to become trapped.

My suggestion would be to have the header professionally coated by a reputable company. QUOTE]

good ****

 

mine came secondhand, so i dont know the true history...i'll call locally to metal finishers and see what i can do...where is a good spot to jet hot coat?

 

my smsp is coated and the underhood temps feel like they're lower then the factory header

just my .02

 

mine was wrapped before i got it, so the outside looks like crap.....i dunno whats really inside it..im gonna pull it off...clean it , and take it to get coated..

 

If you're in North Carolina like it says in your info, check out Airborn Coatings. They have a location in Mount Holly, NC. I believe this is the company that SMSP uses for header coating.

Here is a link: Airborn Coatings.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Padawan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Wrapping the header really isn't a good idea, which is why most header manufacturers will not honor a warranty if the header has been wrapped. Basically, wrapping the header will decrease its life because of the intense heat being retained, as well as the potential for moisture to become trapped.

My suggestion would be to have the header professionally coated by a reputable company.

BTW - I was under the impression that Dave coated all of his mild steel headers. Did you request that he not have yours coated?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I've never heard of that, I always though it was better to retain heat inside the header, better for scavenging or something like that....

If your engine is running not as rich as before, then that will definitely heat things up. The more lean the air/fuel mixture is, the hotter it gets.

Oh well, if and when I get a header, whatever kind it may be, I'm going to see about getting some nuts or plates or something welded onto it so that I can use my factory heat shield.

 

Don't they have some 1600degree paint? If you don't want to fork over the cash to get it coated, spray on some of that paint. I used some silver 1600degree paint on my downpipe, and it worked fine. Now, heat retention-- i don't think it helps. But it will look better

 

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You're correct in that wrapping a header will help the scavenging effect by retaining more heat. However, one side-effect of the wrap is that the heat becomes "trapped "within the metal of the header tubing, and this can have a negative impact on the longevity of the header. A similar effect occurs when only the outer surface of the header is coated, and because of this, most high-quality coaters will normally coat both the outer and inner surfaces of the header. Doing this limits the transfer and trapping of heat within the tubing material, while still offering the above-mentioned scavenging benefits, as well as thoroughly protecting the header.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Padawan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If you're in North Carolina like it says in your info, check out Airborn Coatings. They have a location in Mount Holly, NC. I believe this is the company that SMSP uses for header coating.

Here is a link: Airborn Coatings.

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yeh, what he said

 

thanks everyone....

dave, that header is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship....

everyone be good

 

thanks