I just bought some 1200* insulation and wrapped my starter instead. Haven't had any issues since.
Header Wrap By Starter
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I just bought some 1200* insulation and wrapped my starter instead. Haven't had any issues since.
Johnny Dart
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Zero issues. The inside is insulted.
diymirage
HP@idle > hondaHP@redline
j par
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It almost always starts but it's annoying.
famous bob
mopar misfit
I`ve posted this before, I bought a used set of wrapped ,TTI`2" headrs from a guy in witchta, I rewrapped them w/ intentions of having them hi heat coated afterwards, Wanted to make sure they fit right, and that's been about 8 yrs ago, they haven't shown any rust problems yet.Like your headers rusting away in no time
diymirage
HP@idle > hondaHP@redline
I wonder if TTI uses a higher quality material then some others do?
Header wrap, if used on a car that gets a lot of short drives and then sits for days, will eventually rust your headers from the inside. I had the headers on my Cobra replica wrapped because the heat gets all the way into the passenger compartment on those cars. 4 tubes rusted from the inside in about 5 years. But like I said, it did not get driven enough to thoroughly heat everything up every time, and to make sure there was no condensate build up in the tubes after parking the car.
roccodart440
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Like your headers rusting away in no time
I've run header wrap many times and found this to be untrue. It may quicken the wear of the header but I've never experienced failure.
famous bob
mopar misfit
I know for a fact , mine get hot enough , every time I start it too !! LOL
I suggest wrapping the starter instead to keep the heat away from it. You can even find a good product at your local O'Rielly's Auto Part made by DEI called "Starter Shield" that uses velcro. I wrap it up a couple of times with the excess and use some bailing wire to secure it. Mainly because I don't have any of those fancy SS Straps around. They are certainly a better choice of you have them. But, it needs to be pretty long to get around the whole starter and solenoid assembly.
A normal and very big issue with headers on street cars is a "Heat Soaked" starter. That better you shield it from heat the less chance of you getting stuck.
On the good news side, it isn't permenant. You can sit around and wait for things to cool off then try it again.
FYI: A remote solenoid isn't the answer. Because slow cranking occurrs after the solenoid has already been activated and functional. The "Heat Soak" is the starter motor. Higher heat makes up higher resistence.
I suggest wrapping the starter instead to keep the heat away from it. You can even find a good product at your local O'Rielly's Auto Part made by DEI called "Starter Shield" that uses velcro. I wrap it up a couple of times with the excess and use some bailing wire to secure it. Mainly because I don't have any of those fancy SS Straps around. They are certainly a better choice of you have them. But, it needs to be pretty long to get around the whole starter and solenoid assembly.
A normal and very big issue with headers on street cars is a "Heat Soaked" starter. That better you shield it from heat the less chance of you getting stuck.
On the good news side, it isn't permenant. You can sit around and wait for things to cool off then try it again.
FYI: A remote solenoid isn't the answer. Because slow cranking occurrs after the solenoid has already been activated and functional. The "Heat Soak" is the starter motor. Higher heat makes up higher resistence.
That seems like a good product.....thank you!
Jeff
I like it so much - I just ordered it from Amazon.....I suggest wrapping the starter instead to keep the heat away from it. You can even find a good product at your local O'Rielly's Auto Part made by DEI called "Starter Shield" that uses velcro. I wrap it up a couple of times with the excess and use some bailing wire to secure it. Mainly because I don't have any of those fancy SS Straps around. They are certainly a better choice of you have them. But, it needs to be pretty long to get around the whole starter and solenoid assembly.
A normal and very big issue with headers on street cars is a "Heat Soaked" starter. That better you shield it from heat the less chance of you getting stuck.
On the good news side, it isn't permenant. You can sit around and wait for things to cool off then try it again.
FYI: A remote solenoid isn't the answer. Because slow cranking occurrs after the solenoid has already been activated and functional. The "Heat Soak" is the starter motor. Higher heat makes up higher resistence.
Jeff
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