STARTER HEAT WRAP

[WAYNE0]

My mini starter isone here all but touching the one tube of the TTI header. Did anyone here wrap there starter? What did you use? Is it working?

 

[Treblig]

A heat shield might work better???

 

[WAYNE0]

A heat shield might work better???

yea id have to find a way to mount it unless i mount it where the starter does

 

[Treblig]

You could safety wire the shield to the header tube unless you want something more fancy???

 

[Bad Sport]

I have the OEM starter and was having heat soak issues, I wrapped it with some high heat sheet type stuff I got a NAPA, supposedly good to 1200*.

It worked for me, YMMV.

 

[go-fish]

I wrapped it with some high heat sheet type stuff I got a NAPA

I went to NAPA and asked them for some sheet stuff and they told me to go to Bed, Bath, and Beyond.
Any more specifics?

 

[Kent mosby]

My mini starter isone here all but touching the one tube of the TTI header. Did anyone here wrap there starter? What did you use? Is it working?

I did wrap mine since my first starter fried in only a few months with my tti headers. I bought a new high power mini starter. I will get the info on starter and heat protective wrap.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00029KCWK/?tag=fabo03-20

 

[Treblig]

The only problem with the wrap is that it holds heat in (engine heat). A metal shield allows for air flow while reflecting exhaust heat.

 

[Bad Sport]

I went to NAPA and asked them for some sheet stuff and they told me to go to Bed, Bath, and Beyond.
Any more specifics?

LOL, I can't remember what they called it.

This stuff, it comes in different size sheets.

Heatshield Armor™

 

[Bad Sport]

The only problem with the wrap is that it holds heat in (engine heat).

180* is better than 700* lol.

 

[Kent mosby]

The only problem with the wrap is that it holds heat in (engine heat). A metal shield allows for air flow while reflecting exhaust heat.

Mine has worked great for this situation.

FWIW, I now have a powermaster mini starter

 

[go-fish]

This is what I’m using on one of my cars.

 

[Treblig]

I think the wrap is great for the strip because the engine doesn't run for a long time. For the street (driving for extended periods of time) I prefer the shield. I'm not saying that the wrap doesn't work or isn't any good, I'm just giving my personal opionion.

 

[68gtxman]

I wrapped my header with fiberglass matting (four folds) and then topped it with aluminum flashing cut to size. Wire tied it around the header.

 

[WAYNE0]

You could safety wire the shield to the header tube unless you want something more fancy???

nope its a driver no one is going to see it any ideas where i can get a shield

 

[Treblig]

nope its a driver no one is going to see it any ideas where i can get a shield

I know that Spectre, Speedway and Mr. gasket make them but not sure who makes one specifically for a Mopar with headers? All it is is a bend piece of sheet metal with holes drilled in it.