I have decided that I am going to heat wrap my header. I already made up my mind and know about the downsides, so please don't tell me my header will rust in half.
Now I went to Summit to see what they have and there are different types that are what I'm looking for.
First is the "Thermo-Tec Generation II Copper Header Wrap" It is 32 bucks for a 50'x1" roll and 48 for the 2" wide roll. It says it is made of copper coated thermo-tec, whatever that is.
Second is "Moroso Insulating Header Wrap" which is 54 bucks for a 50'x2" roll. It is made of woven ceramics.
The thermo-tec says it uses locking ties while the Moroso says nothing about how it attaches. The thermo-tec also offers a high temp coating that goes over the header wrap and supposedly seals it to keep out moisture, etc and helps harden the wrap.

So what should I get? I am leaning towards the 1" thermo-tec with the high-temp coating, but does anyone have other suggestions?

I know that there are people out there that have used these header wraps, so which one should I use? I would like to order it pretty soon.
Thanks in advance.

 

What up Sideways.
When I wrapped my header, I used the 2" Thermotec II Copper Wrap. I would not recommend using the 1" wrap. It is just not wide enough.
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
It doesn't come with ties so you'll have to pick up a few stainless steel ones. If you've already installed the header, I would definetely remove it before attempting to wrap it! Make sure you wear gloves and some sort of respirator mask when you wrap the header as the wrap does contain fiberglass. Some people will recommed wetting the wrap prior to wrapping the header, as I did, to stretch the material and get it nice and tight. I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not. When I removed my header about a week later, the material was shedding all kinds. I don't know if this was beacuase of wetting it or because I didn't let the material dry before starting up my car. Either way, if you go this route, I would let the wrap dry completely before driving your car.

 

Ok, thanks for the input. I am going to try out the spray on coating as well, which should help with the material coming off. As for mounting, I'm going to remove my entire exhaust system pretty soon. I currently have an Apex N1 but I have a Dynomax exhaust I got off my parts car that I want to try out so I'm going to pull off the header and wrap it once I switch the catbacks.

 

I've got the 2" copper wrap and spray coating too (it's not copper colored anymore!). It keeps the heat in nicely, but I have no experience with anything else. I got a nice cloud of copper particles during the break-in steps when my fan kicked in, so I'd suggest doing those outside.

 

Ok, thanks you guys. All I needed was to make sure that its a good wrap. And I can't even get my car in the garage right now so the driveway is the only place I have to do it.

 

just curious. is there any summit racing guys down here in dallas?
reason i'm asking is because a few days ago i went to the junkyard for some parts and i spotted this guy with a Summit Racing hat..
i just assumed it might've been a customer of theres.. but if there's a local shop
i'd really want to check it out.. especially for the heat wrap.

 

just curious how much would you need to wrap the downpipe? 15 feet or 50 feet?

 

Wrap some 2" masking tape to make sure, but judging by my header, I'd say 15'