thank to dave (Articzap) for helping me out with this one. we got one of my headers wraped, and seena s how it was our first time doing it, i think it turned out really good. we soaked the wrap in water this time (i head u were supposed t do that) and even if thats not what u r supposed to do, it made it a hell of a lot easer. besides the fact that we each got about 50 cuts on hour hands from the stupid metal ties, everything went alright.
i ahd it in my basement overnight and it was still pretty wet. so i put it out in the un today to hopefully aid in the drying process.
wow Im suprised u wrapped coated headers. I was guna wrap mine only cuz they turned to ugly rust. the bastards at jegs sent me non coated when i ordered coated but i was in a hurry to get movin so i used em. For a 1st try looks like you did alright. Are you guna spray paint the wrap black?
they’re not caoted, actually. they’re chrome. i was jsut gonne laeve them white. i had the option to get black wrap, but im fine with the white. it seems like everything is black in my truck (engin included) so just something different i guess.
Thats shits expensive, I just bought some and I was shocked at the price. I found some black colored wrap up at K&S. And yes having it wet makes it muchhh easier to work with :tup:
Yes, when it’s wet it’s much easier to work with. (Especially moving it in and out, tee hee)Anyhow, you really should spray it with the high temp black paint. I have a can and a half I didn’t use when I wrapped my downpipe. I will let it go for a free starbucks if you want it. That’s half price at $10.00 a can…
its not black paint. it’s a silicone sealer, so they don;t soak up oil,gas, and burn.
I use coated saftt wire, twist it to tighten (3-5$ tons of uses). Cut the loos ends, and hammer the twist down, so you don’t get cut. Works great, and way cheaper then the $5-7 each stainless tiewraps. or ever cheap hose clamps.
