ive got my longtube headers and im bout ready to install them here when the weather gets warmer, but i was thinkin about it and i kno they are goin to produce some heat under the hood. i was wonderin if anyone else who has them has wrapped them or sprayed them to keep under the hood engine temps cooler or not. they look great and i would hate to spray or cover over all that pretty chrome look, but if its goin to make a huge difference im goin to want to wrap them before i put them on and or spray them. any opinions are welcome as to what you would do or have done...

 

If you got them ceramic coated the under hood temps will be lower, and If you didn't get them coated I would get it done if you want them to look good/last a long time

 

Avoid header wrap. It will trap moisture and cause corrosion. I had mine coated. Jet-Hot is one of many companies that can do this processes.

 

Did you get Stainless headers? Stainless transmits about 1/3 of the heat of regular steel headers due to it's poor heat conduction properties.

 

yea they are stainless steel, i figured they wouldnt get as hot because of that but i still wasnt sure if anyone had taken and coated them or wrapped them. personally i wont unless its goin to have a heat issue, i like the way they look but performance is always top priority with me lol

 

They will not stay nice and pretty. After a while, the surface will tarnish.

 

I would reccomend the ceramic coating, not only does it help with underhood temps it will keep them looking perfect for a VERY long time.

 

While coatings will reduce underhood heat, it will do very little for aesthetics. You can barely see the headers in our engine bays.
Jim

 

what kind did you use? and where can i get some that is decent priced that will last for a good while?

 

I had them coated by these guys http://www.powderbarons.com/ fast turnaround and cost $250.

 

any sprays i could pick up somewhere and do it myself?

 

http://eastwood.resultspage.com/sear...ustom&w=header

 

You could, but it is not so easy and would probably not hold up nearly as well.

 

Wrap them and they will crack.

 

someone reccomended VHT Flamproof header paint the guy that reccomended them painted his engine his heads valve covers and his headers...and all of that paint is fine after a year and 6 months nothing was flaking or peeling at all....so i got 2 cans for about 8.95 a can from summit and they have kept there coat for the 3 weeks my headers have been on...so im hoping they stay that way...yeah header wrap=bad ill try and find that site that Jbrew got for me about how bad it is. Heres the site Jbrew gave me about how bad header wrap is http://www.centuryperformance.com/heatwraps.asp