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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 07:20 AM
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going to be wrapping my headers soon

can anyone recormend a source for the heat wrap
have seen it on ebay from like 15 quid upwards but not sure which is best

how much in lengh do people think i might need for standard headers
i know this depends on how wide it is but a rough idea please

also anyone got any do or donts when doing this
or even better a quick guide

cheers phil

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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 07:35 AM
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Dont no about quality but all i can say is rap it out side in the garden because the tiny fibers that fall off every where really ich, as i found out when i raped my in the living room.
the place was covered and every one was ichin lol
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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 12:04 PM
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I wrapped a downpipe and I was amazed at how much it took. I may be wrong but I think it took 10m.
I got mine off ebay although I had info from some of the specialists on hear to buy "theirs" as Ebay stuff is crap. Mine works fine.

Try the tech section.
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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by lomas the great
Dont no about quality but all i can say is rap it out side in the garden because the tiny fibers that fall off every where really ich, as i found out when i raped my in the living room.
the place was covered and every one was ichin lol
Another tip is to soak it in water first I just wrapped 60% of the exhaust on my Cosworth and I was fine afterwards I wrapped the downpipe on my Subaru with the heat wrap dry and I was itching afterwards

Another tip is to paint it with high temp paint afterwards, it helps hold it together and helps with it absorbing water when it rains. If it absorbs water it stinks, rots & steams Both times I did mine I used BBQ paint
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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 05:35 PM
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Have you tried PM Harvey on here he does the ported headers and stuff, I got mine from him he is very helpful and will tell you everything you need to know. Word of warning tho its not cheap and you do get through a lot of material, but hay if your going through the trouble to wrap headers then you really only want to do it once with the best possible results, so make sure you buy the good stuff
But buy cheap buy twice
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