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Old 06-12-2005, 05:35 PM
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what kind of gains should i expect by wraping headers, and how much will it acualy reduce under hoood tempatures, how much dose header wrap normaly cost?
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Old 06-12-2005, 05:40 PM
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It's pretty cheap, not much of a gain, just less of a chance of burning wires or hoses.
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Old 06-12-2005, 06:23 PM
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depends on how much you lower the underhood temp. i think 10* off the motor is about 1% hp or something like that.
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Old 06-12-2005, 08:24 PM
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There are also stories of it causeing your headers to rust, and it really does not give much of a gain. I would just get the headers ceramic coated and be done with it. I had it on my Super Bee and took it off because it made a mess and kept coming unraveled, it gets very fragile after a few heat cycles.
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Old 06-12-2005, 09:08 PM
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I like it...what is does is keep the heat in the headers/exhaust..hotter the gas faster it moves out....
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