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  1. fishy68

    Hedman Headers Won't Fit

    Yes, that is a must for nearly all headers for an a-body. The only exceptions I know to that rule are TTI's and Doug's. The Hooker/Heddman design are designed to wrap around the steering linkage. PITA=yes My suggestion is to use real good gaskets on them cause their a PITA to change when the...
  3. TrailBeast

    hedman long tubes, how do you save plug wire 5/7?

    I put a folded piece of header wrap between those two plug wires and the pipe, and it's been fine for cloae to a year now. (3 thicknesses)
  4. rumblefish360

    Wrapping Headers

    I don't know much about crystals. When I wrapped my headers, the heat retained I. Was amazing. It keep so much heat it, it basiy destroyed the header. Wrap is great for the race car, not so much for the street.
  5. CudaChick1968

    Wrapping Headers

    A note from the pro section: Heat wrap tape is the #1 reason that header coatings warranties are denied. The #2 reason is using hardware that isn't stainless on not only your exhaust components but on the valve covers above them -- rust drips are not covered.
  6. dusterdragracer

    440 A body header options

    Just wrap the wires with some header wrap making boots, or buy some boots to protect them (see my picture of the boots on passenger side). If you take your time with fitment, you won't have any issues., never had a plug wire burn, was running 8mm Morso wires. if the headers were hitting stuff...
  8. Johnny Mac

    Header wrap

    Agreed with above posts. Do NOT wrap them. not worth the aggravation. I had a buddy do his and they smoked horribly, and they backed up the heat into the heads....the header flanges would literally glow red because the heat that was radiating...was now confined by the wrap. if you have cooling...
  9. J

    Gues what? another header thread!!! all are welcome

    Alright guys so im looking at headers for my 360 magnum that im putting in my 72 dart (automatic with collumn shift and power steering). I have decided to go with either the painted or ceramic coated competition hooker headers. there is the obvious price difference, but what about heat...
  10. M

    Fuel return line

    ...fuel pressure. to help keep the fuel line away from hot items like the exhuast and where ever it passes close wrap it with a protect insulation like a product called fire sleeve i think is the name for it and its orange in color. or a product from DEI. or a material used for header wrap
  11. ProStocker273

    Tips and Pics of custom headers

    My car gets stored in my shop and because of the tunnel ram is not driven in the rain. I've read every thread on here about header wrap and I have not seen very many positive things about header wrap. If you only race your rig and not daily it will last longer Ive read it keeps too much heat...
  12. TrailBeast

    headers wrap question

    I just use header wrap in places that need some protection from the heat. Like the 5&7 plug wire boots that would touch the header tube. I folded it over twice making a 3 layer thick pad about 2 inches long with a little high temp RTV inside it to keep it from unwrapping and falling out from...
  14. cli55er

    Henry's 70 Dart Swinger

    ...the car! i like it as well! obviously lol! thanks for the comments on the manifolds....for some reason they would get hot enough to boil the brake fluid in the MC. so my dad made a very clever heat sheild which solved the problem. i plan to wrap them in header wrap to see if that helps.
  15. Serj22

    Slant 6 Turbo 68Dart Project

    Just one piece of the hose blew. The one closest to the snail shell. The wastegate I have no idea what it's set at as I had no way to hook it up to a compressor at the time. I'll have to finish routing my hoses and keep them from blowing, because that caused the boost gauge to stop reading...
  16. ProStocker273

    Tips and Pics of custom headers

    I'm planning on coating the headers and going with a header wrap too. But I'm not sure there's room for a shield on the steering box. I have a 1/4" of room at the tightest spot so it would have to be pretty form fitting.
  17. 75slant6

    Not pumping??

    ...tryin to say is do the headers normally get scalding hot in a matter of 15-20 seconds? As for the smoking headers, Geof informed me it could just be oil or something of the sorts burning off. I'm gonna see if they'll burn clean when I finally get it running right. Wanna get some header wrap too
  18. mopardude318

    I need more room!l

    i also would not header wrap my ceramic coated headers...
  20. 1Fast340

    hate a body headers

    nope but the smallblock ones does have one slipjoint tube wrap around the driverside torsionbar but nothing wraping around the steeringparts,however they are much easier to install with the centerlink dropped down if the engine is in the car
  21. Duster_Dude

    [SOLD] '69 Barracuda Grills, Headers & Parts

    Up for sale is my lot of '69 Barracuda Grilles, Header Panels & extra parts. Sold the project, now the parts. First is a very nice left side grill w/parking light & pigtail harness. This one has two or three cracks in the surround. The outer chrome is good, has some tape residue on the upper...
  22. Dart swinger 73

    Engine first

    ...in the Sun. Tomorrow they get installed and hook up to the exhaust system. I hope I don't have any trouble lowering the block with the header wrap on. It's real tight without the wrap I've already finished the trunk just have to mask it off. I hope to have at lease the door jams and other...
  23. M

    My engine developed a shake/misfire in the middle of a drive

    Both, those hedman headers have killed at least 4 plug wires on those cylinders now.I definitely wont be putting these style of headers back on when they wear out. I'll step up to TTI's or whatever works best with an alterkation or HDK system. Right now the plan is to replace the wires, buy...
  24. DartOS

    Henry's 70 Dart Swinger

    I would stay away from the header wrap. It will cause problems on a daily driver. Holds moisture and then rot. You might want to fab a heat shield out of 1/8" aluminum or 0.030" ss. A couple of hose clamps and 1/4" or 1/2" spacers.
  26. How to Rebuild a Small Block Part 5: Crankshaft Install

    How to Rebuild a Small Block Part 5: Crankshaft Install

    This is the second stage for assembling the engine... In this chapter I am going to go through installing the crankshaft and checking the bearing clearances with plastic gauge... This is the next step to continue after Sections 1 - 4 where we tore the block down and cleaned it up, then put...
  27. SGBARRACUDA

    Not pumping??

    Ok I understand now. I'm getting old ya know! Yes because of the thin metal header tubes are made of it doesn't take but 3-5 seconds after start up to burn your skin. And yes if there is any oil or paint on those headers they will smoke until it is all burned off which doesn't take long.
  28. rumblefish360

    School me on W2 heads.

    Whew! You ask a tall order but I will try my best to comply without opening up my catologs. I'm sure to be corrected and/or have some info added since I don't think I can get it all in one shot here, but, LOL, know it all I am not! So here we go. The "W2" is a cast iron head only from MoPar...
  29. Cazbah362

    Dyno run/ missing out maybe? Low hp/tq

    Scamp - Please keep in mind these are ideas, may not be the problem. They are easy things to check - run for a while and then look, see and listen if the fuel is perculating in the bowls or excessively hot carb, lines etc. One learning point from this site for me was "not to throw money at...
  30. 63 MorePar

    Tips and Pics of custom headers

    ...heat well, at least better than my master sitting right above my pipes. I will have to point the temp gun at mine next road trip. I tried the header wrap and hated the look. After all the time spent fabin the pipes and having them high temp powder coated, I hated to cover them up. :glasses7:
  32. inkjunkie

    Stabilizing headers to the engine?

    You mentioned header wrap.....good luck with that.....had a dd a while back that the previous owner wrapped the headers....did not take them long before they rotted thru...
  33. vitamindart

    Mounting Radiator in Front Help

    ...on. I will add it use to run 205 in traffic with my ProParts headers. changed to a fender well header and now its 180 with No other changes. that being said my proparts were ceramic coated inside and out. the fenderwells are spray bombed with some header wrap until the exit the engine...
  34. famous bob

    headers 440 dart

    wait and find a used set that is for sell. the tti `s are pretty good. I bought a set off a guy in kan., and straightened out a couple of dings, and supprisingly they fit almost perfect. had to slide the steering column over to the outside as for as it would go in it`s original holes. will wrap...
  35. pishta

    Slant six turbo cost analysis: 300 hp

    ...flange..$2 and a scrap piece I made for turbo (too thin) brass fittings...scraps off other stuff. exhaust...$12 flex pipe..autozone header wrap...$15..car show blow off valve..$18..ebay. oil lines were trans cooler lines and an A.I.R manifold I cut. all welding done by me (and you can tell!)...
  36. 3

    416 low oil pressure at idle

    ...is that the header clearance by the filter is causing the engine oil to become hotter than the engine water temp which can cause loss in viscosity, he recommended some header wrap to reduce the heat transfer to the oil filter.. is this bullshit by him covering his a?? or is it a good point.
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