My first set of summit headers are getting on 6 years old and still are in near-perfect condition and I never painted them LOL. I didn't wrap them a couple of years ago but mind you they are kept inside and never taken out in any kind of weather..
I wont drive mine in any weather either unfortunately I don't have a garage yet to keep mine in.
That was one of the reasons I wrapped them was for better aesthetics plus heat control of course. In hindsight by the time I bought all that heat wrap I could have bought ceramic coated headers adding in the cost of the cheap headers..
I never really cared for the wraped look but that's just me. The wrap just stands out and draws attention away from the masterpiece in the middle. I'm sure you never had that problem with that massive dual quad on top lol you seriously have one of the most attractive (none stock) engine bays I've ever seen and that's saying alot because I typically do not like not original appearance stuff. I like my classic cars to look classic haha
