wrapping headers

[off2harrys]

hey just been trying to wrap my headers and my god what a c*&t how do you wrap ej20t headers?any tips?also where would i get a bung for where the 02 sensor used to be and some snap strap thingys supercheap,repco maybe?cheers

[nt_a_foz]

i just wrapped mine say half a section overlap at a time and used ummm only tied it off at one end casue i wrapped the 1st end over itself...

Hmm what did i use i cant remeber what to tie it off..

Fairly straight forward though just wrap half overlaps and should be sweet

[Koom]

Make sure you soak the wrap in water first. Makes it much nicer to work with!

Bung could prob be bought from an exhaust shop? maybe? or use an old O2 sensor.

You could possilbly use hose clamps to hold the wrap on which can be gotten from any automotive parts place.

Lockwire works really well if you know anyone in a motorsports team, they'll have wire and pliers to twist it together floating round.

[nt_a_foz]

ahhh hose clamps thats what i usedh ahah

i didnt soak mine either but have head that works good

[Scoobydoo]

This guy has snap strap but he doesn't list it as a seperate item for sale: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Car-parts-accessories/Performance/Exhaust/auction-203213554.htm

[off2harrys]

can someone post up a pic of there headers wrapped my mind cant comprehend how it looks when all the pipes come together

[Guest]

i know STA in airport oaks in auckland sells snap straps,

there really good, used them when i did my down pipes, and will again when i do my up pipes.

soaking the wrap supposidly helps get a tighter fit, coz wen it drys it shrinks, and coz ur able to get it nice and tight by hand, it gets really nice. something like that any ways.

there was a guy who sold the O2 bungs on trademe, dont know if he still does.

-Smurff

[off2harrys]

 QUIKGT said:

Yeah they're a bitch to wrap!! Wet it as Koom says, and wear decent gloves. That stuff makes you itch like crazy!! Use heaps of lock wire too. After 6 months or so it all starts to fall apart otherwise.

I have a few suitable bungs at work. PM me your addy and I'll get one dropped in the post.

yea reminds me of when i was a kid jumping around in the pink bats at our new house definately not cool haha

[Guest boostcut]

just go to repco and ask for a cv boot clip. a long one.. mine were easy as to do i used about 15m of heat wrap tho to do the whole lot

[off2harrys]

 boostcut said:

just go to repco and ask for a cv boot clip. a long one.. mine were easy as to do i used about 15m of heat wrap tho to do the whole lot

i think im gonna give up on them,to damn complicated for me i dont know if its the headers i got but theres surely no way i can get the wrap through,the space is to tight where they come together the gaps like 2mm can hardly get 1 pipe done dont know how id get the 2nd 1 done,might just send them to hpc and save the wrap for up and down pipes

[Guest boostcut]

are you from tauranga? if you are il do them for you.. if any one wants good cheap QUALITY work done in tauranga give me a call or txt 0272935871 im happy to help. ive been a mechanic for 6 yrs and just got my a tech qualification so im legit ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[off2harrys]

umm i know this is a bit of a old topic but i gave the headers another go and sort of conquered it (pretty shit job tho)but what do i do now?dont i have to spray it with something so it dont catch on fire or something

[Guest loren]

Spray the wrap? no it's fire proof. If you have stock headers I would wrap them in such a way as to get the metal heat guards

on over the top... keeps the heat in even better, but protects the headers from getting wet.

[Guest boostcut]

na its fire proof... although they do smoke a bit when you start up but dont worry that goes away quick

[off2harrys]

sweet dont know what i was thinking of,now i just needa get my car fixed and on the road

[funkytown]

Wrapped and unwrapped if your interested, Up pipe wrapped seperately from headers, then both wrapped together and the whole thing again lockwired.

[off2harrys]

wow i thought it would look crap wrapping the pipes together like that but that looks way better then mine dammit,bet it would of been a hell of alot easier to do aswell although i might have to go over my slipjoint bits they starting to rip through fark it all.so what happens when you have to take your up pipe off looks like a hassle?

[funkytown]

No thats the point in wrapping them individually, and then doing the two together..

Yes you have to unwrap the outer layer, but then the two peices will unbolt easy as, and still be wrapped by themselves.

[wrx_lou]

fark, i wrapped mine on the weekend. was a total bitch and had to do it in three seperate peices. total pain in the arse

[rockr]

hpc do ceramic coating which does the same thing, i think ya can get differnet colours to. costs alot more but looks gooood.

[Guest boostin]

http://www.hpcoatings.co.nz/prices1.htm

Hmmm $573 for Subaru turbo headers....

Hey Funkytown, would you recommend those headers?? Still have the rumble?

[BC5RA]

 boostin said:

http://www.hpcoatings.co.nz/prices1.htm

Hmmm $573 for Subaru turbo headers....

Hey Funkytown, would you recommend those headers?? Still have the rumble?

More of a finer pulse, not as beaty as OE headers. No I've not heard his car but have heard a few with similar design headers.

[Guest boostin]

Yeah well OE are stupidly uneven length. I need to get my Outback headers back on....

[funkytown]

 BC5RA']

[quote name='boostin said:

url=http://www.hpcoatings.co.nz/prices1.htm]http://www.hpcoatings.co.nz/prices1.htm[/url]

Hmmm $573 for Subaru turbo headers....

Hey Funkytown, would you recommend those headers?? Still have the rumble?

More of a finer pulse, not as beaty as OE headers. No I've not heard his car but have heard a few with similar design headers.

no mine are still very unequal and very rumbly, as far as i can tell thus far they are great quality. Sound almost the same as factory, just a slightly different note but still "thumpy" as. If anything i just lost a little in cabin resonation which is a good thing

[DRFVDR]

I read/heard some where that soaking the wrap in water before hand helps