header wrap??

hey i have a stainless steel header and was wondering if i should wrap it.... i have a aem sri  and the extra heat is prolly killen the inside temp.... should i wrap my header?????

I would just to keep the temp in the engine bay down as much as possible

DC Sports says warranty if void is header(s) are wrapped so be careful.

ok ya i agree with live2rice but rtexasf has a good point i had heard that wrapping them can sometimes melt the header itself...(nascar cars did that when the where wrapped)  but what else can i do to keep my engine temps down... ceramic might to expensive but this summer i was thinking bout getting a carbon fiber hood so should i go with a vented one and if i do sholud i build adapters for the winter so my engine doesnt get snow and stuff on it or should it be fine

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ORIGINAL: BuntinBoy9

ok ya i agree with live2rice but rtexasf has a good point i had heard that wrapping them can sometimes melt the header itself...(nascar cars did that when the where wrapped)  but what else can i do to keep my engine temps down... ceramic might to expensive but this summer i was thinking bout getting a carbon fiber hood so should i go with a vented one and if i do sholud i build adapters for the winter so my engine doesnt get snow and stuff on it or should it be fine

 
I highly doubt it will get hot enough to melt your headers.   And I heard that you want to keep carbon fiber away from heat so I would want to wrap them if i had a CF hood.  but idk how reliable the source i heard that from is
 
also i would switch back to stock hood in the winter

I am pretty sure header wraps cause SS headers to crack.  Your SS headers should actually run cooler, b/c they do not have the same heat sink effect as your oem manifold.  There is a reason why headers dont come w/ heat shields.  They cool down waaaay more quickly than the stock one. 
 
I had an ss header and had no problems w/ heat. I put the oem manifold on and still havent put the heat shield on.  No problems.
 
If anything, you can buy a wrap for your intake.

You can have your SS header ceramic coated or even powder coated with a ceramic type material.

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I am pretty sure header wraps cause SS headers to crack.  Your SS headers should actually run cooler, b/c they do not have the same heat sink effect as your oem manifold.  There is a reason why headers dont come w/ heat shields.  They cool down waaaay more quickly than the stock one. 

I had an ss header and had no problems w/ heat. I put the oem manifold on and still havent put the heat shield on.  No problems.

If anything, you can buy a wrap for your intake.

 
I agree.  Your ss header probably runs cooler than your stock manifold did.  I wouldn't wory about wrapping anything.

Fiberglass deteriorates over time and looks like cr@p when it falls apart.  If you do want to wrap them, I'd get the jacket type of cover instead of the wrap.  IMO, it's not worth it.

hey! don't trash the fiber glass wrap! i have my down pipe wrap in that! i did my downpipe w/ a thick tube...it looks better wraped... believe me, my welding skills are ok...but not in an artistic manner

I wrapped the headers and downpipes on my Accord.  The downpipe wrap fell apart and the headers were falling apart when I got the new car.

how long did they last?

maybe 2 years.