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Title: Stainless header wrap... Post by Serowbot on 07/01/11 at 10:38:57 ... for anybody that's interested, this stuff looks pretty cool... And not a bad price... I'm thinking about trying it,... just where the header passes close to the engine... ... or,.. maybe the whole thing,. Can't decide... :-?... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-25-Stainless-Stitched-Basalt-Header-Wrap-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem336880a9bcQQitemZ220796594620QQptZRaceQ5fCarQ5fParts http://javascript: |
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Title: Re: Stainless header wrap... Post by SoE on 07/01/11 at 11:13:21 Interesting..... |
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Title: Re: Stainless header wrap... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/01/11 at 11:16:13 A new header would look better, last longer, What is gained by wrapping a header? Im askin here, lets dont get ugly.. unless ya just cant help it./ |
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Title: Re: Stainless header wrap... Post by CalisOsin on 07/01/11 at 11:29:31 786761667B7C4D7D4D75676B20120 wrote:
that's just personal opinion. I'd take the look of a wrapped header over a chrome header any day. |
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Title: Re: Stainless header wrap... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/01/11 at 11:45:44 342B2D2A3730013101392B276C5E0 wrote:
I think A new header would look better, Yea,, yer right,, so I fixtit! Howzatt? |
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Title: Re: Stainless header wrap... Post by sbaugz on 07/01/11 at 16:17:50 not sure why its called stainless header wrap. Looks to me like the titanium wrap that is commonly seen. I have it on my bike. Anyways, I can tell you that it works well and goes on easily from personal experience. I use mine for no other reason except to change look of bike. My whole bike is blacked out, including the EMGO muffler that I had ceramic coated black. I wrapped mine so that the chrome header wouldn't stick out like a sore thumb. |
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Title: Re: Stainless header wrap... Post by bill67 on 07/01/11 at 16:45:01 I keep my header shined so it sticks out like a thumbs up. |
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Title: Re: Stainless header wrap... Post by Serowbot on 07/01/11 at 16:49:28 6C7D7E6A78651F0 wrote:
How many feet would estimate?... |
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Title: Re: Stainless header wrap... Post by sbaugz on 07/01/11 at 16:57:43 I used the two inch wrap and it required around 15 feet. On ebay, they have a roll of 2" x 25' which should be plenty. Depends how tight you wrap it and how much overlap you use when you wrap. To be safe, get the 25' roll. |
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Title: Re: Stainless header wrap... Post by Serowbot on 07/01/11 at 17:03:03 Thanks for the info... Still just thinkin' right now... ;)... |
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Title: Re: Stainless header wrap... Post by ralfyguy on 07/01/11 at 17:15:31 Nothing wrong with header wrap, just not my thing. Just looks to me like the bike has a broken arm. :D |
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Title: Re: Stainless header wrap... Post by Serowbot on 07/02/11 at 09:07:41 22313C3629372529500 wrote:
I never though of it like that,... but it does... Now,.. I'm gonna' see that, every time I look at one... ;D... |
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Title: Re: Stainless header wrap... Post by Gyrobob on 07/02/11 at 09:11:21 These sentiments were expressed in another thread months ago, but my take on the wrapped header thing is: Good news: -- You are in vogue with a certain crowd (opinion) -- Reduces the tinny sound of thin headers (Not needed for S40/LS650. The stock header weighs a ton because it is THREE layers of steel) -- Hides the blue heat stains everpresent on chrome exhaust tubing -- Keeps the exhaust gasses hotter so they are less viscous as they travel through the tubing and muffler. This can give a HP and mileage increase to the tune of a % or so. (.4 horsepower on an LS650) This, by the way, was the original reason for wrapping exhaust headers,... performance. Bad news: -- looks tacky (opinion) -- costs money -- takes hours to install properly the first time you do it -- requires maintenance,.. they loosen and get dirty -- rusts the header sooner -- weighs more -- gets stained during oil changes (edited) I realize most folks who like header sweaters put them on their bikes because they like the way it looks. Marvy. If it makes you feel good, do it, I'm happy for you. Just like I'm happy for the guys that had spinny wheels a few years ago, or the never-been-off-road SUVs that require a ladder to get into, or the '72 Impalas jacked up so they can fit huge flashy-chromy wheels with rubber coatings on the rims instead of tires. Two items above are opinion. I don't care about your opinion. I don't care if you don't care about mine. The rest is fact (rust, cost, etc.) so you'll have to live with it. ;D :D ;) :) Please don't inject a tone of sarcasm into any of this. I literally do mean that if a guy does something to his vehicle that delights him, that is all that matters,,.. I'm happy for him. Really. |
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Title: Re: Stainless header wrap... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/02/11 at 09:23:51 I agree with Bobs verbal gyrations on the matter, &, like he says, it dont matter to me,, & then he says.. Please don't inject a tone of sarcasm into any of this. I literally do mean that if a guy does something to his vehicle that delights him, that is all that matters,,.. I'm happy for him. Really. & Ill add to that The fact that I walk away smirking means nothing,, honestly,, I see cars around here that look like oversized toys from a Cracker Jack box,, I cant help but smirk,, |
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Title: Re: Stainless header wrap... Post by Serowbot on 07/02/11 at 09:27:40 I like the look on some bikes, not on others... What I'd really like to find, is some kind of a heat sock to slide over the pipe, about a foot long, just at the area that passes along the engine case... It just bugs me that it's so close... |
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Title: Re: Stainless header wrap... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/02/11 at 09:38:44 It just bugs me that it's so close... & I agree with that, but I wonder if a wrap doesnt just carry that heat closer.. How much cooler is the outside of the wrap than the raw header? Id rather see a thin metal shield mounted so that it stands between header & engine, not mounted to the header. |
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Title: Re: Stainless header wrap... Post by skeebo on 07/02/11 at 11:21:48 Just adding my 2 cents, the previous owner of my bike painted the header with cheap high temp paint and it had some nasty scratches. Wrap is a good solution in my case. |
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Title: Re: Stainless header wrap... Post by Smokestack on 07/03/11 at 19:00:57 4F5759595E533C0 wrote:
Ditto. My header looked like death when I got the bike, but it was mechanically sound, so I wrapped it. I dig the look, but I was one of those weirdo's that knew the first rat-rod I saw was finished just the way it was, while my friends were asking the owner when it was getting into the paint booth..... It does keep the heat down a bit against the leg too, so that's a plus. |
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Title: Re: Stainless header wrap... Post by Gyrobob on 07/06/11 at 04:50:14 7F414A575A575A380 wrote:
Looks like I need to add another bad news item,.. the header sweater gets stained during oil changes. |
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