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Canadian Hot Rodder
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These are the Red's headers that I have on my car, they are "Dual Tubes" 
I love the smell of burning rubber in the morning!
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Rowen
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Yes sir. That's just the name of the company doing the work. Ceramic coating for sure.
Rowen
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charliemccraney
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You don't want to have them powder coated. You want ceramic coating.
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Rowen
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 . There we go. For some reason it wouldn't let me attach it to my last post.
Rowen
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Rowen
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Thanks guys for all the very valuable info. Received my headers on Monday and today they go to "Powdercoat It" here in charmichale, for their party dress. I'm leaning toward their "titanium" finish. Here is a pic of them raw. As soon as I get them back next week I'll post one of them finished.
Rowen
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charliemccraney
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Y blocks have a good amount of clearance for the plugs so I don't think a 1 5/8" header will pose any threat, particularly with the Rex headers since the tubes go up from most of the ports. There are sleeves, which must be made of the same material as header wrap, to fit over the plug ends of the wire and protect against close tolerance applications.
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My son had his headers ceramic coated on his dirt race car to help with the heat. To protect where the spark plug wire goes close, which is under the headers, is the only place we wrap. We remove the wrap once a year to check everything but they do get wet after each race from its bath. Starting the engine and drying out the wrap has helped...good luck.
56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.
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Joe-JDC (3/18/2017)
charliemccraney (3/17/2017)
If you wrap steel headers, with or without a coating, they will deteriorate more quickly. If you are set on using wrap either way, then don't waste money on a coating and plan to replace the headers in 5 - 10 years. That has been my experience. Joe-JDC I spent 700 on a set of ceramic Coated twin pipes for my snowmobile, then my son decided he wanted to wrap them two years later my pipes just fell apart. A car would last longer but the wrap just holds the moisture and the metal rots away!
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charliemccraney (3/17/2017)
If you wrap steel headers, with or without a coating, they will deteriorate more quickly. If you are set on using wrap either way, then don't waste money on a coating and plan to replace the headers in 5 - 10 years. That has been my experience. Joe-JDC
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Rowen
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Charlie, wow! I had no idea that the wrap as a whole was bad for the headers. Ok, so money for wrap now goes back in the kitty. They need to last as long as possible. Have no desire to sacrafice them for a short term look. I need to decide on the finish since they will now be front and center. Thanks again to all for the great advice.
Rowen
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Woodland, Ca
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