How to wrap your header/uppipe

[Dale2011WRX]

Originally Posted by IheartAWD

two giant 50 foot rolls just for one header!? =./

Read.
He covered his up and downpipe with one 50' roll.
He hopes to cover his headers with another 50' roll.

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[tazswing]

Down side of wrap: I just had to cut all mine off a down pipe after a blown CV boot.

[Half Crazed]

Originally Posted by tazswing

Down side of wrap: I just had to cut all mine off a down pipe after a blown CV boot.

Why's that? (I'm not realizing something here!)

[424wrx]

Originally Posted by Half Crazed

Why's that? (I'm not realizing something here!)

id say it was covered in axle grease. exhaust and flammable grease are a bad combo last time i checked.

[ubeflyer]

Thanks for the great write up, just did my up pipe and a 4th of my DP with a 2 inch x 25' roll.



My cheapo Chinese scissors worked fine after I ran a sharpening steel over them a few times.

[Varady360]

newb question but what will the wrap help with... you probably answered this in your write up but is it to keep the heat insulated around the pipes so you are not radiating heat to the rest of the engine. Thanks ill check back here shortly.

[Half Crazed]

It will help greatly with engine bay heat, yes. it also helps keep your turbo spooled up as well.

[Varady360]

Originally Posted by Half Crazed

It will help greatly with engine bay heat, yes. it also helps keep your turbo spooled up as well.

nice but how often does oil drip on to these parts? i dont like the mention of fire in and around my engine

[Half Crazed]

Good question: but you must first ask yourself: "is my shi- leaking right now?" If it is, you should probably fix it before wrapping. Otherwise, oil should not be dripping anywhere.

[Varady360]

Originally Posted by Half Crazed

Good question: but you must first ask yourself: "is my shi- leaking right now?" If it is, you should probably fix it before wrapping. Otherwise, oil should not be dripping anywhere.

have not noticed any leaking so it would be safe to say i can go ahead with this mod. now if i do the headers i should do the UP and the DP. is it safe to just do i.e. the DP by its self is that even worth it?

[Half Crazed]

IMO: Do all 3 (headers, up, down pipes) or you're wasting your time. others may have something to say about this as well as i'm no expert.

[Varady360]

Originally Posted by Half Crazed

IMO: Do all 3 (headers, up, down pipes) or you're wasting your time. others may have something to say about this as well as i'm no expert.

i ask this because i will be getting a DP in the next month then the Up and headers next so i was going to wrap the new parts and not waste time/money on wrapping the stock UP/Header

[Half Crazed]

Originally Posted by Varady360

i ask this because i will be getting a DP in the next month then the Up and headers next so i was going to wrap the new parts and not waste time/money on wrapping the stock UP/Header

I think you'd have a problem wrapping the stock parts.. they have heat shields iirc. also don't forget to get a tune asap if you get a new up pipe and headers... else you'll be running very lean and throwing cel's

[tazswing]

short of a CV boot tearing and spraying axle grease (as correctly stated above by 424wrx) or picking up crap from the road, the UP and DP stay rather "oil free."

The headers can be a different story. If you heat wrap your header you will need to be very careful when you change your oil. I cover my wrapped headers with aluminium foil for each oil change. Easy to manipulate with the tight clearance between the oil pan and runner. You can just wipe-off oil from heat wrap.

[Varady360]

Originally Posted by Half Crazed

I think you'd have a problem wrapping the stock parts.. they have heat shields iirc. also don't forget to get a tune asap if you get a new up pipe and headers... else you'll be running very lean and throwing cel's

i plan on buying a Cobb AP before i get a DP/UP/header

Originally Posted by tazswing

short of a CV boot tearing and spraying axle grease (as correctly stated above by 424wrx) or picking up crap from the road, the UP and DP stay rather "oil free."

The headers can be a different story. If you heat wrap your header you will need to be very careful when you change your oil. I cover my wrapped headers with aluminium foil for each oil change. Easy to manipulate with the tight clearance between the oil pan and runner. You can just wipe-off oil from heat wrap.

i get free oil changes from local dealership. ill have to tell them to watch out for that or just wrap it in foil before the short drive over there and ask them to take it off after.

[Half Crazed]

cobb ap won't tune your car and you should also get an AEM UEGO (or any other wideband afr gauge) with the downpipe.

[Varady360]

Originally Posted by Half Crazed

cobb ap won't tune your car and you should also get an AEM UEGO (or any other wideband afr gauge) with the downpipe.

if i get maps for it wont it?

i was planning getting the AP first then getting the rest of the what nots on it. and i was going to get the maps on it before i went stg2 so that when i did i could just flash and add the map to the ecu?

how much does the AEM UEGO fun for

[tazswing]

Please keep this thread on topic. There is ample information out there regarding what is needed/known for modifications and tuning. If in doubt and you are using a COBB product, ask them.

Thanks.

[Varady360]

Originally Posted by tazswing

Please keep this thread on topic. There is ample information out there regarding what is needed/known for modifications and tuning. If in doubt and you are using a COBB product, ask them.

Thanks.

my bad will do

[brendan04wrx]

has anybody tried using cv boot clamp tools to clamp down the wrap instead of trying to get the SS ties tight by hand? I'm gonna wrap my new setup in the next cpl weeks and was planning on doing it that way

[Half Crazed]

Originally Posted by brendan04wrx

has anybody tried using cv boot clamp tools to clamp down the wrap instead of trying to get the SS ties tight by hand? I'm gonna wrap my new setup in the next cpl weeks and was planning on doing it that way

i've seen several people use the clamps. as for the ss ties - you can get them tight. i actually posted a way on how to do this with a screwdriver and some muscle. http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...r#post38567080

look at the "PS" part

[brendan04wrx]

ya I've done that on cv boot ties and still not quite how I'd like them cuz I'm very anal about doing things once and being done with it. I already have the tool for cv boot ties so ill let u know how it works on this

[xluben]

Originally Posted by Half Crazed

i've seen several people use the clamps. as for the ss ties - you can get them tight. i actually posted a way on how to do this with a screwdriver and some muscle. http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...r#post38567080

look at the "PS" part

That's a good method. I use the screwdriver in the slot, but then I grab the end of the steel tie and twist it around the end of the needle nose. Once it gets to the end you just keep twisting and it pulls it extremely tight.

[Dale2011WRX]

Originally Posted by xluben

That's a good method. I use the screwdriver in the slot, but then I grab the end of the steel tie and twist it around the end of the needle nose. Once it gets to the end you just keep twisting and it pulls it extremely tight.

Yes, that works really well.

[LUMBERZACK]

Very nice and well detailed how-to!