I'm holding off on the headers for a few days until I can get some more
information. I talked to a mechanic today and he said that for a daily
driver street automobile headers is a BAD idea. The reasons he stated
were that the underhood temps climb so high that before long the wires,
belts, and hoses and all other heat sensitive components start to break
down. He said be prepared to replace the starter motor about every 6
months because the stock heat shield will have to be removed and the
starter will get cooked. He said they will leak, rattle and that they
are just a bad idea. He said for racing applications they are great but
not for daily drivers.
I think I'll still probably do the headers but I just want to look
before I leap. Does the stock heat shields need to be removed? Are
they connected to the manifolds or the truck? What about heat shielding
material for the wires and hoses? What about header wraps, I think Sam
mentioned one time that DT says not to wrap or coat their headers.
So has this guy got me paranoid or do the DT's put off that much heat?
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