RE: Was Cowl Hoods - Now Header Heat

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Mon Aug 23 1999 - 11:48:45 EDT


It works pretty good but has a tenancy to "cook" headers. I used it on my
old Camaro BB headers for a while and it worked. (Also use it on my
Go-Kart Header pipe...works just as well there.)

- bernd

At 11:43 AM 08/23/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>Speaking of keeping cool with headers...
>
>I was looking in Summit and saw an exhaust wrap product from DEI (Design
>Engineering) that is supposed to keep the heat from getting to the engine
>compartment. It's asbestos free. They're selling a 50 foot roll of it for
>$34.99 (for the 2" wide tape, 1" wide is $24.99.) Just wondering if
>anyone's had experience with this stuff. How well does it work? Are there
>similar products which are cheaper but work as well? Is 50ft enough to do a
>set of V8 headers?
>
>Thanks alot.
>
>Anthony
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: GS- [SMTP:GSWillhite@ualr.edu]
> > Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 11:14 AM
> > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > Subject: Re: DML: Cowl Hoods--Check out these
> >
> > > (Looking at the
> > > cowl-induction hood mainly as a way to vent some of the heat under the
> > hood.
> > > And...well..ok...it's looks good too.)
> >
> >
> > I was trying to think of some mods to remove heat from under the
> > hood. This sounds great, especially for some of you guys with
> > headers.
> >
> > GS -



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