Re: Re: Was Cowl Hoods - Now Header Heat

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Mon Aug 23 1999 - 13:57:05 EDT


The old style headers (Non-Ceramacote) used to heat up quite a bit and when
the header warp was installed, they would hold the heat and literally
"cook" the metal to the point that it became brittle. (Old Steel headers).

This shouldn't happen on the newer headers since they all use thicker metal.

At 11:58 AM 08/23/1999 +0000, you wrote:
> >From what I've read on the DML, header wrap is not good
>for most types of headers including stainless steel. Ceramic
>coatings reduce heat and are much better for the life of the
>header. Yep, "Cooked" does sound bad, dosen't it. I'd rather
>Bernd went there. ;)
>
>GS -
>
> >
> > That's a new term for me, "cooked" headers... Sounds bad... What exactly
> > does it mean?



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