I finally got around to heat wrap my header and install it.
I was driving through west chase,leaving my job.. I pulled up to a light and the car was smoking to hell,I thought it was on fire.. I pulled over and checked under the hood..

I read somewhere,where people soaked the wrap then install it,I didnt.. so whats the correct way?

 

come on,back to the domestic guys,I know someone uses it

 

why would you soak it ? when i heat wapped my down pipe i high heat spray painted it and then wrapped it, it did smoke but only for liek a day really just the ride home ..... not sure if it was the paint or the wrap tho?

 

so it will shrink and be wraped tighter

 

wrap it tight and use hose clamps?

 

i have heatwrap on my downpipe, it smokes @ lights as well....it doesnt burn at all theres just some smoke. I only have about 350 miles on my car but I would of think anything that wants to burn off would have within the first few miles of boosting hard/putting heat in the motor. I am using summit racing heat wrap, maybe theirs just sucks ass. I always carry a fire extinguisher just incase

 

I heat wrapped my downpipe and it smoked for a while. I wet it and wrapped it tight. It is suposed to smoke during the "curing" stage. I also used thin copper wire on both ends to secure it to the downpipe.

 

It says on the damn directions, it will smoke!!! Jesus, and it also mentions to soak it prior to wrapping to make it tigheter. I sprayed high temp silicone on it after. havent started it up yet, but I know it will smoke, will I care? nahh

 

I didnt get any directions,I got a 50 ft roll for free in a plastic bag,and a box of the clamps for it..

I guess I got ripped since I didnt get the instructions,jesus

 

I have my LT headers on my SS wrapped.

yes your supposed to soak them before tightly wrapping it.

it works kind of like a cast. when it drys it's tight and solid.

not sure why yours was smoking though, the matieral they use is obviously fire proof.