Hi peeps.

Was wondering what the best wire is to use to hold the wrap onto headers?
Have seen Harvey use this wire when he wraps his headers?
I have the bands for holding the wrap at each end.

Cheers Ade

 

The bands are useless and slack off due to expansion after a couple of heat cycles. Buy yourself a roll of lock wire & proper lockwire pliers as used in motorsport. You can get both together off EBay for not a lot of money.

 

Or use thin stainless mig wire.

 

Go with lockwire (or similar) and a proper set of pliers, just make sure it's stainless. OK it doesn't look as pretty to start with but after 3 moths yours will look the same and the lockstraps will have fallen off!

 

Cheers for the info.
is this lock wire the same as used to lock nuts and bolts etc?
Cheers

 

bump

 

Yeah thats the stuff. Works best with the correct pliers to tension it up.

 

Cheers Mate

 

Which is best for wrapping headers?

1" or 2"?

Cheers

 

Look on eBay pliers & wire usually sold together.

 

Anyone, which is best, 1 or 2 inch wide wrap for doin headers?

Cheers Ade

 

ive only ever used 2in wrap. i guess 1in stuff will take more time/work to wrap.

 

How long a roll wil I need to wrap tubalur headers and up pipe, if use 2 inch wide

Cheers

 

Any1?

 

To give you an idea. I starting wrapping a 50mm od exhaust and 2 meters of wrap did about 300mm along the length.

You need loads! I applied mine from a bucket of cold water, apparently the wrap will shrink tighter when it drys.