Build: supercharged 5.3. Speed engineering 1 7/8” stainless LTs. I’ve found a lot of conflicting info on here about wrap and moisture and all that. I can see wrapping headers for turbo builds, but would anyone suggest it for a supercharged build? I already have the DEI titanium wrap, but after mocking up a bare header on the engine on the stand, I like the bare look better. So, wrap or don’t wrap?

 

I'd rather ceramic coat them than wrap them.

 

Save the wrap for a bobber motorcycle. Then park it in your living room and never start it so the pipes don't rot.

 

be careful with wraps. ive bought some that seem to shed more than a lab. the ones i last got had lava in the name. every time i worked on the truck i was worried about breathing in fiberglass dust/fibers. ceramic coat also looks much better!

 

I put 2 coats of hi temp 1200* header paint on mine, let them dry for 24hrs then wrapped them about 20" down from the flange on each primary, and then put 2 more coats of cast iron color header paint and let that dry for a day then installed the headers. Seems to work ok. Ceramic coating woulda have been my 1st choice if i could have done it tho.

 

Consider most grand national guys don’t wrap, they ceramic coat. Place in Jonesboro, GA called Performance Coatings. Sent my Dynatechs there and 3 years and 40,000 miles later, the longtubes and y-pipe haven’t chipped or anything.

 

I had jet hot coat my speed engineering headers. Cost me $350 total. But being forced induction you'll probably need a better coating which will cost more.