The original exhaust I made for this thing I wrapped in header wrap. Every time I worked on ANYTHING near that damned exhaust, it was fiberglass in my eyes. Nope. Was also getting some leaks from the āgasketlessā headers Sanderson makes for this. Ripped it all out and started over. Switched it over to 3ā exhaust and cat while I was in there.
Switched the headers over to donut style gaskets. Perfect.
Biggest job after that was heat-wrapping everything. There are a number of items I donāt want getting scorched by the exhaust, so time for another solution:
Bought this shit, but no way I was using those shitty metal zip ties. This is what I came up with:
First things first: tack weld 1/4-20 bolts to the exhaust. Added a washer under the wrap, molded it into place, then smacked the bolts with a hammer to mark them.
Drilled holes, then formed it onto the stud by hammering a washer down with a socket
Forgot to take pictures of the finished product, but you get the idea. Looks way better than header wrap, and seems to be holding the heat in. Iāll report back after I climb the grade near me to see if shit melts.
