fender well headers power loss? - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

junkyard joe · 03-06-2003, 06:32 AM

howday again
just courious if any body on this board is running fender well headders? i am assuming so otherwise i wouldnt ask, does any body have probs with power when initialy going into cold water w/ hot engine, ie loss of, because the cold water will be emediatly on the headers and thus cooling the exaust gas and thus slowing the velocity of the propagating wave front as so that the majority of scavaging will not take place at where (RPM) it should, resulting in a torque loss, i was concidering going with a wrap but from my experience from heat cycling it that much it will just get britle and fall off, was conciderign the white lightning but too expensive,yet very cool (literly and figuritivly) but again jsut wondering your .02

85 Chevota · 03-06-2003, 07:07 AM

Are you that concerned about how much power you have while submerged in water?

junkyard joe · 03-06-2003, 08:22 AM

kinda
when you go into a deep mud hole in fall or spring(ie colder water, but i guess you would need this any time you go into a hole) you need some power to clean the tires out , thats my thinking any way

85 Chevota · 03-06-2003, 11:35 AM

I doubt you'd ever notice any power loss....

nobody20 · 03-06-2003, 07:22 PM

When I used to run fenderwell headers on my 304 I never noticed any poser (sic) loss when driving into water.

If you are really concerned about this cyrogenically treat the headers and have them ceramic coated. Tape wraps just lead to premature cracking of the primary tubing.

junkyard joe · 03-07-2003, 08:24 AM

alright thats what i wanted to hear real world experience
thanks,

03-06-2003, 06:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
junkyard joe Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Member # 17147 Location: Oshkosh WI Posts: 442	fender well headers power loss? howday again just courious if any body on this board is running fender well headders? i am assuming so otherwise i wouldnt ask, does any body have probs with power when initialy going into cold water w/ hot engine, ie loss of, because the cold water will be emediatly on the headers and thus cooling the exaust gas and thus slowing the velocity of the propagating wave front as so that the majority of scavaging will not take place at where (RPM) it should, resulting in a torque loss, i was concidering going with a wrap but from my experience from heat cycling it that much it will just get britle and fall off, was conciderign the white lightning but too expensive,yet very cool (literly and figuritivly) but again jsut wondering your .02

03-06-2003, 07:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
nobody20 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Member # 12393 Location: Sin City Posts: 1,051	When I used to run fenderwell headers on my 304 I never noticed any poser (sic) loss when driving into water. If you are really concerned about this cyrogenically treat the headers and have them ceramic coated. Tape wraps just lead to premature cracking of the primary tubing. __________________ 79 CJ-5 a bunch of stuff but no chrome, no Bestop, no Genuine Steel and no Steel Horse. 383 LT-4. D60, D44, D300 4:1, SM420, SOA, 4-link w/double shackles, etc. 88 YJ, 350TPI, 700R4, D300 4:1, rear SOA D44 w/Warn floating axles, coil front D44 w/Warn Axles

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03-06-2003, 07:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
85 Chevota Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Member # 14538 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Posts: 402	Are you that concerned about how much power you have while submerged in water?

03-06-2003, 08:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
junkyard joe Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Member # 17147 Location: Oshkosh WI Posts: 442	kinda when you go into a deep mud hole in fall or spring(ie colder water, but i guess you would need this any time you go into a hole) you need some power to clean the tires out , thats my thinking any way

03-06-2003, 11:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
85 Chevota Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Member # 14538 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Posts: 402	I doubt you'd ever notice any power loss....

03-07-2003, 08:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
junkyard joe Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Member # 17147 Location: Oshkosh WI Posts: 442	alright thats what i wanted to hear real world experience thanks,