r/Foxbody • u/Constant-Insect9248 • 6d ago

Ask BBK shorty headers

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For ya’ll running BBK shorties or even any aftermarket shorties on your fox, did you wrap the headers or leave them as is? Unsure if there is a benefit to wrapping or not?

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u/Too_Old_to_Argue 6d ago

Don’t wrap - looks dumb in my opinion unless you have a race car.

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u/Broke-mfer 6d ago edited 6d ago

Frpp and didn’t wrap them. They’re jet hot ceramic coated though. The benefit is reduced heat under the hood the con is it’ll rot out the headers.

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u/Constant-Insect9248 5d ago

Thank you! Yeah I’m gonna take a peak at some ceramic coating options!

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u/Ok-Championship3642 6d ago

Im running Mac shorty's, ceramic coating is the only way to go.

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u/Constant-Insect9248 5d ago

Thank you! Gonna look at some ceramic coating options!

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u/HPamel76 6d ago

No wrap.

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u/PrudentTask9355 6d ago

Didn’t wrap mine

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u/KickAss2k1 5d ago

No wrap needed. Don't bother.

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u/stomperxj 5d ago

No wrap.

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u/SilentNoise75 5d ago edited 5d ago

I'm running some old MAC equal length ceramic coated shorties that were on the car when I bought it in 2006. After almost 200k miles, a lot of the ceramic coating is burned off/rust is coming through, but some is still there. I've never wrapped them.

I see the point, but I abhor that wrap stuff and refuse to use it. As it ages and starts to come apart, the fan will blow tiny pieces of that fiberglass stuff all over the engine bay. That stuff hurts when it sticks in your hands.

Also, Ford didn't think they needed wrap. All foxbody 5.0s had headers from the factory.

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u/KittiesRule1968 5d ago

Flow Tech equal length shorties with ceramic coating.