so i might sound stoopid, but i didnt know with the way the S is made if you can thermal wrap the stock hedder. i know you cant wrap cast cuz it will crack and i havent took the heat sheild off to look at what its made of. does anyone know or know where i can find out?

 

I'm almost certain the oem manifold is just a thick mild steel one. As far as heat wrapping is concerned I would not recommend it. Heat wrap traps moisture very easily and can lead to cracking. It's not likely given how thick the oem header is but the minimal gains aren't worth it. If you want gains you'd be better off dumping your HKS hi-power and going for something from T1R. Or you could just start saving and buy a used vortech kit .

 

it was a thought cole but thanks. i was just thinking of doing something cheep and to cut down on engin bay temp i know im goin to do an intake and wrap that. i know that helps

 

best bang for your buck mod on the s2 in my opinion is a test pipe, if you dont mind all that comes with it, ie smell and killing out environment .

 

got one i like the smell, it pisses people off driving behind me

 

Is there a reason why you want to wrap your stock header if the heat shield is still there? i.e. Are you getting unexpectedly high engine temperature? Because often times, just upgrading the cooling mods will help with that. t-stat, fan switch, and high pressure rad cap.

 

the cooler the motor is the better it will run. and the heat sheild just deflects deat still makes it linger in the bay. idk it was realy just an idea. i realy dont want to run a CAI cuz well we live in oregon and i like puddle splashin but i mainly want it to cut down intake temp, wanna run a short ram next to the cut outs in the hood. oh by the way heres my new hood

 

Bryan, I love your hood. That's exactly what I am thinking about doing

 

give me your hood i can do it i still have the templates and how to do it printed out and laminated. i though it through or next time im up there or your down here ill just give it to u and u can have the stuff heck ill even get u the perferated steel so u just need to cut i found that hood for 160 bucks down here for sale. i think i won on that deal

 

you should be well ventilated with that hood, so i think your concern with heat soak on the intake shouldnt be too bad. you could always gut the stock box and add a snorkel and benefit from the cold air but not risk hydro locking? and if you still choose to wrap your header there are other benefits besides just lowering engine bay temps, in theory your keeping heat in the manifold, test pipe, exhaust, whatever your wrapping thus creating higher temps and allowing the exhaust gases to flow faster. in theory ha. or just buy a turbo kit frrom boostftw