New Header = No Heat Shield. Problem?

[kellogg_racing_]

New Header installed today. DC Sports. I've got the a4 engine btw. Anyways, obviously any aftermarket header does not enable you to put the heat shield back on. Do I have to be worried about it burning my compressor, alternator, or power steering pump up because of the increased underhood temperatures? That's assuming that there really is a considerable increase in underhood temp. Is there? Could anyone help me out with these two questions. I know each item as a heat rating and Honda certainly didn't put those heat shields on for looks, so it must be to protect those components listed. Or am I be over-cautious?

FYI: the pipes came to me without any cermaic coating so I painted them with VHT header paint (primer, color, clear) and completely baked each layer on as VHT prescribed.

Please help!

Thanks a bunch!

[blazedealh91]

i have been runing my nuespeed header for about to months no have not had a problem nothing has been burn still fine
just dont spill any type of fluid on it it smells

[motobmx105]

everything will be fine, theirs millions of people that have bare headers. you could wrap them with header wrap it helps some.

['93CB7Ex]

i have a obx header on my car. The hood gets about 200*f. you cant leave your hand on my hood for more than 3 seconds.

[Losiracer2]

you can heat wrap the header. I wrapped my DC header and noticed a dramatic decrease in engine bay temps. People say it'll crack the welds and blah blah but I never experienced anything bad after doing so. About 30-40 bucks to do it properly w/ the Thermotec exhaust wrap and snap straps.

[MrSpeedy]

you can heat wrap the header. I wrapped my DC header and noticed a dramatic decrease in engine bay temps. People say it'll crack the welds and blah blah but I never experienced anything bad after doing so. About 30-40 bucks to do it properly w/ the Thermotec exhaust wrap and snap straps.

Must ask that does it have any kind of practical effect if you wrap those or don't? Have been wondering also that heat wrap but don't know if that really matters. Ofcourse we don't have as warm as you do in the States but still....

[Losiracer2]

Must ask that does it have any kind of practical effect if you wrap those or don't? Have been wondering also that heat wrap but don't know if that really matters. Ofcourse we don't have as warm as you do in the States but still....

I saw a youtube vid of a guy in an all motor civic, he made 12hp to the wheels:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXhEH57Vz_E

so it helps somewhat, not that much in our stock engines but I'd say 1 or 2 maybe.

[kellogg_racing_]

I was also thinking about wrapping them. The only thing I'm afraid of is some of the things ya'll have already mentioned: cracking the welds, ect, ect. Mine is already painted. I've heard not to mix those two as one tries to help the heat escape, and the other to keep it in. The two combined work against each other? We'll see though! I might order some header wrap the next time I have to order something else from Summit (Like my glasspack for my cat replacement )

[PointBlank]

I'm running an a4 header with no shield on my a1, only problem I know of is my intake pipe gets hotter than shit. I'll be wrapping it as soon as I find the motivation so pull it off.

[scudweiser]

if you crack a weld, you can always re-weld it.

[rayaccord101]

I saw a youtube vid of a guy in an all motor civic, he made 12hp to the wheels:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXhEH57Vz_E

so it helps somewhat, not that much in our stock engines but I'd say 1 or 2 maybe.

Not trynna bust ur balls but theres a comment from the person who uploaded video saying its a turbo civic.

[stretch JDM]

there is no need for the heat shield . i indeed wrapped my header and ended up taking the wrap off. its up to you tho bro .