MrLizard
Junior Member
Hi all. I just recently installed some shorty headers ok n my 2017 ram 1500 with 5.7 liter, they are BBK silver ceramic coated. So far they have worked out well, performance had increased slightly, exhaust note is a bit different, its more....lopey? At idle, but there is one issue that is making me really uneasy. The dipstick tube was supposed to go back in without touching the headers, but it's touching them after I got it reinstalled. I know the tube is metal so it's not like it will melt, but I'm really worried about how hot it's getting inside the tube, I pulled the dip stick earlier today and it was really hot and there was a smell of almost burning coming from inside, and I'm certain touching the metal part of the stick would have burned the **** out of my hands. I was hoping because its ceramic coated it wouldnt be an issue but it seems like it might be.
I think the long term solution would be to take it to a fab shop and have them make a dipstip tube that routes around everything properly, but I was thinking in the mean time I could get some header wrap and a put a couple of wraps on the dip stick and around the header where its touching to reduce the heat being transmitted into the tube since it would be the wrap touching and not direct contact. There is a 15 foot roll of DEI titanium heat wrap on amazon for like 20 bucks I'm thinking of getting, but I wanted to ask two questions before it get it.
1. Do you think it will make a difference?
2. If yes them should I go with titanium or with the fiberglass one? Keep in mind the goal of this is not to wrap the entire header but just that one problem area to try and cool down the dipstick
On another note I noticed an increase in the under hood temps, is this normal with headers versus the manifolds, I would imagine so because the stock heat shield is gone, and I would think cast iron would stay cooler than the material of the new headers, but again, want to be sure as the difference was pretty noticable when I opening the hood while it was running.
I think the long term solution would be to take it to a fab shop and have them make a dipstip tube that routes around everything properly, but I was thinking in the mean time I could get some header wrap and a put a couple of wraps on the dip stick and around the header where its touching to reduce the heat being transmitted into the tube since it would be the wrap touching and not direct contact. There is a 15 foot roll of DEI titanium heat wrap on amazon for like 20 bucks I'm thinking of getting, but I wanted to ask two questions before it get it.
1. Do you think it will make a difference?
2. If yes them should I go with titanium or with the fiberglass one? Keep in mind the goal of this is not to wrap the entire header but just that one problem area to try and cool down the dipstick
On another note I noticed an increase in the under hood temps, is this normal with headers versus the manifolds, I would imagine so because the stock heat shield is gone, and I would think cast iron would stay cooler than the material of the new headers, but again, want to be sure as the difference was pretty noticable when I opening the hood while it was running.
