hoppedup

Ever seen an engine cooling head with zip ties in the holes on the top? I see that a lot and I have no idea what it's for, can anyone answer that for me?

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So when you flip over the head doesn't get scratched

I'd rather have scratches than those silly zip ties

RYANO218

They are there so that if your car flips over, your engine head wont get all scraped up or dented. I have them on all of my cars.

nitrofreak74

yeah, i dont see the big deal what looks worse zip-ties or scratches?

crazy_azz_mat

scratches for sure...bc if u try and sell it after the engine is way easiler to sell if the head is like brand new

Vanquish24

Yea its a good idea, i just match the colors of the zipties with the engine head color so it doesnt look all fruity.

DirtDriver89

yeah you would think those little plastic things would melt

ICrashThings

they dont melt...[]

DirtDriver89

i kno i was just wondering why since the head get hot enough to burn me but not them but i dont need them i got a roll cage[>:]

liquidfluidity

me and all of my friends use the zip tie head savers. i'd rather have a couple of warty looking zipties than some nice silver gouges on the head of a $2-500 engine.

hoppedup

Thanks for all the replies everyone...

switchlead

I made a rollcage for my HPI SNR to protect the head from that. It looks way better too.

ko

yeah after i flipped my car i re-bent the cooling fins back in place and buffed the top to a mirror finish... shoulda had zip ties