I'm affraid of that...but is the heat wrap a must? I know wat it does, but w/o
the wrap will it effect other parts in the car?

 

Any "hot rod" store will have it. Can't remember the brand off hand. I'd have to go home and look. For longevity, stainless steel will do MUCH better than mild steel. I can't see anything happening to stainless in less than three or four years. It's necessary to be careful when wrapping it, specifically, uniform spacing and 1/2" overlap. My RX-7's downpipe is mild steel and I've not had any issues in the two years it's been on the car since I swapped over to a big single turbo.

 

There are all kinds of thermal barriers including stuff from Thermotech (Jegs or Summit Racing) which has an adhesive backing. You could clean the oil pan well and then stick this stuff on.