Heat shield or Turbo Blanket?
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Speaking of heat shields and wrap; I've heard that over time, heat wrap makes holes in exhaust components. This hasn't happened to me, but I wonder if it's happened to anyone else. As far as heat shielding goes, I know of a person who chose not to heat shield his turbo because it would make it somewhat of an oven, so it's better to have it open so the heat can escape better. Anyone know if any of this is true?
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ive heard the best wrap you can get is old fire hose material if you can find it. its usually hard to get and often requires you to know someone who is a firefighter. but is suposed to be like 5 times better then the normal wrap.
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bump for more info on that cause i have a friend that works for afd .
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Two or three layers of regular parts store heat wrap works amazingly well. On my previous turbo setup I had about 3 layers on the turbine housing and could lay my hand on it while the engine is running and hold it there for about 6 seconds. Consider how much of a reduction in heat that must have been from the raw turbine housing. Far better then any ceramic coating...
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I have important stuff that sits in the passenger side of the engine compartment and am looking to protect them a little better from heat. (Fuse block, EBC, Wiring, GAS TANK!OMG) Would it be a better idea to create a heat-sheild to cover the turbo, or better to invest in a turbo blanket. In addition to those questions does anyone have a picture of a good heatsheild setup? Are there any recommended turbo blankets?
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I cant imagine trying to wrap a old fire hose around a downpipe or turbo?
I cant imagine being able to cut it to so easily into 2" stripe to try to wrap it that way, or being able to slit it down the middle and have it make bends too easily?
whats the diamater of a old fire hose anyhow?
I can see some bloody fingers and other injuries from trying to slit open one of those hoses, lol
I cant imagine being able to cut it to so easily into 2" stripe to try to wrap it that way, or being able to slit it down the middle and have it make bends too easily?
whats the diamater of a old fire hose anyhow?
I can see some bloody fingers and other injuries from trying to slit open one of those hoses, lol
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Two or three layers of regular parts store heat wrap works amazingly well. On my previous turbo setup I had about 3 layers on the turbine housing and could lay my hand on it while the engine is running and hold it there for about 6 seconds. Consider how much of a reduction in heat that must have been from the raw turbine housing. Far better then any ceramic coating...
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making a cut to length is much easier- im sure they have nice band saws for this, or they use hacksaws, try slitting a hose down the middle though to make it a split hose- not so easy.
Now try cutting it to mimic heat wrap which comes in 2" strips- cant use a cut off wheel as im sure the hose will melt as you try to cut it, similiar to cutting rubber with a cut off wheel- if you have ever tried it aint easy.
Maybe with a scroll saw, but that aint gonna be easy either.
I would like to hear one person who actually cut old fire hose and made it work because so far it sounds like one of those things people repeat but have never seen work.
btw- I double wrapped my entire DP, I only drove the car about 10 miles so I cant say how different it is- but so far the shifter feels MUCH cooler.
I am going to take off the exaust and wrap the mid pipe that goes from the DP-pre silencer- im expecting that to make a huge difference in cabin temps
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It was a real pain in the ***. Keep in mind this was the stock turbo. I just crossed the wrap under and over it until complete coverage was achieved. Whether it would have held up for the long term I can't say. If I was going to do it again and it needed to be reliable for years, I would make a metal heat shield to fit the stock turbine housing then rivet several layers of heat wrap on the bottom and top.
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If you are running a "dry" cartrage turbo (i.e. oil only) I would be hesitant about using a blanket,but that's just me. A shield with insulating material riveted to the underside would make a decent shield as Aaron Cake mentioned ,probably the next best thing to the blanket and definitely outlast it also.
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