Preventing the hood paint from cooking away
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Preventing the hood paint from cooking away
So I'm mostly finished with my turbo build, but with how high the turbo sits (the compressor housing sits less than an inch from the underside of the hood) I'm worried about cooking the paint on the hood. What temperature will the hood paint degrade at? And is a heatshield/blanket all I need to prevent it from cooking or will i have to line the hood? Right now I'm leaning towards just a turbo blanket since I'm not very handy with fabrication, so I'm not sure about making a heatshield myself.
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The first time in rain with a turbo is a fun experience..I like the part where you panic from all the "smoke" and the relief when you realize it's just vapor. Good times. In fact, I remember when y8s called me once when driving his miata in the rain asking about "smoke" it must never rain in CA.
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Haha it's the ugliest downpipe ever...Pinch-bent, ugly welds, and a non-stock flange to exhaust. But it's enough to get me started. I see an ArTech DP in my future though
It must help that it's aluminum so it doesn't localize the heating and wind wicks away the heat very quickly. It would probably be a bigger problem with a steel hood.
It must help that it's aluminum so it doesn't localize the heating and wind wicks away the heat very quickly. It would probably be a bigger problem with a steel hood.
Last edited by event; 09-24-2012 at 11:00 AM.
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