PTP Turbo Blanket
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PTP Turbo Blanket
Hey guys, I've not yet seen this for he EFR turbo though I'm sure it's been out for a while. What's the general opinion on them? Worthwhile investment? I do need to build a heatshield, but the top mount turbo kind of warms everything around it, and melts many things too. I have a Garagestar brake master brace with the delrin end, which melted at the track.
http://ptpturboblankets.com/EFR-Turbo-Blanket.html
There's also this
https://www.driven-fabrication.com/p...-turbo-blanket
http://ptpturboblankets.com/EFR-Turbo-Blanket.html
There's also this
https://www.driven-fabrication.com/p...-turbo-blanket
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General consensus on mt is that we do not care for turbo blankets. There are some older threads you can search for that have a ton more details. Building a real metal heat shield is the preferred method.
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Vlad owned a Subaru, so wanting a turbo blanket is still engrained in his blood.
Heat shield is very mandatory. I made mine out of license plates. It's not perfect but it works.
@sixshooter and @patsmx5 have some good heat shield solutions.
Heat shield is very mandatory. I made mine out of license plates. It's not perfect but it works.
@sixshooter and @patsmx5 have some good heat shield solutions.
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Vlad owned a Subaru, so wanting a turbo blanket is still engrained in his blood.
Heat shield is very mandatory. I made mine out of license plates. It's not perfect but it works.
@sixshooter and @patsmx5 have some good heat shield solutions.
Heat shield is very mandatory. I made mine out of license plates. It's not perfect but it works.
@sixshooter and @patsmx5 have some good heat shield solutions.
I've installed em on lots of cars tho, and they do work, and have yet to personally see a failure as a result
I do use heat shields on every single car tho. No matter what
that part we all agree on
#7
So the heat shield to block off the brake booster and that corner of the bay is mandatory. Aside from that, should I attempt to build some kind of box over the entire turbo and down pipe area, just leaving the air filter exposed? I do have a louvre that ends right at the inlet to the turbo.
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So the heat shield to block off the brake booster and that corner of the bay is mandatory. Aside from that, should I attempt to build some kind of box over the entire turbo and down pipe area, just leaving the air filter exposed? I do have a louvre that ends right at the inlet to the turbo.
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I'll have to look into this, thanks. Wonder if lining the inside of the box with some of that reflective tape would further help keep temps down. Also gotta think what I could attach the box to. Do people usually attach it to the valve cover/manifold to keep the turbo from moving around inside when the engine moves, or do they frame mount it and leave wiggle room?
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This material works extremley well, it has ceramic fivers sanwiched between two aluminum sheets, it was the best performing heat shield i tested when testing heat shields at 3m
Aluminum Rigid Heat Shields | Thermal Control Products
Aluminum Rigid Heat Shields | Thermal Control Products
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Shielding is mandatory, but blankets keep too much heat in the housing for anything other than light street use.
Boost Lab rebuilds hundreds of turbos a week and Kirk has indicated that the hot side oil seal is always cooked and coked on units with blankets. He said often the hot side bearings showed damage due to excessive heat and coking in a way that non-blanketed units did not. A simple metal shield to stop radiant heat (think sunlight's direct rays versus being in the shade) will do the most to help protect components without overheating the turbo.
The internal wastegate flapper shaft on my Chinese turbo distorted and seized on two different exhaust housings prior to my discovery that the extreme heat (G-L-O-W-I-N-G under the blanket even after a long cool down lap) was removing the tempering from the metal and making the straight shaft get squiggly. It may not have happened if it was a Borg or Garrett but it isn't worth subjecting them to it for longevity reasons.
It was also extra hell on the studs but that's a different issue.
Boost Lab rebuilds hundreds of turbos a week and Kirk has indicated that the hot side oil seal is always cooked and coked on units with blankets. He said often the hot side bearings showed damage due to excessive heat and coking in a way that non-blanketed units did not. A simple metal shield to stop radiant heat (think sunlight's direct rays versus being in the shade) will do the most to help protect components without overheating the turbo.
The internal wastegate flapper shaft on my Chinese turbo distorted and seized on two different exhaust housings prior to my discovery that the extreme heat (G-L-O-W-I-N-G under the blanket even after a long cool down lap) was removing the tempering from the metal and making the straight shaft get squiggly. It may not have happened if it was a Borg or Garrett but it isn't worth subjecting them to it for longevity reasons.
It was also extra hell on the studs but that's a different issue.
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Shielding is mandatory, but blankets keep too much heat in the housing for anything other than light street use.
Boost Lab rebuilds hundreds of turbos a week and Kirk has indicated that the hot side oil seal is always cooked and coked on units with blankets. He said often the hot side bearings showed damage due to excessive heat and coking in a way that non-blanketed units did not. A simple metal shield to stop radiant heat (think sunlight's direct rays versus being in the shade) will do the most to help protect components without overheating the turbo.
Boost Lab rebuilds hundreds of turbos a week and Kirk has indicated that the hot side oil seal is always cooked and coked on units with blankets. He said often the hot side bearings showed damage due to excessive heat and coking in a way that non-blanketed units did not. A simple metal shield to stop radiant heat (think sunlight's direct rays versus being in the shade) will do the most to help protect components without overheating the turbo.
I'll never use one again.