turbo blankets: beneficial or a burden?
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Gawd I hate m.net for the exact type of crap that thread linked above devolved into.
Here is a loser using a blanket on their turbo:
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That is the Audi that WON LEMANS in 2013.
It is a Honeywell (Garrett) turbo and is the 14th consecutive time that Honeywell (Garrett) has been on the winning car.
I guess they don't know anything.
Link to details:
http://motorntv.com/?p=2196
Here is a loser using a blanket on their turbo:
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/engine-performance-56/107367-turbo-blankets-beneficial-burden-honeywell-turbo-garrett-audi-lemans.jpg?dateline=1395757766)
That is the Audi that WON LEMANS in 2013.
It is a Honeywell (Garrett) turbo and is the 14th consecutive time that Honeywell (Garrett) has been on the winning car.
I guess they don't know anything.
Link to details:
http://motorntv.com/?p=2196
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Gawd I hate m.net for the exact type of crap that thread linked above devolved into.
Here is the loser using a blanket on their turbo:
That is the Audi that WON LEMANS in 2013.
It is a Honeywell (Garrett) turbo and is the 14th consecutive time that Honeywell (Garrett) has been on the winning car.
I guess they don't know anything.
Link to details:
http://motorntv.com/?p=2196
Here is the loser using a blanket on their turbo:
That is the Audi that WON LEMANS in 2013.
It is a Honeywell (Garrett) turbo and is the 14th consecutive time that Honeywell (Garrett) has been on the winning car.
I guess they don't know anything.
Link to details:
http://motorntv.com/?p=2196
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This is what I'm going with on my car, easy to take out with just two screws, enough room to check for leaks etc with a mirror and flashlight and should keep things arownd it from melting
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I think if anything the biggest concern would be rust to the turbo? As a NA guy, headers are pretty cheap [compared to a turbo] so I wrap mine.
Before my first wrap, I did some research and most of my findings point to none-to-little rust UNLESS You the wrap gets wet and the water doesn't evaporate out, leaving it to sit on the header for a while.
My header has been wrapped for 3 years (and re-wrapped once since then) and I have no signs of rust. That includes plenty of wet weather driving and a lot of track time.
I dunno, maybe wraps/blankets aren't best for humid areas, but as long as you are mindful of substantial water, you should be fine for a few years. Just remember you built your car to enjoy it, not to worry about ****.
Before my first wrap, I did some research and most of my findings point to none-to-little rust UNLESS You the wrap gets wet and the water doesn't evaporate out, leaving it to sit on the header for a while.
My header has been wrapped for 3 years (and re-wrapped once since then) and I have no signs of rust. That includes plenty of wet weather driving and a lot of track time.
I dunno, maybe wraps/blankets aren't best for humid areas, but as long as you are mindful of substantial water, you should be fine for a few years. Just remember you built your car to enjoy it, not to worry about ****.
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The reason the actuator fails is because it is a pulsating ball of suck and fail. The rubber diaphragm in it is prone to dry rotting and cracking from heat. The Rod for the actuator can bind for various reasons, but the worst part is that goddamn mechanical stop mounted on the turbo frame. The turbo wears and the veins shut so far the turbine a/r becomes 0. In order to fix it you need x-ray vision, 30 feet worth of socket extensions, and a crows foot. after you spend 30 hours getting he socket on the adjustment, it breaks off of the turbo because it has fatigues so much from the heat.
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I had my Greddy manifold glow once, boosting down the highway with my bandaid setup (pos). I had a bipes ACU + slightly retarded base timing, so basically it was pulling way too much timing and caused it.
TL;DR, don't use band-aids
TL;DR, don't use band-aids
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