PTP Turbo Blanket
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Hey guys, so I got to thinking, I know there are downsides to using a turbo blanket all the time (moisture, etc.) but someone had suggested that I could use a turbo blanket at the track, and then just remove it for street use where I don't really beat on my car and don't have issues melting things, but still to build a shield to block the brake booster and such. It's really tight between the down pipe and the brake lines which are sleeved, so I think I may remove the down pipe and either spray it ceramic or wrap it or both. I am having a hard time with that shield that i started on, as far as where to mount it to.
I am going to try to run to a local shop Wednesday that fabricates things and see what they can build, but their first suggestions was also a blanket. They do a lot of drag cars, so maybe they tend to engineer things for short sprint races at the strip and not extended hard use on a road course.
I am going to try to run to a local shop Wednesday that fabricates things and see what they can build, but their first suggestions was also a blanket. They do a lot of drag cars, so maybe they tend to engineer things for short sprint races at the strip and not extended hard use on a road course.
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If you use a blanket on a track car, you're gonna have a bad day. The turbine seal gets cooked, the turbo bearings get cooked, the oil gets cooked, and the attaching hardware gets cooked.
Many drag cars don't even use radiators. It's a different type of endeavor entirely, like using a dogsled on a ski jump. Yeah, both are on snow so it's got to be similar, right? Sometimes you need pizza and some times you need french fries.
If you don't have heat shielding on your street car you are going to have a bad day.
Many drag cars don't even use radiators. It's a different type of endeavor entirely, like using a dogsled on a ski jump. Yeah, both are on snow so it's got to be similar, right? Sometimes you need pizza and some times you need french fries.
If you don't have heat shielding on your street car you are going to have a bad day.
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