Thermo-tech turbo insulating kit???
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Thermo-tech turbo insulating kit???
Anyone tried it??? Is it worth the 100 bux-I'm betting it is cuz I don't even want to know what my underhood temps have been in the 95+ deg. weather!!! Any positive feedback would be excellente'!!!
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Re: Thermo-tech turbo insulating kit??? (lscivic8.5)
Why not just use heat tape? It would perform the same function, increase the inner temps to increase the velocity. Summit has 15ft rolls of the stuff for $9. I think some people recommended against it on turbo manifolds though due to cracking.
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Re: Thermo-tech turbo insulating kit??? (lscivic8.5)
do what i did
ceramic coat inside and out on turbine housing manifold DP & wg dumps then black headerwrap everything
ceramic coat inside and out on turbine housing manifold DP & wg dumps then black headerwrap everything
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Re: Thermo-tech turbo insulating kit??? (lscivic8.5)
I wrapped my Turbo Mani in Thermo-Tech Heat Wrap.
Mariah Racing in Santa Barbara (They build RX-7 Race Cars) recommends heat wrapping Mani's,DP and Turbo's
Mariah Racing in Santa Barbara (They build RX-7 Race Cars) recommends heat wrapping Mani's,DP and Turbo's
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Re: Thermo-tech turbo insulating kit??? (fishinfool88)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lscivic8.5 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Anyone tried it??? Is it worth the 100 bux-I'm betting it is cuz I don't even want to know what my underhood temps have been in the 95+ deg. weather!!! Any positive feedback would be excellente'!!! </TD></TR></TABLE>
Are you talking about the heat-wrap or the "turbo blanket" that sits around the turbine housing? Both are definitely an option to help the underhood temps...but a very inexpensive way to reduce the UHT is to use spacers/washers on the hood hinges to kick up the windshield side of the hood up a bit to let heat escape.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Urban_Indian »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do what i did
ceramic coat inside and out on turbine housing manifold DP & wg dumps then black headerwrap everything</TD></TR></TABLE>
which will help spool up time and flow a bit increasing efficiency and keeping the UHT down a bit
Are you talking about the heat-wrap or the "turbo blanket" that sits around the turbine housing? Both are definitely an option to help the underhood temps...but a very inexpensive way to reduce the UHT is to use spacers/washers on the hood hinges to kick up the windshield side of the hood up a bit to let heat escape.
or
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Urban_Indian »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do what i did
ceramic coat inside and out on turbine housing manifold DP & wg dumps then black headerwrap everything</TD></TR></TABLE>
which will help spool up time and flow a bit increasing efficiency and keeping the UHT down a bit
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Re: Thermo-tech turbo insulating kit??? (jz98ctr)
I appreciate all your guys input!!! And I have yet to put spacers on my hood hinges but that is a good idea so I may do that soon!!! But I also definately want to wrap my mani. and dp!!!
The Thermo Tec turbo insulating kit is not quite a blanket I don't believe-it looks more like a strip of adhesive wrap that goes directly on the exhaust side of the turbo housing that is also held on with some ss ties/clamps-but I'm not sure thats why I was asking!!! I have also seen those turbo blankets-and they look simple and effective but I just like that you get a lil more from thermo tec for 90 bux where as just the blanket on ebay is like 120 shipped!!!
The Thermo Tec turbo insulating kit is not quite a blanket I don't believe-it looks more like a strip of adhesive wrap that goes directly on the exhaust side of the turbo housing that is also held on with some ss ties/clamps-but I'm not sure thats why I was asking!!! I have also seen those turbo blankets-and they look simple and effective but I just like that you get a lil more from thermo tec for 90 bux where as just the blanket on ebay is like 120 shipped!!!
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Re: Thermo-tech turbo insulating kit??? (lscivic8.5)
or you can go with something like this
http://www.northeastcoatings.net
http://www.northeastcoatings.net
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Re: Thermo-tech turbo insulating kit??? (fishinfool88)
heat tape won't stick on a turbine housing. Besides, heat tape is made for reflectivity.
The turbo blankets are awesome.
The only coatings worth getting are HPC high temp coatings. No ceramic coat will last as long or look as good as an HPC coat.
Get a good turbo blanket and you won't be sorry. Your underhood temps will go WAY down. And then wrap your downpipe too.
The turbo blankets are awesome.
The only coatings worth getting are HPC high temp coatings. No ceramic coat will last as long or look as good as an HPC coat.
Get a good turbo blanket and you won't be sorry. Your underhood temps will go WAY down. And then wrap your downpipe too.
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Re: Thermo-tech turbo insulating kit??? (chimmike)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by chimmike »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">heat tape won't stick on a turbine housing. Besides, heat tape is made for reflectivity. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by chimmike »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The turbo blankets are awesome.</TD></TR></TABLE> they work pretty well
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by chimmike »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The only coatings worth getting are HPC high temp coatings. No ceramic coat will last as long or look as good as an HPC coat. </TD></TR></TABLE> Yes HPC's are nice and they have that almost polished look to them...but if you're gonna cover it with a blanket...who cares what it looks like? did you look at the coatings NEC has? They used to have that gold ceramic coating available like on that manifold on the top right of their homepage...but no longer Isht was the ****!
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by chimmike »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Get a good turbo blanket and you won't be sorry. Your underhood temps will go WAY down. And then wrap your downpipe too. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by chimmike »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The turbo blankets are awesome.</TD></TR></TABLE> they work pretty well
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by chimmike »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The only coatings worth getting are HPC high temp coatings. No ceramic coat will last as long or look as good as an HPC coat. </TD></TR></TABLE> Yes HPC's are nice and they have that almost polished look to them...but if you're gonna cover it with a blanket...who cares what it looks like? did you look at the coatings NEC has? They used to have that gold ceramic coating available like on that manifold on the top right of their homepage...but no longer Isht was the ****!
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by chimmike »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Get a good turbo blanket and you won't be sorry. Your underhood temps will go WAY down. And then wrap your downpipe too. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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Re: Thermo-tech turbo insulating kit??? (jz98ctr)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jz98ctr »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">or you can go with something like this
http://www.northeastcoatings.net</TD></TR></TABLE>
what's their turnaround time like?
http://www.northeastcoatings.net</TD></TR></TABLE>
what's their turnaround time like?
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