If you where going to make a heat shield what kind of metal to use?
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If you where going to make a heat shield what kind of metal to use?
i'm thinking about making a heat shield to surround my intake from the turbo cause my engine bay is really hot. what kind of metal should u use? Aluminum or something else? any useful input would be nice 
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Re: If you where going to make a heat shield what kind of metal to use? (stealthteg)
Gold.
errrrr...Aluminum would work fine, the idea is just to block the radiant heat, so really, any material would work well.
errrrr...Aluminum would work fine, the idea is just to block the radiant heat, so really, any material would work well.
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Re: If you where going to make a heat shield what kind of metal to use? (stealthteg)
Stainless steel..... It doesn't absorb heat very well, so it won't transfer heat to the other side well either. But Stainless steel is tough to work with and bend. If you're not good at metal working, use Aluminum. there wouldn't be all that much of a performance difference anyway.
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