http://www.twinsturbo.com/imag...2.jpg anyone think this is a good idea??

 

i think its a good idea.. it should help reduce overall engine bay temps by keeping exhaust temps where they belong..

http://www.twinsturbo.com/prod....html - at $325 is quite pricey.. but if to purchase something like that, i'd like it to be good quality and not create problems.. looks like at this time they don't offeranything other than T-4 series tangential turbine housing with V-band clamp .70 A/R and .81 A/R

 

but keeping in the heat on a turbo itself, wouldnt that make it reach higher peak heat temps and more prone to cracking? plus after driving a while, wouldn't intake temps prior to IC be significantly hotter?

 

i think it's better to get a heat sink instead of heat shields. that way the heat goes to the heatsink away from the manifold and turbine housing.

you can actually make your own heat shield out of a sheet of aluminum. that's what i did, cheaper and it's effective too.

 

summit sells generic ones for like $70 so does DEI

although I don't think they are the same material (Inconel) same **** nasa uses in the shuttle, but the generic ones should work well too.

 

would you need to run the turbo timer longer with this thing on?

 

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That is exactly what I was thinking... Your turbo would be cookin oil like a ************

 

i bet that is no good for the turbo's seals and bearings, imagine how hot that cast gets! i'd rather sacrafice a little ambient air temperature to have my turbo last longer. I think some sort of head deflector/shield would be better all around, get it to divert the air towards the ground where the wind will take it away.(I know hot air rises but with the air coming through the grill it's possible to get it to flow down)

 

i know im with you guys..i would think it would jack up your turbo but they say audi and a couple other le mans teams use it....so it has to work right?

 

well the way I see it, your turbo is going to get hot as **** anyways, all this does is to block the heat from radiating into the engine bay.

that shield comes with the Hytech RSX turbo kit as well.

think about this guys, nasa uses it in the shuttle and all other types of projects, Those metals expierience much more heat than our turbo will ever, and they hold up fine.

 

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Yeah... for a race

 

bottom line is that if I had $325 for that piece it would be on my turbo in a heartbeat. Guess ill try the cheapy $70 one from DEI or summit

 

i don't know. I have no proof either way but it just seems to me that it would work just like a aircooled motor. the cooler the ambient air that is in contact with the turbo would cool it. By wrapping it in a "diaper" it's gonna trap that air and cook that think. Just like a pizza bag that keeps them warm, even to hot to touch sometimes. LOL