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So I have the turbo installed on the car now, and damn it gets hot. Will a turbo blanket really help with my under hood temps, or should I spend $100 on a BMC heat shield?
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I have both, and they do the job. A turbo blanket does reduce the heat coming off the turbo by a significant amount. nd don't spend 100$ on a bmc shield, its just a piece of metal. You can get one on eBay for 40$ or something. Both of those together should be more than sufficient in protecting your bmc. I run both, and am happy with it.
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Can the blanket affect the performance of the turbo?
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s14tilo wrote:Can the blanket affect the performance of the turbo?
In theory, yes.
It traps the heat inside of the exhaust housing, causing the air to expand. This expansion of air causes the turbo to spool faster. It also allows the cold side to stay colderlrallowing a denser mixture of air to fuel; increasing power.
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How hot does your cold side get? Just after warming up my car and driving it hard a few miles even the cold side was almost too hot to tuch
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sounds right. id just get a cheap blanket off ebay and some sheet metal from home depot racing to make up a shield. the blankets are kinda consumables, seem to break down after a few years and that was with a name brand one. ill keep buying them, well worth it.
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Just ordered one off of amazon for $51

Did some looking around and found some FAQ's on a website

http://www.ptpturboblankets.com/faqs.php

very basic, but may help someone else that searches
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Thermal Zero is close to me, he makes everything in house in Cincinnati. Cool guy, I stopped in as I needed a "custom" blanket for my ATP T25 EWG-44 housing. Turned out great for a good price.

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Yes, Blanket's do break down over the span of several years. The fiberglass material gets cooked and frays.
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The blankets do get frayed. They are the best option for heat isolation though.

You can mitigate the damage to the blanket via ceramic coating, although that will fade away as well.
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Im running a Thermal Zero blankie! Along with a Circuit sports BMC Heat shield...... To me its a requirement for top mount turbo set-ups!

Blanket smoked a little at first, (just like downpipe wrap), but went away in a day. Under hood Temps dropped Massively! Ahh the smell! :)

Just make sure you be careful about spilling oil on it. It will become a wick and burn!

As for cold side heat problems? Highest mine got with daily driving and idle was 98-110*. For Full Boost Driving? you don't wanna know... Haha!.... I have since Fabbed up a Intercooler Water Sprayer using some garden misting nozzles from "home ofpot" and a Universal Windshield Washer Spray kit from ACI. (this has been done may times online as a cheap mod). Made a huge difference in Heat soak temps using water, and water with rubbing alcohol, and ICE cubes as well..... Im sure its nothing like a CO2 kit tho... But that can also be made DIY.



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^^ got any links to this hood rat misting setup. i dig ghetto mods.

EDIT i apologize, that was found with a quick google.


i bought that PTP blanket prob 4 years ago b4 all the cheapies came out. im about ready for another.
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Here ya go. Im still trying to remember the C02 DIY kit link also. But for the water sprayer I swapped for the low pressure adjustible misting fogger nozzles with 1/4" barb. Digg irrigation part number 7795BB 2GPH. It sprays finer mist saving water and covering more area.

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I really need to invest in a turbo blanket and wrap my dp.. its eating the paint off my brake lines and that catn be good :cool:
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Looks like I need a turbo blanket!
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down here in fl after sitting in traffic for a while my engine started to get hot not over heat but gauge moved from middle. I used to not have a blanket and dp wrap. after blanket and wrap even after long driving and sitting in traffic temp stays good. def worth every penny
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Got mine in today. Springs didnt come with it, took a trip to lowes racing
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sweeeeet! Take before and after pics of how its mounted
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Yeah for real I have just a Circuit sport BMC I got for no more then 38$ best investment especially because of my brake lines and top mount turbo and my DP is heat wrapped haha! And I definitely want to get a Turbo blanket because it is so worth like everyone says.
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I had blanket on my Turbo set up on my TC..

Temps in the bay were reduced a nice amount after putting it on.
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Is there any serious cons or dangers to running a turbo blanket? Can they be flammable if say some oil were to spill on them?
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On youtube ive seen heat wrap catch on fire with extreme heat on the dyno (like glowing white kind of heat)

Ive heard if they wick up oil they can be flammable
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oh yeah been in a drift car that caught fire from oil on wrap.
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I'm ordering one now..lol. I read years ago on how it helps the turbo but never really wanted one. This site gives good feedback..thanks guys.
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Two-Tone wrote:Is there any serious cons or dangers to running a turbo blanket? Can they be flammable if say some oil were to spill on them?
lol i spewed oil all over mine, thing smoked for quite awhile. yes it could have caught on fire, dont pour oil on it =)

they are a great hand saver when in the engine bay working on stuff, they still get really hot, much less than a bare turbo though
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Two-Tone wrote:Is there any serious cons or dangers to running a turbo blanket? Can they be flammable if say some oil were to spill on them?
lol i spewed oil all over mine, thing smoked for quite awhile. yes it could have caught on fire, dont pour oil on it =)

they are a great hand saver when in the engine bay working on stuff, they still get really hot, much less than a bare turbo though
Oh gosh, not sure if I can justify the risk of having one. haha My friend told me a story about how one his old KA-T 240sx's burned down on the freeway on its first test drive because one of the oil lines some how leaked out a bit of oil on some heat wrap.
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shift_down wrote:I have both, and they do the job. A turbo blanket does reduce the heat coming off the turbo by a significant amount. nd don't spend 100$ on a bmc shield, its just a piece of metal. You can get one on eBay for 40$ or something. Both of those together should be more than sufficient in protecting your bmc. I run both, and am happy with it.
I took an old license plate and bent it around the BMC. Job done.
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8-bit wrote:I took an old license plate and bent it around the BMC. Job done.

that will work if you dont plan to track your car. Ive seen people turned away from both autox and drift organizations for plate sheilds, as crazy as that sounds. they require a heat sheild if the turbo is on the same side as the brakes, but say that the paint on the plate is flamable. lol. i just grabbed a scrap peice of sheet metal and bent one up.
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8-bit wrote:I took an old license plate and bent it around the BMC. Job done.

that will work if you dont plan to track your car. Ive seen people turned away from both autox and drift organizations for plate sheilds, as crazy as that sounds. they require a heat sheild if the turbo is on the same side as the brakes, but say that the paint on the plate is flamable. lol. i just grabbed a scrap peice of sheet metal and bent one up.
could use aluminum flashing from the hardware store if they give you grief over a license plate, its a cheap alternative. also good for ducting your radiator =)
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sdaigle240 wrote:
8-bit wrote:I took an old license plate and bent it around the BMC. Job done.

that will work if you dont plan to track your car. Ive seen people turned away from both autox and drift organizations for plate sheilds, as crazy as that sounds. they require a heat sheild if the turbo is on the same side as the brakes, but say that the paint on the plate is flamable. lol. i just grabbed a scrap peice of sheet metal and bent one up.
could use aluminum flashing from the hardware store if they give you grief over a license plate, its a cheap alternative. also good for ducting your radiator =)

yeah, i actually used galvanized for my ducting so i could tack it. just a heads up though... in both cases the drivers drove long distances and were not alloud to drive untill fixed. even a worm clamp on a fuel line club loose would turn u away for.
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