Do turbo blankets work?
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Do turbo blankets work?
I have been debating on running a turbo blanket but was wondering what the advantages are. I know keeping heat out of the engine bay is one. I also heard someone saying it would spool faster. Has anyone tested one back to back to see a difference in spool time.
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Most of the advantage is heat. ALOT less of it under the hood.
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I have one on my car that I got from Forced Inductions. My exhaust housing is very close to the plastic shroud on my fan. The blanket actually has a cut in it from the fan. There are no signs of heat damage at all. Very pleased...
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Anyone know how much difference there is between a coated exh side and using a blanket? My 101 is coated and i have heard that it works very well also. My setup will be very similar to the firebirds setup..
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Coating will keep you in the 800-1000 deg range coming off the housing, if its swaintech. A blanket will keep you around 300deg. BIG difference....also ours is not the cheap garbage blankets with the metal mesh liner, so they will stay together for the long haul.