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Old 07-14-2008, 04:33 PM
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What are you turbo guys using to combat underhood heat. Turbo shield? if so what kind. What about intake pipe wrap?http://www.thermalsound.com/products.asp?cat=49
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http://www.forcedinductions.com/product7.htm

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If thats your car with the ss hood I seen guys drill out the ram air vents to push air on top of the motor i wont do it but it seem to work. Or a cowl hood would help
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Nothing..... and ive never had a problem................and mines close to the hood.
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Do you run A/C?
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Originally Posted by bboyferal
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Do you run A/C?
If you where asking me, yes I still have A.C.

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nope i think hes talking about NA$TY, and no NASTY does not have a/c...he just has one biggg *** turbo lol
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lol, yeah,

I used to overheat, my alternator would start dying, and my electronics would dampen running A/C in traffic.

The turbo blanket, along with opening up the cowl all along the back of the hood and other things, helped tremendously.


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according to Dr. Turbo of Forced Inductions

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....3&postcount=16
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i used overheating as an excuss to buy a sunoco hood



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