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Old 08-18-2008, 02:19 PM
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anyone ever use header wrap on your turbo? i have a pte 88 and was thinking of wrapping it with some 2inch header wrap for a nice clean look. anyone try this? any thoughts? advice?
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I'd get a turbo blanket and just wrap the hotparts, if they aren't already...
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hot parts wrapped, i just think some layers of exhaust wrap will hold more heat in then a blanket
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hot parts wrapped, i just think some layers of exhaust wrap will hold more heat in then a blanket
A good blanket will hold in the heat. They are about a 1/2 inch thick.
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Our blanket does hold some big time heat in. It will help for sure.
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That it does for sure, we use the one from FI on Dave's GTO and its unbelievable how well it works.
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how much is the blanket for a pt88 t4 jose?
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also st-80 t6 if their is one?
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