Blackbird

Starting to read up on these. First red flag I see is one maker recommends not using it for a daily driver, saying when you park the car the blanket works so well retaining the heat that you start cooking the oil and such and as a result shorten the life of the turbo.

From the website.....
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As these Blankets are designed to retain heat within the turbo, it is recommended that the blanket be removed for vehicle "Garaging" as retaining the heat without the water/oil circulation may cause long term reduced life for the turbo (this is particularly relevant when used with non-water cooled plain bearing units.
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What do you experts think?

Reason I ask is that there is no doubt with the STS it spools quicker when warmed up. From my testing it's about a 400rpm difference. I can live with it but if there is something easy with no negative effects I can do to make it more consistent I would like to do it.

CHRISPY

With an STS kit I wouldnt think you'd have to worry as the temps are so low to start with plus the oil goes a long way in each direction.

I think it's a good idea, give it a shot. Did you wrap your Ypipe and int pipe already?

Blackbird

no, haven't done anything. wanted to see how things worked first before mucking with it.

sb427f-car

My guess would be that if you have proper oil draining and you let it cycle after hard/spirited use, you should be ok. Obviously what is of most concern is the oil cooking on the thrust surfaces and carbonizing. Though, it was something I was curious about myself, as wraping headers to keep temps down underhood and in the exhaust.

KissMySSo1

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It's a good idea. Turbo will spool quicker because the blanket is keeping the heat in the exaust side.

smokinHawk

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your not wraping the center section which holds the bearings, just the exhaust section
should be fine.

Blackbird

good point smokin.

I may just give this a try.

CHRISPY

I think you should. It'd be interesting to see the results

Avengeance

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Heath.. if it was me Id wrap everything... retain as much as possible... including a turbo blanket.

Blackbird

afraid to wrap the exhaust. wont it rust out?
if not I may go for it.

Avengeance

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Nahh... people wrap exhaust parts all the time.. headers and such. It wouldnt hurt at all to wrap all of it.

This would be interesting to see if it does make any kind of a dent in lag time.

CHRISPY

I'd definitely wrap the Ypipe and intermediate pipe, you wouldnt have to worry at all especially if it is stainless

JZ 97 SS 1500

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Turbo blanket does work good. We use them on ALL our kits.

Turbo Blanket click

Jose

Blackbird

guess I will have to save my pennys then.

now how big a difference is there between the $140 blanket vs this?

http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...82&prmenbr=361

if this is just as good as the blanket I could then use the $40 saved to buy wrap for the exhaust itself.

KissMySSo1

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It will perform better and keep your engine compartment temps down.

JZ 97 SS 1500

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The blanket uses a flame resistent inner liner and has ceramic beads in it. Very trick, its a hot item right now that we are selling to the Supra crowd. Heck I have 2 that I keep for my SS...hehe

Jose

Blackbird

hmmm ok, now the blanket doesn't look to be as much of a one size fits all deal.
yet I don't see anywhere to choose the size of turbo I have. how does this work?

Kiss - could care less about under the hood temps, I am one of those STS losers

JZ 97 SS 1500

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The blanket is for T3 or T4 turbos, we carry both versions. But I only advertise the T4 version.

Jose

Blackbird

So would either of those fit what I have?
I have what STS calls a GT67

JZ 97 SS 1500

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Yeah its a T4...thats the standard in turbocharging.