Turbo blanket - necessary?

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Aug 28, 2008 | 03:14 AM

Vetal

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Turbo blanket - necessary?

I'm really tight on budget now and thus the question - is it really necessary, or boxing the housing in nice shiny polished steel box would do the trick? Or maybe just wrapping the housing with a headers thermo tape?

Aug 28, 2008 | 01:04 PM

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It's not a requirement to run a blanket, just do it to reduce under hood temps and increase the efficiency of the hot side of the turbo to help spool quicker.

Aug 28, 2008 | 01:27 PM

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But will it be CONSIDERABLY more effective than just a steel box?

Aug 28, 2008 | 01:32 PM

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You don't want a gap between the turbine housing and another object if you're trying to retain heat.. you don't want any heat dissapated, which is the point of a blanket, to contain the heat. A metal box WILL work more as a heatsink vs the blanket.

Aug 29, 2008 | 12:49 PM

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I thought if it wouldn't touch housing, it wouldn't work like a heatsink. And if it's polished inside, it would keep the heat inside. Or am I talking BS?