Turbo blankets

Evo6Point5 · Dec 28, 2009, 05:27 AM

Hi guys, just wondering if anyone runs a turbo blanket on their evo and does it affect under bonnet temps at all?

We have similar weather to socal here, 40 degrees celsius in summer etc and the car gets pretty hot.. currently have a full race manifold and although it's wrapped, it does get the temps up a bit, especially when stuck in traffic etc..

Would adding a turbo blanket help to keep heat away from the radiator and the rest of the engine bay or is it more of a gimmick than a real use?

Sorry if it's been discussed before but did search and couldn't find anything.. cheers

SPIN2GST · Dec 28, 2009, 07:48 AM

This therad has some good information in it:

Buschur's dyno testing......never ends.

240Z TwinTurbo · Dec 28, 2009, 09:14 AM

By far the best that I have found and I have used their products on several projects and my own stuff as well. Not cheap, but highly effective.

http://www.atpwrap.com/html/alloyracing.html

A pair of 16G's on my old Z and a custom intake plenum cover because it sat above the exhaust manifold.

IndyEvoVIII · Dec 28, 2009, 10:19 AM

I have also been looking at those turbo blankets. That info in the Buschur thread was useful. Anyone else have any experience using one of these in more of a DD application?

boostedwrx · Dec 28, 2009, 05:08 PM

I sold a DEI Titanium Turbo Blanket to a dude on here - I wonder if he ever put it on. I'm a ceramic guy myself.

ct78155 · Dec 28, 2009, 05:13 PM

The DEI turbo blanket works VERY well.
I do ceramic coating for a living and have seen first hand that the blanket will stay cool to the touch even after a WOT pull. They work very well at holding heat inside the turbine housing where it belongs.......

The blanket I'm referring to is what Buschur sells.

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Carlos Tirado
Tirado Custom Coatings

n2oiroc · Dec 28, 2009, 09:18 PM

i ran the one that titan sells and it works great! wrapping would be my second choice. ceramic is useless imo.

JakeTheVIII · Dec 29, 2009, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n2oiroc

ceramic is useless imo.

Have you ever researched it? It's well worth it, not useless- regardless of your opinion about it.

I would say read this thread, but looks like most of the info got deleted.

http://forums.evolutionm.net/service...gs-tested.html

n2oiroc · Dec 29, 2009, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JakeTheVIII

Have you ever researched it? It's well worth it, not useless- regardless of your opinion about it.

I would say read this thread, but looks like most of the info got deleted.

http://forums.evolutionm.net/service...gs-tested.html

I have had parts coated before. Ceramic is great for looks and corrosion resistance but its nowhere near as good as a turbo blanket or wrap. How about a $1,000 bet? I hold my hand on my turbo blanket after a 1/4 mile run and you hold your hand over a ceramic coated turbine after a 1/4 mile run and whoever can keep their hand on The longest gets the money.

IndyEvoVIII · Dec 29, 2009, 04:43 PM

I would not say that ceramic coating is useless but I have to agree with 'n2oiroc' that blankets and wraps are way more heat resistant.

240Z TwinTurbo · Dec 29, 2009, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n2oiroc

I have had parts coated before. Ceramic is great for looks and corrosion resistance but its nowhere near as good as a turbo blanket or wrap. How about a $1,000 bet? I hold my hand on my turbo blanket after a 1/4 mile run and you hold your hand over a ceramic coated turbine after a 1/4 mile run and whoever can keep their hand on The longest gets the money.

I am with you as I think the coating is over rated for the money and cannot compete with a good solid insulated cover. With that said, if I had the money I would do both as the coating improves the bling factor. The pic below is of my buddies GT42R powered 280Z. Even with the coating you could not hold your hand over the turbine housing after hard runs, but with the ATP inconel cover it was not an issue. The difference in the ability of a turbo blanket to reduce radiant heat vs. coatings is night and day. I also used the inconel covers from ATP on the exhaust manifolds and turbine housing for a twinturbo ZR1 project I did many years back. It was amazing the ability of those covers to reduce under hood temps. I will try to dig up some pics and post.

chuntington101 · Dec 30, 2009, 04:42 AM

240Z Twin Turbo, i have seen a similar types of material to what you yused on your intake used to cover exhasut manifolds of WRC cars. They also use Inconel coated Ti manifolds i think! lol

How thick are the inconel turbo blankets?? they look really thin. just thinking if you could run coated housings with one of the inconel blankets and then a normal turbo blanket as well. That surley would be the untimate way to keep the heat in! lol

Chris.

Sharkbite2000 · Dec 30, 2009, 04:45 AM

I had one in trunk for about 2 month , I'm going to put it on one of these days

240Z TwinTurbo · Dec 30, 2009, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuntington101

How thick are the inconel turbo blankets?? they look really thin. just thinking if you could run coated housings with one of the inconel blankets and then a normal turbo blanket as well. That surley would be the untimate way to keep the heat in! lol

Chris.

The construction consists of a high temp fabric based material sandwiched between two layers of waffled inconel. I cannot remember the exact thickness, but I would guess ~3/16".

PAdutch · Dec 30, 2009, 07:06 AM

I know inconel is used in all types of industries where high temperatures are an issue. It is usually the best metal for these applications but is very expensive. I cant say from experience but I would imagine a Inconel blanket with a fabric insulator is quite effective.