Ok - might be a stupid question, but is it safe to unbolt the bolts on the turbo to install the heat shield? Do they require thread lock or anything?

Thanks in advance

 

nope, i took my whole turbo apart the other day...

as long as you dont' half ___ it you should be fine.

make sure you bolt everything properly!

oh btw. you can make a heatshield for a turbo using a stainless steal cooking pot that is cut in half.

=D

 

not a bad idea... but i want one that looks as good as the rest of the engine bay lol

 

That's really heavy. You can go find sheet metal at Home Depot and do the same.

 

http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?p=854993 that looks pretty damn fine to me..

 

eh, i bought sheet metal for the manifold already but the turbo im still going to do the pot thing...