Heat Shield, Header Wrap, and engine bay cooling
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Heat Shield, Header Wrap, and engine bay cooling
Hi folks,
Ever since installing the excellent Ptuning turbo kit my engine bay's been running warmer than usual, to the point where I definitely want to do something to bring the situation under wraps by next Spring. The directly-exposed metal of the headers radiates heat into my engine bay, warming it up and sapping a tiny bit of power as well (that's the theory, anyway). Even that doesn't really concern me though, the car's powerful enough now, it's more about doing things right.
What's the best way of taking care of this, and if that's impractical, then what's the practical way?
Thank you for any wisdom you can impart.
Ever since installing the excellent Ptuning turbo kit my engine bay's been running warmer than usual, to the point where I definitely want to do something to bring the situation under wraps by next Spring. The directly-exposed metal of the headers radiates heat into my engine bay, warming it up and sapping a tiny bit of power as well (that's the theory, anyway). Even that doesn't really concern me though, the car's powerful enough now, it's more about doing things right.
What's the best way of taking care of this, and if that's impractical, then what's the practical way?
Thank you for any wisdom you can impart.
Last edited by johnmk; 09-18-2012 at 08:09 PM. Reason: * The pun was unintentional, I swear.
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Heat wrap on the header isn't a bad idea. They do also sell heat shields that cover the turbo. Both products should help. Turbos generate a LOT of heat. The header wrap will be difficult to do with the header on but it is possible. Obviously I recommend you do the wrap after the car has been sitting for a long time. Wouldn't want you to get burned after all.
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We just did some testing with the heatshield products stuff. Check our our FB page for the full write-up.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dezod-...c/101339374669
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dezod-...c/101339374669
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That is the same end result as wrapping. It MAY yield higher heat reduction as a whole compared to wrap, but will cost more $ in doing so.
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