Fitting A Turbo Blanket

[seventytwo]

  BFHOON said:

you mean the hachi roku ae86. I had one but I crashed it.

Yea that one, they came out in 83 but they all get called 86's go figure. :fear (5):

[senna_T]

that's a common mistake for the 86, the one that gained fame from Initial D was the 86, the AE-86 Sprinter GT Apex edition had a LSD in it among a few other things, but they are an amazingly quick car for some unknown reason, bugger all power, just won't stop revving though

[Dagabond]

[TUFXRT6]

senna_T

I read from one of the box's for the turbo blankets that they should be taken off after use, due to the retention of heat.

When I can remember which company made the blanket I will look up the site for you.

AE86's are the greatest little buggers going round, they are now really starting cost some serious cash to buy.... probably because every one has crashed them drifting.

Regards

TUFXRT6

Edited 04/11/07 09:27 PM by TUFXRT6

[senna_T]

that's interesting TUFXRT6, if you can that would be great! I should probably read up on the Garrett web-site if anything, my original problem was how badly the standard heatshields work, can't help it I guess...

[BFHOON]

iv heard the same, somthing about metal fatigue and shortning the life of the turbo.

its on a post here somwhere too.

[senna_T]

well I couldn't find anything on the garret web-site, I'll leave it on and see how we go

[tab]

Would it really be such an issue with a water-cooled turbo?

[Ralph Wiggum]

  tab said:

Would it really be such an issue with a water-cooled turbo?

The metal fatigue and crystalization occurs in the exhaust housing if you leave blankets on when the turbo's red hot. The water travelling through the bearing housing doesnt have any effect on the temp in this area.

[tab]

Fair enough