Turbo Blanket?
06-13-2007 | 07:14 PM
#21
Originally Posted by thunder550
My understanding of Parish's post is that as long as you had some off-boost time before you pulled in to the parking lot that a cool-down period would not be needed. The only time it's necessary to let the engine idle and the turbo cool off is when you rag on it and come to a stop right afterwards. When I am driving around on the street I am rarely into boost, especially when I am driving through a parking lot trying to find a place to park. The time you spend idling or driving out of boost is generally plenty of time for the turbo to cool down.
if you floor your truck across the parking lot and then skid to a stop while shuting it off then you would probably mess them up
with todays synthetic oils cooking the oil is prety tuff to do. seems like it is good to 400deg before it starts cooking. the exhaust side of the turbo on the fairmont was around 400deg while doing a run on the dyno and much cooler just sitting there idleing.
06-13-2007 | 07:18 PM
#23
i haven't heard of anyone talking of a performance increase from blankets. it just helps keep the rest of everything under your hood happy. my wheel well melted and i was worried about my master cylinder. now i can put my hand right on the blanket after doing a run. they really work well.
there might be a slight performance increase if your airfilters are sucking under hood air and are able to get cooler air.
there might be a slight performance increase if your airfilters are sucking under hood air and are able to get cooler air.
06-14-2007 | 08:10 AM
#24
Originally Posted by parish8
i haven't heard of anyone talking of a performance increase from blankets. it just helps keep the rest of everything under your hood happy. my wheel well melted and i was worried about my master cylinder. now i can put my hand right on the blanket after doing a run. they really work well.
there might be a slight performance increase if your airfilters are sucking under hood air and are able to get cooler air.
there might be a slight performance increase if your airfilters are sucking under hood air and are able to get cooler air.
What about for rear mount turbos? Will it help to reduce lag and spool faster?
06-14-2007 | 08:44 AM
#25
Originally Posted by vanillagorilla
Turbo timers are a bad idea around here with all the theft. Most alarms now have turbo timers built in and to me it just seems like another means of being vulnerable. So you leave your truck running for 2-5min and you lock the doors and walk away. 
There's nothing wrong with having a turbo timer. They've been used for years and years with no issues.
06-14-2007 | 08:50 AM
#26
Originally Posted by Sleeper04
What about for rear mount turbos? Will it help to reduce lag and spool faster?
I agree with Parish in that if you are just driving along not in boost after you were just 'in it to win it', it's cooling down. Idling for a minute doesn't hurt, let's the oil cycle through. If you have concerns, a turbo blanket, an oil cooler, HIGH QUALITY OIL (synthetic), and a turbo timer can all be your best friends.
06-14-2007 | 09:22 AM
#27
Originally Posted by ChevyThunder17
Since the turbo is already under the truck, it gets a good amount of air blowing past it to help cool it down.
06-14-2007 | 10:33 AM
#28
No problem. Considering there is about 8ft of piping before the turbo, I don't think the blanket is going to really do much if anything. You could tune for a leaner idle which would bring up the exhaust temps. Just a thought.
06-14-2007 | 11:47 AM
#29
Originally Posted by ChevyThunder17
You could tune for a leaner idle which would bring up the exhaust temps. Just a thought.
Wrap all your pipes too if you haven't already.Getting around the whole e-brake/brake pedal thing is easy when by-passing an alarm. Snip snip.
06-14-2007 | 12:22 PM
#30
Originally Posted by vanillagorilla
Getting around the whole e-brake/brake pedal thing is easy when by-passing an alarm. Snip snip.
Just because the engine is running doesn't make it any easier to steal.