turbo beanie

[paulmac]

Hi has anyone got or recommend a turbo heatshield/beanie that fits around the turbo hotside. My turbo is a hybrid with a kkk26 hotside, any ideas

[AndyP]

I use this one:-

http://www.owendevelopments.co.uk/products/product-detail.asp?prodId=198&catId=27&subId=-1

Fits well and makes a big difference.

[K Simmonds]

What a good idea, never seen them before. How well do you rekon the GT30 one would fit a K26?

[andy10v]

Fits well and makes a big difference.

In what way?

[paulmac]

The reason im after one is the bonnets gets way to hot,paint turning yellow at vents, im sure this will help.

[AndyP]

In what way?

Underbonnet temps. They also claim that by keeping the hotside hot, it aids gas flow and therefore reduces lag. I can't say as I noticed this, but even when the turbo is screaming hot you can still touch the blanket. I can't run a std airbox on mine so I'm doing as much as I can to isolate the turbo from the air intake, and this was a good first step.

[andy10v]

Cool, thanks.

[Rusty]

I made a heat shield that bolts to the existing heat shield and covers the hot side and shields the airbox too. It cost me £5 for the metal off eBay and a jigsaw blade... here's a linky.