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    Turbo heat shield?

    Saw this browsing eBay, wondering if it's a scam:
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DEI-0...99710731483265
    MRT
    37.5 MPG, AC on, cruising at 80.
    30.0 MPG, AC on, aggressively driving around 90.
    27.5 MPG, no AC, cruising at 90 with occasional gridlock. 40 degrees Fahrenheit

    Lots of DIY videos specifically for our car

    Get some awesome wipers! <-- It's a DIY
    Originally posted by Tippey764
    I think driving your car naked will cause the engine to overheat
    Originally posted by deevergote
    sneaky motherfucker
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    #2
    isn't heat the main killer of turbos?? it looks like that heat shield would just cook the turbo.. fast.

    (i know NOTHING about turbos)
    Originally posted by deevergote
    These cars will never be the best at anything, but they're pretty damn good at everything.

    92ex CB7<-SOLD 93ex CB9shiftingshift73C10

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      #3
      DEI is the same company that makes header wrap... so the product is legit.

      Yes, heat kills turbos... but heat is also energy. Keeping the heat in the
      "hot" side of a turbo would essentially work the same as keeping heat in the header... it will help maintain velocity. I don't know if that would do damage or not, as it's not insulating the center portion of the turbo, where the bearings are.






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        #4
        Way off topic, but I thought turbos had to have oil bearings? I recall reading that since they spin so fast, that a normal bearing would explode.
        MRT
        37.5 MPG, AC on, cruising at 80.
        30.0 MPG, AC on, aggressively driving around 90.
        27.5 MPG, no AC, cruising at 90 with occasional gridlock. 40 degrees Fahrenheit

        Lots of DIY videos specifically for our car

        Get some awesome wipers! <-- It's a DIY
        Originally posted by Tippey764
        I think driving your car naked will cause the engine to overheat
        Originally posted by deevergote
        sneaky motherfucker

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          #5
          Speed Unlimited is real close to my house, and well overpriced.
          I am pretty sure you can find a quality one elsewhere.
          MadLab Racing
          Southern Maryland

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            #6
            The turbo blanket does contain the heat better just on the turbo but when you look around its more of a bling and not performance thing. Back then everyone use to run a turbo blanket but now its just way to overpriced and not worth what it costs. Invest in something else would be my opinion.

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