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Old Jul 13, 2018 | 09:26 PM
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No. Those aren't made for high temperatures, and they have glue mixed into the fibers that will burn. I like the looks of the wrap it moldable sheets these guys sell.
I would make something like this:
https://www.eliseparts.com/img/up/06...otus-8b402.jpg
then mold the insulation onto it, let it harden, then make another metallic cover for that.
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Old Jul 13, 2018 | 09:42 PM
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Or buy a turbo blanket
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Old Jul 14, 2018 | 07:03 AM
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I got the big box of foil.
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Old Jul 14, 2018 | 08:12 AM
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Old Jul 14, 2018 | 09:00 AM
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I can confirm.
Bump the exhaust housing after a drive. Turns skin crispy white.


I have touched a turbo blanket after a 20min Cruise a few good throttle blips.
It’s hot but didn’t loose finger tips. Lol
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Old Jul 14, 2018 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by 03sierraslt
I got the big box of foil.
Instead of a Japanese foil ball, You're going to make a Chinese foil blanket?!
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Old Jul 18, 2018 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Atomic
No way would I not use one, even if its a cheap one. I ran my setup without any wrap or blanket once before just around the block a couple times and the heat it put out when I opened the hood was incredible.
I have to second this. I'm sure your going to make as much or more power than I am. I have ALL of my hot pipes (including the driverside manifold) ceramic coated. Then I wrapped all of my hotpipes (minus the dr. manifold) in titanium header wrap. I also went all the way down my downpipe to the v-band. Just crusing around on an 80* day the hood is hot enough to cook an egg. And I have a HUGE blanket on mine. It is thick enough that I have to pull it off to get my oil cap off. LOL. So it is litterally just laying on top of the turbo.

Any one that is not wrapping and covering turbos is not making much power or they have huge holes in the top of their hoods to cool stuff down. If I make a real hit off of anything over 14-15psi I can still see my turbo manifold glowing red through the cracks in the header wrap.
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Old Jul 18, 2018 | 02:41 PM
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Our of curiosity, would there be a material to make your own "heavier duty" turbo blanket?

AL foil has a melting point of ~1200* so that's not a good option. What about Ti Foil? Or a ceramic insulation? Some ceramic insulation I deal with are good for 2,200*-2,500* constant.
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Old Jul 18, 2018 | 02:46 PM
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Oh I’ll be running a blanket and wrapping my downpipe and crossover. You guys wrapping your manifolds also?
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Old Jul 18, 2018 | 03:56 PM
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Yes. Wrap everything. I double wrapped all my pipes and double sleeved plug wires and still melted some.
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