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Old 06-06-2013, 11:51 AM
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looking for a turbo blanket for my s480 what are you guys running or recommend? why are some $50 and some $250 ?
Old 06-06-2013, 12:24 PM
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I got the cheapest one on eBay for $40. I figure even if I go through a few of them it's better than spending $250 on one. It's held up great so far, but I only have ~500 miles on it.
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Ive got the cheap one off frozen boost and it looks like a 300# man wearing a medium shirt... just saying.. haha..

it was $35 or so . but it does trap a ton of heat.
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I bought one of the expensive ones a while back, not wanting to go cheap and get something that was going to fall apart. The expensive one burned up in only a few months, anyway... Been using the $40 ebay blankets ever since and haven't had a problem yet.
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Ive put over 15,000 miles on mine and its still doin its thing.
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Originally Posted by nonnieselman
Ive got the cheap one off frozen boost and it looks like a 300# man wearing a medium shirt... just saying.. haha..

it was $35 or so . but it does trap a ton of heat.
i didnt see a t6 one on frozen boost only t3 or t4.
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Thats what i was saying.. i got the T4 one and its got some skin showing.
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lmao i see, you got to post a pic of this 300lber in a medium shirt .
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I think mine is made by ptp on eBay? I don't know if I have had it on long enough to provide input about the quality but the eBay auction had a video of them hitting the blanket with a lazer thermometer after multiple dyno pulls. Pretty impressive results IMO
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ummm.......... well... lemme see what i can do

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