Drivetrain are there an cons using a turbo heat shield?
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You might take a look at WMW's turbo blanket.....it does the job and your valve cover will not melt. I run one of his blankets, the OEM heat shield, and an NM shield for daily driving, autocrosses, and track days. The blanket is designed to hit our turbos....not a generic blanket.
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Plus one on the Way Motor Works turbo blanket. a turbocharger is a heat engine, keeping the heat in it with lagging (insulation) is the best way to improve the efficiency of a turbocharger, it also helps keep the heat off of the rest of the turbocharger. you can expect a 20F temperature drop with the under hood temperature. the metal plate kind of heat shield, mostly just looks good.
http://www.waymotorworks.com/wmw-turbo-heat-shield.html
http://www.waymotorworks.com/wmw-turbo-heat-shield.html
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I'm another one for the 'more is better' approach. I ran a metal heat shield on my 08 for over 70k miles with no valve cover melting issues, because I retained the factory shield. I just installed a WMW blanket under the stock shield to try and control the heat better. I also installed a M7 metal shield over the top, mostly for aesthetics. So far, so good.
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