insulating wrap
 

my radiator hose charge pipes are really close to my turbo, i was thinking i should wrap that ---- with some of that metallic lookin insulation stuff, is this a bad idea? do they sell this for cars or should i got to the local home depot

Re: insulating wrap
 

It is a good idea to wrap the heat sensitive parts. A lot better than trying to wrap the turbo and manifold as the wrap usually doesn't last very long on a 800°C turbo

Re: insulating wrap
 

this is the part i was thinking about tryin to wrap
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Re: insulating wrap
 

Should be fine. I have all my oil lines, power steering lines and brake lines that run on the exhaust side of my car wrapped in fiberglass insulation

Re: insulating wrap
 

Check Hiperparts on ebay, they sell this 1" thick X 100' roll of reflective thermal insulation, than a layer of exhaust wrap and then it has some adhesive on the back of it, I used it on my upper charge piping and under my hood

It was like $13 and is absolutely ------- perfect

Re: insulating wrap
 

what you should do is make a small gauge steel heatshield and bolt it to that hf mani using the 2 holes for the stock heatshield. Not only will your charge piping stay cooler itll bring your underhood temps down also