David Floyd

A year is about as long as I have run wrapped before replacing, the wrap tends to degrade around that length of time, all is fresh wrapped now as I just installed a new turbo.

And yes... it should help the turbo do it's business

Perry 951

I wrapped my downpipe but was not creative enough to wrap the turbine like this. Leave it to Wayne to show us right. Next time my turbo is out, this mod is going in.

I can't add much more than David about this.. however, I'm convinced it helps spool up. I ran my cheater 26/8 with them unwrapped and wrapped, and with no other changes, it spooled a little quicker and my temps in the engine bay were lower.

jwl

I wraped the turbo, down pipe, and x-over. Plan on another 500 break in miles and see how it spools

mark944turbo

Those hose clamps holding the wrap on are going to be TOAST.

David Floyd

They work fine, it comes with the wrap

hosrom_951

Dave: Not always, but they are cheap, they cost $10 for a pack of clamps 9containing 4 or so).

Superloaf: after hard driving, i can literally put my hand on the x-over pipe (from under the car) and feel some slight warmth to it. This shouldn't be done without wraps/coating at all

Alpine951

If you have it wrapped do you still use the heat shield on the brake booster or forget about it since the turbine is wrapped?

David Floyd

I am one to delete what ever I can... but I leave the brake booster shield on and even have it Jet-Hot coated Sterling, looks great.

Don't want to risk losing the brakes.

ibkevin

We used a glass cloth gasket for the gas side of boiler (100 psi) fronts, very similar to hosroms, except ours had an interwoven wire fabric rienforcement. Sounds like a good homework project!

ibkevin

What kit did you guys use or reccommend? Summit has kits in the $50-70 range.

Matt H

I removed the booster heat shield and the water cooling side of the turbo.

BTW, the NPT fittings, the threads are too tall and they get "cut down" as you turn the fitting into the turbo, feels strange but it works.
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