How important is the turbo/brake fluid reservoir heat sield?
06-13-2007, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by LFA951
I tried putting it in, but it is too wide in the center, the intake is too tight and either the brake fluid reservoir has to come off or the intake to get it all the way down.. just gonna leave it like it is for now....
06-13-2007, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by nize
awesome! i think i'm gonna remove mine too since the porsche engineers obviously don't know what they're doing! thanks for your expert advice !
06-13-2007, 04:49 PM
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4 pages on a heat shield?
It was designed to be that way, as well as many other factory wastegates from other makes and models.
Originally Posted by tedwright
. . .and don't act like the Porsche engineers are gods. If you have ever removed your factory wastegate you would know that there was at least one retard working in Stuttgart when your car was engineered.
06-13-2007, 06:55 PM
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What's wrong with the stock wastegate, twenty years ago, it was unique...oh well, I noticed that now with the heat shield on, the reservoir is less than half as hot...
06-13-2007, 06:56 PM
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Unique maybe....
But the engineers at porsche designed it to drop boost at certain rpms, same applies for turbo audi's, vw's and many import tuner cars.
But the engineers at porsche designed it to drop boost at certain rpms, same applies for turbo audi's, vw's and many import tuner cars.
06-13-2007, 07:09 PM
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. . .and don't act like the Porsche engineers are gods. If you have ever removed your factory wastegate you would know that there was at least one retard working in Stuttgart when your car was engineered.
06-13-2007, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by hosrom_951
Unique maybe....
But the engineers at porsche designed it to drop boost at certain rpms, same applies for turbo audi's, vw's and many import tuner cars.
But the engineers at porsche designed it to drop boost at certain rpms, same applies for turbo audi's, vw's and many import tuner cars.
06-14-2007, 01:52 AM
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My question is, does the brake fluid circulate through the whole system as you use the brakes????
I'm under the impression that it doesn't.... therefore the fluid at the calipers could be cool while the reservoir is hot - or vice versa.
Thing is, any way you slice it, heating up the brake fluid is bad, you can't argue that. And when you remove that shield, you are letting more heat towards the brake fluid. It may be a negligable difference, but how much $$$$ do most of you dump into mods on your cars that make a negligable difference?
I'm sure lots of guys run without it, but doesn't it just makes sense to run WITH it????
I'm under the impression that it doesn't.... therefore the fluid at the calipers could be cool while the reservoir is hot - or vice versa.
Thing is, any way you slice it, heating up the brake fluid is bad, you can't argue that. And when you remove that shield, you are letting more heat towards the brake fluid. It may be a negligable difference, but how much $$$$ do most of you dump into mods on your cars that make a negligable difference?
I'm sure lots of guys run without it, but doesn't it just makes sense to run WITH it????
06-14-2007, 02:42 AM
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it's been deleted on my car and i'm wondering if i should put it back (i'd have to get a new turbo-pump hose because the existing one is too short).
06-14-2007, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by LFA951
I noticed that now with the heat shield on, the reservoir is less than half as hot...
06-14-2007, 02:57 PM
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i'm going to remove all the heat shields on the car. yeah ! that should make it much easier to work on the car, remove unnecessary weight, and improve reliability, performance, and gas mileage !
06-14-2007, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by nize
i'm going to remove all the heat shields on the car. yeah ! that should make it much easier to work on the car, remove unnecessary weight, and improve reliability, performance, and gas mileage !
