Want your Turbo Fried or Baked Well Done??

warp2diesel · **Posted:** Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:41 am

http://www.horsepowerinabox.com/HPIAB2/category60_1.htm
Not on my CRD

journeyjim · **Posted:** Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:31 pm

warp2diesel wrote:

http://www.horsepowerinabox.com/HPIAB2/category60_1.htm
Not on my CRD

Maybe it's for when you are running around the Artic, like in the old jeep commercial with the polar bear? :CAMPING:

CRDMiller · **Posted:** Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:34 pm

What the hell guys

Turbos work by the expansion of heated exhaust gasses, as they cool they expand in the volute, this causes the turbine to rotate.

The exact thing that makes turbo engines efficient is that they recycle some of the rejected heat and re use to make power. Such as overcoming pumping losses, reducing the work the engine has to spend getting a intake charge.

"Keeping heat in the turbo" is not bad. Usually keeping heat out of your engine bay is good. Keeping heat moving into and out of the turbo is great. (as long as it's the hot side)

Since we have a vgt, the only thing this would do is possibly reduce heat in the bay. But there's nothing wrong with it.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:26 pm

Those blankets are NICE.... They prevent a lot of fires and help with thermal efficiency

geordi · **Posted:** Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:11 am

Would we really gain anything performance-wise from those, and what about the risk of melting the turbo?

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:40 am

geordi wrote:

Would we really gain anything performance-wise from those, and what about the risk of melting the turbo?

Unless you lived somewhere super cold, I doubt you would see a performance improvement. It's main use in heavy equipment is for fire protection...

journeyjim · **Posted:** Sat Jan 23, 2010 2:22 am

What I would be worried about, it residual heat, after shut down. I under stand that hotter a diesel the better, but a shut down, I don't want a lot of heat setting in on that turbo, I all ways let it run now just to make sure it's cooler, with that blanket would want some kind of gauge for the heat. :CAMPING:

UFO · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:48 pm

journeyjim wrote:

What I would be worried about, it residual heat, after shut down. I under stand that hotter a diesel the better, but a shut down, I don't want a lot of heat setting in on that turbo, I all ways let it run now just to make sure it's cooler, with that blanket would want some kind of gauge for the heat. :CAMPING:

This is the trade off to blanketing the turbo. More efficiency, less reliability.

warp2diesel · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:45 pm

UFO wrote:

This is the trade off to blanketing the turbo. More efficiency, less reliability.

X2 my point, fried or baked well done.

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:05 am

warp2diesel wrote:

UFO wrote:

This is the trade off to blanketing the turbo. More efficiency, less reliability.

X2 my point, fried or baked well done.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=turbo+timer

geordi · **Posted:** Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:29 am

Sarcasm: Just one more service that Sir Sam offers. :SOMBRERO:

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:03 am

geordi wrote:

Sarcasm: Just one more service that Sir Sam offers. :SOMBRERO:

Knowledgeable - But Caustic

cumminsmannow · **Posted:** Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:23 am

well over on the cummins forums that I am part of these turbo/manifold blankets are fairly common. they help a larger turbo spool up faster and reduce underhood temps pretty good. I don't personally have one just stating that in the larger turbo applications there is a use for a blanket.

UFO · **Posted:** Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:59 pm

cumminsmannow wrote:

well over on the cummins forums that I am part of these turbo/manifold blankets are fairly common. they help a larger turbo spool up faster and reduce underhood temps pretty good. I don't personally have one just stating that in the larger turbo applications there is a use for a blanket.

Oh there is definitely a use; there are trade-offs though, you don't get something for nothing.

And Sam is nowhere near caustic, Diesel_Benz on tdiclub (aka former Forced_induction on mbshopforums) gets the caustic title. :frankie:

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:05 pm

UFO wrote:

cumminsmannow wrote:

well over on the cummins forums that I am part of these turbo/manifold blankets are fairly common. they help a larger turbo spool up faster and reduce underhood temps pretty good. I don't personally have one just stating that in the larger turbo applications there is a use for a blanket.

Oh there is definitely a use; there are trade-offs though, you don't get something for nothing.

And Sam is nowhere near caustic, Diesel_Benz on tdiclub (aka former Forced_induction on mbshopforums) gets the caustic title. :frankie:

I'm caustic dammit.

cumminsmannow · **Posted:** Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:54 am

no not really. there are a few guys that just make me want to scream on the other forums I am on, you guys are pretty laid back here.

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:37 am

cumminsmannow wrote:

no not really. there are a few guys that just make me want to scream on the other forums I am on, you guys are pretty laid back here.

acid of the mind I tell ya

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