I had my recirc ddp installed today, and the shop did not reinstall my stock turbo heat shield. Should I reinstall these, or am I ok without them?
Thanks.
Ben
Thanks.
Ben
Turbo Heat Shields - Necessary?
- Thread starter benk777
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the stock one might need to be cut or bent, but you want it on there. sucks they didnt put it on though...
yea you should have them on there. it may seem like they wouldn't do too much, but they do a good job moving the heat
One other thing to look at...make sure the speedo cable is well clear of your new DP. That is unless you want it to melt 
YES - I measured (IAT between the valve covers) a HUGE difference in air temps, pre and post shielded.
The heat shield probably can...just make sure anything that can melt is well away from the DP. Especially the speedo cable like I said.
^^^what he said.
After making one of the first aftermarket DP's (eliminated the elbow too) for stock turbos back in '02 i had made the mistake of not tieing away my speedo cable. on the way to a meet, i noticed a burning smell. noticed the speedo stopped working and immdiatly pulled over and popped the hood. Speedo line was on fire and smoke everywhere. not one of my proud moments but deffinetly one to remmeber.
After making one of the first aftermarket DP's (eliminated the elbow too) for stock turbos back in '02 i had made the mistake of not tieing away my speedo cable. on the way to a meet, i noticed a burning smell. noticed the speedo stopped working and immdiatly pulled over and popped the hood. Speedo line was on fire and smoke everywhere. not one of my proud moments but deffinetly one to remmeber.