hi all, im new here. i have a 52 plate sti running about 350 bhp!. i took it for a spin the other day and when i was turning in round a bend (slowly) the steering locked in that position for a split second, when i got it back home i checked the uj's on the steering column they were fine but what i found was the heat sheild on the turbo side completely loose and hitting the lower uj joint, now the question is can i remove the sheild or does it need to be there

 

thanx for the welcome people i only wanted some advise.

 

yes you can remove it, but you will get more heat soak into the engine bay.

you could all ways fit a turbo jacket. this is like heat wrap that you wrap around the exhaust side of the turbo. harvey smith on this forum sells them

thanks

 

Just remember posting a question at this time on a Saturday evening will always take a while to be replied to. Most of us are down the pub and those of us at home are probably asleep, form being down the pub earlier

Don't take it personally and a big welcome to SN

 

hi and thanks for the coments guys i forgot it was a saturday sorry. did i mention it was the manifold side of the turbo where it goes underneath the engine, i already have the heat rap on the decat down pipe and all the way to the prodrive backbox. another question is i dont know how long i can keep the car cause the wife hates it too scary she says lol.

 

didnt finish last post lol, was wondering if there are any meets or anything, also the previous owner fitted an oil presure gauge but never plumbed it in got the stuff to do it but where do i take the feed from. just got that heat sheild off minus a lot of blood and skin off me nuckles lol.