scoootie5@work

Where is the best and cheapest place to buy Turbo blankets.
I have seen a few on Ebay but worried about quality also most are in USA or New Zealand

Its to fit around a TD05H 16G

Thanks

Scott

mit

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I'd be interested in this too, they do seem quite expensive!

IRC450STI

AET Turbo in yorkshire sell them, not sure on price though but think they are about £130ish

DJ_Jon

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Harvey Performance sells them or CDF sells turbo jackets

w13dle

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tractive solutions do them but still expensive £99+vat Tracktive Solutions - Turbos

jbl

I bought one last year from the chap in New Zealand. Quick delivery and works fine. Fitted the TD04 with no problem at all. Called a Beenie on the e-bay page. I refitted the top part of the heat shield to protect the wiring/tubes/bits ! near the turbo. It went over the beenie after a bit of cutting.
Does keep the heat in and is just like the Tracktive one but half the price.

Cheers

JBL

scoootie5@work

I cannot use the original heat shield because my FMIC pipework runs directly over the turbo. So had to take it off

Thanks for the info guys

Scott

mit

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I've seen these on ebay in the states, seem cheap.

eBay Motors: T3 / T4 Turbo Blanket / Turbo Heat Shield - Red (item 300311740532 end time May-03-09 10:05:51 PDT)

eBay Motors: T3 / T4 Turbo Blanket / Turbo Heat Shield - Red/Orange (item 270381078727 end time May-06-09 18:06:36 PDT)
They also do both in silver,grey and black.

Ian

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why not make your own?

scoootie5@work

These look good as long as they fit a TD05H 16G

Make them out of what?? I used to have exhaust wrap around them but that is messy and a pain if you want to get it off.

Scott

scoobyc

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yeah im interested to. 130 quid is rediculous price!!!!!!

Perhaps we should find a cheap well repped supplier and go for a group buy to get perhaps 30% discount..

scoootie5@work

I found CDFracing.co.uk does them at £80 delivered so I will probably go for them

jasonius

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lol, cms I'm following you around..

There was a GB a few years back, ~£60 iirc, BUT it was a 'flat pack' job, in so much as you were supplied with a piece of THICK glass fibre/exh wrap?/reflective silver sandwich, which you had to cut yourself following included instructions, then 'sew' in the steel zip ties and fit.

I'll tell you this, it was a real PITA both cutting such thick multi layered material and then to stitch the ties. Lol, didn't stop itching for a week..! IMHO I actually managed to do a go, neat job, but given the choice again I'd definitely pay a little more and buy a custom made blanket.

On the plus side, my VF35 responded very well, keeping the heat in and therefore helping the response. I no longer get that feeling of the turbo needing a few full boost blats after warm up to perform 100%.

On a foot note, my 35 runs at 1.6bar and hasn't missed a beat, so no need to worry about overheating.

jasonius

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Oh and one other thing, I did manage to also refit the oe heat shield and I can touch this after a run and it's just warm..

Tracktive one looks good, would be worth approaching than re a GB price..

mit

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Jasonius, did you say you noticed a difference once fitted, was it much?

CDF Racing

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Guys, would you like me to see if I can get some group buy prices together? The price we sold in our clearance thread was actually lower than we paid for them - But I can see what we can do if you like? You won't find better quality if I can still get hold of them

chris

Turbotits

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Sounds a good idea, Wouldnt mind one myself

mit

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Are they the the flat do it youself job, or the type in the pics?

Mattybr5@MB Developments

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james lister do a kit by thermo tek looks good and cheapishlist price is 52.99 for 4cyd kits they based in west brom heres there num01215255800 they also do heat wrap and braided /silicone hoses at the best prices iv found

jasonius

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mit, have you ever noticed that the first few full throttle pulls after a warm up from cold seems a little 'weak'..?

I did and fitting a blanket certainly helped this. Also seemed to help response in general, ie spool a little earlier. Keeping the hot side hot helps the gas speed, which, in theory equates better turbo performance.

CDF Racing

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Same as the pictures, but I think they done them in Chrome or black

will post a picture

mit

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I notice it pulls better when cold, then tails off a little when hot. If it helps cure that a little, it would be worth while to do. Plus, the red ones above will add a little more bling!

CDF Racing

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If your not in a rush scott i will try and get some better prices

mit

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Ace, i'll be interested!

CDF Racing

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CDF Racing

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These ones fit upto a 18g But I maybe able to get larger sizes

mit

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I'll take one! And if their less than £80, all the better, as the american jobbies are that sort of money, with the risk of import fees.

jasonius

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They do look very good , I might just get one if the price is right and keep it in case I ever need to remove turbo.

I wouldn't want to have to re-fit the one I have on now..!

Do they 'tie' together using those button thingies..?

bigarf

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think i will be interested in one of these,as long as they will fit the md321t+.