Winter Pressie For The Car

[Vimmy]

Well with this being the first day of Autumn and with the colder mornings and evenings drawing in I thought I'd treat the car to a Beenie and keep it cosy

It only came in one colour, I was after a nice yellow one, but never mind

[Vimmy]

I had to go for a grey one, dull colour but doesn't half keep the turbo nice and warm in the cold mornings now It seems to work pretty well on keeping my air filter intake temps down, so far, the FMIC tube from the turbo out to the FMIC is cool to touch, no bbq hot so hopefully no hot air at the throttle body anymore, not even after sitting at the lights either - the throttle body bypass took care of that

When it arrived, it looked like a leather posing pouch, Douce Bigalo styley, I wasn't sure either to keep it, wear it and show the missus or put it in the car

[Vimmy]

As promised, the Douce Bigalo posing pouch for the turbo

It's a bit of a cramped photo, but it's only a wee turbo and it's buried deep in there

[Vimmy]

Isn't it the sweetest thing you have seen, I'm thinking about a red woolly bobble had for Christmas, you have to get into the spirit of things

[lewisscoob]

Very nice Colin, where'd you get your mits on that?

I fancy one for mine as I dont have a heat shield of any description.

[Vimmy]

Thanks matey, I got this one from New Zealand, anything to start a Northern/Southern Hemisphere trade , as the other ones were for T3/T4 size turbos and my little TD04 was slightly smaller so it would not have made as tight a fit as I would have liked. My heatshield has been off for a good while too after fitting the new downpipes so have been going commando as such Little Linkie

After having been a good run to work, I can put my hand on the blanket and its warm to touch, thus stopping reradiating onto the FMIC pipe that sits inches away from it. This has already been insulated and where it used to be red hot to the touch, it is warm now, so air going through it to the FMIC is cooler again.

There are going to be downsides, the main one being heat being retained when the car is off, but as long as the car has been off boost for the last mile or two then this shouldnt be a problem. I have vents on the bonnet now so any hot air escapes that way....I see it as possible turbo life shortening compared to overheating the engine, which is a lot more expensive to replace.

Cheers,

Col

[lewisscoob]

There are going to be downsides, the main one being heat being retained when the car is off, but as long as the car has been off boost for the last mile or two then this shouldnt be a problem. I have vents on the bonnet now so any hot air escapes that way....I see it as possible turbo life shortening compared to overheating the engine, which is a lot more expensive to replace.

Cheers,

Col

Maybe I'm wrong but I wouldnt think retaining heat inside the hot end of the turbo will be a problem. Im sure an experienced individual from your area will be along soon to confirm/deny either way.

[Vimmy]

Maybe I'm wrong but I wouldnt think retaining heat inside the hot end of the turbo will be a problem. Im sure an experienced individual from your area will be along soon to confirm/deny either way.

Yeah my main concern was the retained heat affecting the bearings, but I am always open to any comments/suggestions. This bit of work goes a long way on a heat reduction/soak effect project I am doing.

Oh aye, those mudflaps/spalshgyards are almost ready to go on, I just need some long plastic clips to secure them to the arches I was going to make some fibreglass mouldings of them too, to make a 'backup' pair - they are like rocking horse poo to get hold of

Edited September 30, 2010 by Vimmy

[lewisscoob]

haha - yes. You got them for an absolute steal by all accounts! Lucky for you I dont personally like the look of them and so devalued them to suit...

[Vimmy]

haha - yes. You got them for an absolute steal by all accounts! Lucky for you I dont personally like the look of them and so devalued them to suit...

I love the look of them myself, I was really lucky the Gent I got them from gave me a great deal, if I ever meet up with him I'd buy him a pint or three