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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Tornado8 on 10 November 2017, 22:03

Title: Turbo Blanket
Post by: Tornado8 on 10 November 2017, 22:03

Anyone fitted the Forge or PTP blanket here? :smiley:

Title: Re: Turbo Blanket
Post by: Finglonga on 11 November 2017, 18:27

Unless you are heavily tuned it is a waste of money and another completely pointless thing to fit on a car used on the public roads. They are primarily used on cars that have very high boost and the turbo gets hotter than normal to protect everything near in the engine bay from damage.

Title: Re: Turbo Blanket
Post by: monsta on 12 November 2017, 08:24

I watched a post on ShopDap.com's YouTube channel that said you had to keep checking them to see if anything had soaked into them (mainly Oil) because they can be a fire risk.

Not really worth the effort unless you are Stage 3 tuning.

Title: Re: Turbo Blanket
Post by: 7MAT on 12 November 2017, 09:06

Agreed not really worth it, probably better looking to spend your money elsewhere.

If you really do want one, here’s a cheeky link for you;
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/PQY-RACING-TITANIUM-turbo-heat-shield-turbo-blanket-FOR-Audi-S3-Volkswagen-Golf-Mk7-Seat-Leon/713991_32815487003.html?spm=2114.12010612.0.0.3456f9dXlpPI8

Title: Re: Turbo Blanket
Post by: Gnasher on 13 November 2017, 13:12

I'd also heard that in some cases, the thermal wrapping of turbo's and exhausts had some form of influence on the longevity of it. For instance, keeping the heat in the turbo or pipework after it can't be that good for it, can it?