Jeffkillsya Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Here is the Gallery: http://s629.photobucket.com/albums/uu16/Je...?albumview=grid Note the Center Section of the Turbo..... it is ALOT cooler than I was told it would be. I plan on water Cooling it and will take more IR picture then. I am very instreted to see the tempature difference. Any questions... just ask here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Interesting! Wouldn't you have to keep the specific area controlled so that it's not affected by other areas of your engine bay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffkillsya Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 I am confused about what you are asking. like heat transfer from the header and turbo? or like outside temptature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 I meant if you are looking at 1 section only, like your turbo, then you should keep walls around so that what you are showing is more accurate. It just seems to me that the engine bay is too small and surrounding heat affects the section you look at each time... Just my opinion...I'm an engineer and I can get geeky lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffkillsya Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 well if I am looking at the turbo it is the hottest thing under the hood so it is not affected by anything else. but that is why I wanted to do this study. I want to find out what the turbo is heating up and how to fix it. I am also going to be insulating my turbo so I will have more pictures up soon after I am all done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 cool...what are you insulating it with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffkillsya Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 the downpipe will be header wrap.... and there is a special blanket like for the turbo to completely cover it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffkillsya Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 I thought this would have gotten more attention than this....BUMP..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 ^I thought so too... and that's cool...post up results for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Injection Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 So what exactly are you trying to do again? Lower compressor side temp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffkillsya Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 lower the overall temp under the hood. my down pipe is really close to my alternator so I wanted to see how hot it really gets. I also wanted to see the temp difference between the compressor side and the turbine side. and just to say "I have done a heat study on my car.... have you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Injection Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Hmmm, instead of puting an ugly ass blanket on your turbo, have it HPC coated like I did. HPC link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffkillsya Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 I am talking about spending like $55 on ebay for mine.... how much did that cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Injection Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 It was like $300 for that Valve cover and the Exhaust Housing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffkillsya Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 good god.... screw that. I would like to do a heat study on that turbo tho. I wonder if there 50% reduction on surface temp is true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Injection Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I don't know. Hell i've had it for 2 years and maybe started the car 5 times. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffkillsya Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 ok so today I took new pictures of the turbo. She is water cooled and their is tempature difference. not a massive one, but the center temp droped 100°!!! Everything else appears unchanged. My expections of the watercooling was right on, but not that much of a drop. I have been impressed with how the car's cooling system appeared unafected by this new addition. My coolent temp has never risen above 170° even in traffic. http://s629.photobucket.com/albums/uu16/Je...?albumview=grid any questions let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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