Coffee can heat sheild for turbo......

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Jun 13, 2003 | 01:36 PM

Rotogod

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Coffee can heat sheild for turbo......

hmmmmmmmm.......it didnt look bad. Might have to try it for my single turbo setup

Jun 13, 2003 | 01:56 PM

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Jun 15, 2003 | 04:27 PM

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Ok dumb question.....what kind of metal is a coffee can made of? Are you able to weld brackets to it??

Jun 15, 2003 | 04:42 PM

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I would guess it is made of steal

Jun 15, 2003 | 06:29 PM

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Maybe it's been a while but I thought they were alluminum

Jun 16, 2003 | 12:53 AM

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The metal that coffee cans are made from is not very resistant to corrosion. So if you wrap one around your 1100+ degree turbine housing, it will probably corrode somewhat fast and look terrible. In short, use a different material if you want it to look good.