blue that looks dope! just wish the pics were bigger so i can admire and learn from your idea!

 

 

thanks guys for the comments .. I will see if I can find the original pic on my phone and upload a larger one. I will try and take a pic of the pie in teh car if I can today but the car is at work so it may not be possible until this weekend...

 

anybody think about making LIM/UIM gasket out of mica? wondering if it will seal... but should help with heat transferring?

 

gr8 thread again by HC.

thanks

 

I wrapped the entire LIM in DEI gold tape. Seems to do the job.

 

[QUOTE=Ball joint;10402934]I wrapped the entire LIM in DEI gold tape. Seems to do the job.]


thought you had a single. My thoughts were wrong. you driving that thing now?

 

this the stuff?

http://www.amazon.com/010397-Reflect.../dp/B0039Z1V1K

 

Yep, that's the stuff. I did the entire LIM and the underside of the UIM.

 

[QUOTE=just startn;10402956]Been driving it for seven years now, but never in the winter. It's got pretty much everything but a single turbo. I'll probably have non sequential BNR stage 3's on it for next year.

I'd rather build the car to be responsive and have a more progressive powerband. Single turbos are fun, but I don't like how the power comes on like a off/on switch. Maybe if I was still street racing I'd go for bigger power but I don't do that very much anymore. That and unless you're making 500+whp you're wasting your time.

 

Are those mica sheets adhesive & flexible like the gold tape mentioned above? The mica seems as it would be a better shield than the gold.

 

Reviving thread!

Howard, do you have any suggestions for those of us with stock twins or BNRs? Are there any turbo blankets that would fit?

 

Great thread! I had no idea this was happening. Thanks so much Howard.

 

Is it pretty bad if the turbo blanket touches the lim? I have a t04r and it sits very close to the lim, I squeezed on a turbo blanket but I'm worried about it cause it is like smashed inbetween the turbo and lim, although the lim does have some really good high temp heat reflective tape on it. The cheap turbo blanket seems to hold in the radiant heat good, unlike the cheap exhaust wrap on the downpipe and exhaust manifold, I need to use the dei titanium wrap from my stock turbos down pipe which worked better I think. I also want to get a pettit heat shield, cheap and effective. Good thread. thanks

 

I'd recommend using all the OEM heat shields. Typically at IRP cars leaving with twins get the exhaust manifold, LIM and heat shields coated in 3600 degree cerama-black. The downpipe gets wrapped in the new DEI titanium lavarock wrap. This is for cars seeing track duty, and/or if the owner is concerned about heat management.

 

Can you discuss the differences between the cerama-chrome and cerama-black coating I've seen from your shop? Really love the chrome look but realize it is likely more expensive. Curious if it is equally effective.

 

^The cerama-black has a higher heat rating than the chrome.


John

 

As I believe it generally jives with the purpose of this thread, where does IRP send out for their coating and what is the price generally, for a LIM, downpipe, UIM, etc. to be coated? (both cerama-black and cerama-chrome)