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      01-09-2018, 01:00 PM   #1
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there are studies and Infrared videos supporting the claims that these work. the concept seems sound enough.
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Isn't there some sort of shroud on the turbo already that serves a similar purpose? On my old 2012 Cooper S there was one
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I see them all the time at Sema, it has become a must have mod for any turbo car, not sure how effective they are because if they were I would think that Ferrari and McLaren would be using them in their supercars so when I see mods like this I am always a little skeptical. I would think if your adding a oversized turbo and thus it is closer to the other components of the car and would put them at risk this seems like a must have. For a regular production car probably not so much.
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I use one but not on the M2. Its on my Impreza rally car. I haven't tried to take any scientific measurements to prove it works but in the same manner I have partitioned off the cold air intake on the basis that any little bit helps....
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Wouldn’t see it being worth while on a stock car but on a modified car with a greatly increased size turbo they are worth it. Had one on my e30 and it kept my valve cover/gasket from melting
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Hello, fellow Engineering Explained fan?
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I think the goal with such wraps is to keep the intake side of things cooler, but if you wrap your turbo does it increase the temp on the turbine side and perhaps shorten it's life? The turbos are both water and oil cooled so perhaps that wrap does not increase internal temp too much but what after shut down? If the car has after run pump then perhaps not, but if no after run pump then that nice wrapped pig in a blanket is going to be HOT!

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Just happened upon this thread after watch the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrFeaNGDnOk&t=629s

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Just happened upon this thread after watch the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrFeaNGDnOk&t=629s
good find thanks
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I have a set from Funk Motorsports out of the UK, and planning on installing ASAP in my S55 M2C.

Videos and other evidence seem to support this being a good idea, and willing to give it a shot, even though the install is a bit of a bear. I will have a full DIY up asap though with two turbos its a bit larger challenge.

Actually there is one bolt on the OEM heatshield that makes the whole job 3x harder.. **sigh** literally one bolt.
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Surely Turbo Duvets or Quilts would work better?
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Surely Turbo Duvets or Quilts would work better?
I use one with my Borg Warner EFR 7670. No scientific before and after comparisons but the science seems sound and basically a must/ a might as well when you're already up there messing with your turbo set-up.
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Surely Turbo Duvets or Quilts would work better?
I use one with my Borg Warner EFR 7670. No scientific before and after comparisons but the science seems sound and basically a must/ a might as well when you're already up there messing with your turbo set-up.
Yeah and there are some really solid YouTube videos showing the net positive effect. They show temps of nearby comments dropping and great considering the intake and charge pipes there.

I was rather frustrated to find the front turbo heat shield has a single bolt down low preventing it from coming out. Really a bummer considering all top bolts and the rear shield come out from the top.

My plan is setting aside a full day this week to take off whatever I need from the bottom to get to that stupid bolt.

I will have a full DIY to share when done.
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wish they had one for stock frame turbos. That would really help under hood temps.
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wish they had one for stock frame turbos. That would really help under hood temps.
Funk does, if I understand your question.. DIY goes live on Wednesday
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Funk does, if I understand your question.. DIY goes live on Wednesday
Wait whose funk? They sell a turbo blanket that fits the stock n55/ps2 style turbos?

Can you post a link? And I'm looking forward to the video.
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Wait whose funk? They sell a turbo blanket that fits the stock n55/ps2 style turbos?

Can you post a link? And I'm looking forward to the video.
Funk Motorsport out of the UK.. though I did just reread and see you said N55, when my video will be for the S55. That said, the process would be similar but not perfectly documented for your motor.

It's very likely I am doing to wrap all of my intakes, charge pipes and heat blanket the downpipes as well.

https://funkmotorsport.com/product-c...urbo-blankets/
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Funk Motorsport out of the UK.. though I did just reread and see you said N55, when my video will be for the S55. That said, the process would be similar but not perfectly documented for your motor.

It's very likely I am doing to wrap all of my intakes, charge pipes and heat blanket the downpipes as well.

https://funkmotorsport.com/product-c...urbo-blankets/
Unfortunately they don't have it for the n55.

Make sure you're careful with heat wrap, trapped moisture causes rust and pipe cracking even with stainless parts.
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Funk Motorsport out of the UK.. though I did just reread and see you said N55, when my video will be for the S55. That said, the process would be similar but not perfectly documented for your motor.

It's very likely I am doing to wrap all of my intakes, charge pipes and heat blanket the downpipes as well.

https://funkmotorsport.com/product-c...urbo-blankets/
Unfortunately they don't have it for the n55.

Make sure you're careful with heat wrap, trapped moisture causes rust and pipe cracking even with stainless parts.
I wonder if either the front (maybe?) or rear blanket would work just fine? I will ask them directly and see what they say.

That said, the N55 with have a 6 port exhaust manifold instead of 3 and 3, so no.. more I think about it the N54 front wouldn't fit.

I will ask though if they have any plans.
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I wonder if either the front (maybe?) or rear blanket would work just fine? I will ask them directly and see what they say.

That said, the N55 with have a 6 port exhaust manifold instead of 3 and 3, so no.. more I think about it the N54 front wouldn't fit.

I will ask though if they have any plans.
Yes please hopefully you can ask/convince them to make a turbo blanket for us n55 guys.
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Yes please hopefully you can ask/convince them to make a turbo blanket for us n55 guys.
Just talked with them.. so they dont have a specific blanket for that turbo, but their 'T3' blanket would fit just fine over the turbine section for that. They have had a number of folks do that, it just wouldnt have the upper manifold portion.
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I had a tuned 2012 WRX prior to my M235. The turbo on the WRX sat near and under the top mounted IC. I ran a PTP turbo blanket on that turbo for about 1 year. The science makes sense at the surface, but I can't say that I saw any improvement in turbo lag reduction (that motor had a good amount of lag), a measurable improvement in reduced IATs, or under hood temps as measured with a temp gauge while driving.

I could see the safety benefit of running a blanket on a large aftermarket turbo that's mounted high up and could inadvertently be touched, but otherwise, I don't see the point on a stock location turbo on a BMW. If you notice a performance improvement, it's likely in your head.

As for install, sounds like a nightmare on these cars. The blanket needs to be tight to the turbine housing. If there's an oil leak that saturates the blanket, you do run some increased risk of a fire.
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