Turbo heat shields.. blanket vs stainless vs leave it alone????

[jay3000]

Just finished installing my twin turbos on my 71 Skylark. I have everything done except the downpipes. If you were at the nationals, you saw a dark red Skylark, and well, that was me..

My question is about controlling underhood temps. Would a blanket or heat shield make much difference, or am I just as well to leave it alone??

WhoooooHoooooo my first post here.. I'll do a writeup and pics if the whole thing actually works..

Jay

 

[not a v8]

i wrapped my 3.5" downpipe with header wrap & could not belive the difference it made. got it off ebay for 30 bucks.2"x 50ft. wrapped it from the center section to the cat.

 

[83ttypecooled]

Hi,
Sounds wild! 350 or 455? Or other? I would recommend pictures so we can see where you are at. You have to keep that heat away from all stuff like floor pans,starters,control arms,etc. Show us your configuration.

 

[jay3000]

Here's a couple of pics

 

[corsair231]

Sweet. Welcome to the board. Check out the "Before Black" and v-8 sections. Lot's of knowledge available here.