Titanium wraps and turbo blankets

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I have a ranger raptor biturbo engine. with 2 turbos and exhaust manifold. I would like to lower the temperature under the hood. would titanium wraps on the exhaust help? and i've seen turbo blankets being sold.

wont the retain heat inside the exhaust and turbo destroy them?

I live in the Philippines. It's hot and humid all year round

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[tentspast]

Speaking from experience with my Skoda RS, this has been debated for years but the short answer is that heat wrap and turbo blankets are generally a bit over-rated, one Golf forum member has done hugely detailed analysis of a turbo blanket on his GTi (different car I know, but the principles should remain pretty much the same) and the blanket was found to not make any discernable difference to under-hood temperatures, intake temperatures or turbo spool time. I've linked his site if you're interested: http://mygolfmk7.com/turbo-blanket-testing/
But to answer your question, no the heat wrap/blanket won't damage the turbo, the only thing you need to check is moisture getting trapped under the wrap and causing rust.

 

[lanceriley]

http://mygolfmk7.com/turbo-blanket-testing/

hi thanks for the reply all the youtube videos ive seen measure the heat with the hood open! making the argument null and void. since we don't drive around with open hoods. and the heat will have dissipated.

im curious... how does moisture get inside the jackets? considering it's very very hot..

i will try to look at the link. Thanks a lot

 

[tentspast]

I've never really experienced it myself, the downpipe on my Skoda has been wrapped for nearly 2 years now and never had a problem; but I guess the idea is for example if you were to go offroading and got a bit of water in the engine bay and parked up quickly afterwards the water soaks the wrap and doesn't have anywhere to go. I don't think it's too much of an issue?

 

[Porpoise Hork]

Cast iron is a rust magnet. Exhaust and turbo manifolds are typically made from cast iron and are no different. The repeated heating/cooling cycles causes condensation to develop. Since they typically do not have any type of protective coating, this condensation leads to rust. This problem is amplified by insulative materials like turbo wraps that may hold on to moisture far longer causing accelerated rust development.

 

[lanceriley]

Cast iron is a rust magnet. Exhaust and turbo manifolds are typically made from cast iron and are no different. The repeated heating/cooling cycles causes condensation to develop. Since they typically do not have any type of protective coating, this condensation leads to rust. This problem is amplified by insulative materials like turbo wraps that may hold on to moisture far longer causing accelerated rust development.

is this related to location maybe? i live in a tropical country. Most of the time it's 33-38degrees celcius. we don't have a cold season... some rain.

 

[P. A. Schilke]

is this related to location maybe? i live in a tropical country. Most of the time it's 33-38degrees celcius. we don't have a cold season... some rain.

Hi Randy,

Ford does extensive testing with instrumented vehicles for many parameters including many engine temperatures. Hood...Battery, dash panel (you say firewall), hoses etc. If a Turbo wrap was needed, it would be there. Your environment is not even close to the testing conditions. If your Ranger is special application...eg Racing, then maybe but otherwise you are introducing a condition that may and likely cause a degredation. My vote is leave well enough alone unless you have a special skillset and condition to warrant modifying your Ranger..... I see bragging rights at the local tell & show car show and the old Fram commercial...pay me now or pay me later. Turbos are not growing on trees to my knowledge.

I see so many "experts" criticize Ford for things or offerings above what the manufacturer can test properly and meet the requirements, and yet when their suspensio or Turbo fails they fault Ford. Such is the life in the automotive business where everyone owns a vehicle but few own an airplane, for example. What do you say of a V tail Bonanza and its motor, eh?

So do what you want...shroud your turbo and hope for the best.

Retreating from my soap box.

 

[lanceriley]

Hi Randy,

Ford does extensive testing with instrumented vehicles for many parameters including many engine temperatures. Hood...Battery, dash panel (you say firewall), hoses etc. If a Turbo wrap was needed, it would be there. Your environment is not even close to the testing conditions. If your Ranger is special application...eg Racing, then maybe but otherwise you are introducing a condition that may and likely cause a degredation. My vote is leave well enough alone unless you have a special skillset and condition to warrant modifying your Ranger..... I see bragging rights at the local tell & show car show and the old Fram commercial...pay me now or pay me later. Turbos are not growing on trees to my knowledge.

I see so many "experts" criticize Ford for things or offerings above what the manufacturer can test properly and meet the requirements, and yet when their suspensio or Turbo fails they fault Ford. Such is the life in the automotive business where everyone owns a vehicle but few own an airplane, for example. What do you say of a V tail Bonanza and its motor, eh?

So do what you want...shroud your turbo and hope for the best.

Retreating from my soap box.

yes you are correct. Ford has tested the vehicle in all the worst scenarios... but sometimes there are scenarios that ford has not tested like stuck in 5kms of road for 4hrs due to a traffic jam . In a city wrapped in cement.

Yes, i am no expert. But Sometimes we see somethings that we "might" or "could" improve on due to our location or situation. And No Im not criticizing. In fact I am asking. This is my 2nd Ford Pickup there are a few things I learned from the 1st.

In fact I am asking opinions if somebody has tried. The world is a changing world improvements come every year.

lastly i don't use my pickup as a bragging right as a show car. i use it in my work. carrying what ever stuff necessary in my line of work.

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