Turbo blanket help

[Eagle]

I was wondering if a turbo blanket will have any effects on the turbo ?- causing a crack etc?
If not i think is a good way to keep enginebay temperatures a bit lower
Are there any specific ones that will fit the thp engine turbo?
What size should i look for?

[BenS]

I don't know, but going by the fact that none of the mechanical gurus on here have ever mentioned it or done it to their own makes me think it's not beneficial.

[cyclone]

Have had one on for 4 years now.

[Jamie@SPTuning]

You can then specific for our turbo, just search for mini r56 turbo blanket

[Czar]

I was wondering if a turbo blanket will have any effects on the turbo ?- causing a crack etc?
If not i think is a good way to keep enginebay temperatures a bit lower
Are there any specific ones that will fit the thp engine turbo?
What size should i look for?

Turbo thermal heat blankets can be a good idea, they also can be a bad idea, first lets get a grip on the good a thermal blanket can do.

The turbo is a thermally efficient heat pump, to be thermally efficient we need heat, the hotter the exhaust gases within the exhaust primaries of the specific ø will flow very quickly indeed, turning waste heat into in this case spooling efficiency, so retaining the heat within the turbo can and does aid in reducing turbo lag, that said, the THP engines don't really have any lag at all, given the small size of the KO3 turbo and the twin scroll efficiency, as they start efficiently providing boost from 1,600 RPM

As for under bonnet temperatures, once the vehicle is on the move, the frontal air flow passing through and drawn out beneath the car, is such that unless your on a race track, under full boost conditions continuously, you'll not really see much if any thermal reduction in under bonnet temperatures, with or without a thermal blanket, but wait on Czar, I hear you say, my mates under bonnet temperatures were crazy hot when we opened the bonnet before fitting a turbo thermal blanket, this is true, you have to remember, the car is stationary and the heat (under bonnet) temperature has know passing frontal air flow !!

As for a bad idea, the hotter the turbo remains from constant use, you simply speed up the natural degradation of the turbo itself, shortening it's efficient working thermal life, from excess heat, furthermore, the hotter the exhaust turbine, the hotter the incoming air exiting the turbo !!

I don't know, but going by the fact that none of the mechanical gurus on here have ever mentioned it or done it to their own makes me think it's not beneficial.

LOL, see above.

[Eagle]

Thanks for your guide Czar
i had a full exhaust including downpipe and tuned to around 205+bhp
It generates a lot more heat than stock also during summer the aircon needs more time
to work propery due to the heat and when i open the bonnet everything is very hot
I was trying to find a heatsheld but couldnt find anything to adjust it on the thp engine
So i have to think about reducing engine bay temperatures vs reducing turbo lifetime?