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Originally Posted by
Randy@ddmworks
When I talk about heat, I meean the under hood temps, not the Air charge temps... The Turbine housing on a Turbo Gets REAL hot and Radiates the exhaust heat into the surrounding area.
Heat shields on turbos are a must if they are located in the engine bay. The shields are simplistic in design but do radiate the heat down-wards. The first turbo car I seen had the turbo hung under the rear bumper with lots of charge tubing. Don't see this configuration much anymore. This was from the day where humongous hood scoops were all the rage, it wasn't enough to have the goods, you also had to make sure you advertised them.
The Eaton SCs are nice, my TPC Boxster uses the same compressor. It is a lot more reliable (and quieter for that matter) than the ol GMC conversions (4-71, 6-71, 8-71, etc). I have put 42,000 miles on the car with charger and have not done anything to the charger itself.The TPC auxiliary fuel injector system however, requires constant adjustment.
I have found that the aftermarket turbo on my Sky doesn't really require any additional maintenance other than checking bolts every oil change. One could probably wire up the fasteners aircraft style if they wanted to make the setup maintenance free.