We are now offering a GXP turbo heat shield that will be a direct bolt on component. I have 25 ready to be shipped. They are made of the T-304 stainless steel and have a mirror polished finish for $75.00. This is a forum special release and these shields are not being sold elsewhere at this time. If I can help in any way send me a PM, an email or call me directly at MBRP Inc. with any questions or for further information.
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Went to the web site but did not see it in there.
How can we order it?.
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Any plans for additional shields for other turbos ? Hahn / garret etc ?
We might look into the upgraded turbo heat shield but I would need to get an idea of how many people would be looking for these. I need to commit to make at least 25 and I would need a car to test fit it on. Any ideas?
Any plans for additional shields for other turbos ? Hahn / garret etc ?
Not trying to take anything away from the vendors selling the SS heat shields they certainly are attractive but you may want to consider the following:
The stock GM heat shield is an aluminum sandwich design which means it has an air space between the bottom shield and top shield (two pieces stamped together) which allows for cooler temps on the top shield.
The SS design is one piece which means all the heat radiated from the turbo housing saturates the one piece shield.
I have not measured the difference between the underside and the top side of the GM shield but I believe the GM engineers would not go through the added cost of designing a two piece shield and stamping the two together if it did not offer a heat dissipation advantage.
Not withstanding the potential temp advantage the GM shield may offer, the other interesting point is the GM shield is aluminum and is very easy to polish to a high luster.
I polished mine starting with 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper, took it up to 600 grit and then used 000 steel wool and then 0000 steel wool to get a mirror like finish.
I also found the stock GM heat shield to be a pain in the butt to remove and replace due to the lower bolt that goes into the turbo housing. To ease removal and installation of the heat shield I cut an elongated slot in the heat shield below the bolt hole so the bolt only has to be loosened instead of removed when you take the heat shield off. Upon reinstalling the heat shield just line up the slot with the bolt, push the heat shield down between the bolt head and the turbo housing, tighten the two top bolts, tighten the lower bolt and your done. This eliminates trying to reinstall the lower bolt through the shield and feeling for the hole in the housing which can be frustrating!
The polishing and cutting of the slot in the heat shield took a total of about 2 hours.
Again I'm not trying to take anything away from the heat shield vendors, their product looks GREAT and the price is low considering all the work that had to be done to make a polished and engraved SS Shield!!!!
Over the next few days I'll try and post pictures of the stock GM shield polished and slotted.
Hope this may be of some assistance to those "do it yourselfers."
Frank I
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SOLO High-Flow CAT
Hahn Intercooler
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Dashhawk
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DEI Cry 02 System for air & fuel cooling
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Wide Body Kit if I can ever find one that I like
Any plans for additional shields for other turbos ? Hahn / garret etc ?
Some of you have asked for an upgraded turbo cover and I would like to look further into this opportunity. Could anyone send me some pictures of these larger turbos and how they mount if there is a difference?
We would like to offer a similar heat shield for the modified GXP's and I would greatly appreciate some help if anyone wouldn't mind outlining what changes we need to look into to make this happen. Pictures and or measurements would be greatly appreciated.
I got my shield today, all I can say is WOW, it is simply beautiful. I never knew polished stainless could look so good! I believe it will work quite well, it should actually reflect heat better than aluminum. Remember the shield it mainly to keep heat off the hood, to keep your paint from bubbling. This is a nice heavy piece and I am sure will work very well.
OK guys now get to work and make a CAI to match!
__________________ Red Bull Drift Team 2008
Solo Mach and High Flow Cat
Dejon Intercooler, Intake Elbow, BOV spring
Wester's Garage RACE tune II
JPM custom shifter.
Barney Juice with Militec-1
GM Auto-dimming mirror with OnStar and maplights
Rhys Millen Racing, RMR Style Bar. Peak RWHP 286.3, Peak Torque 313 ft/lbs.
SSR Type C wheels, Bridgestone Potenza RE-01's
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