Making a Turbo Heat Shield , 420a Turbo Talon

Treadstone performance T3 Turbo Heat Shield for $94

Starnes Version So far Top view

Starnes Version Side View

I recently descided my car needed a heat shield over the turbocharger. The turbo has alot of physical mass and can absorb alot of heat from the exhaust gases. This heat can then radiate out to the air in the engine bay making cooling an issue. The goal is to Wrap the exhaust downpipe with a insulating ceramic tape and Put a Stainless steel cover over ( but not touching) the turbo. This keeps a blanket of air about 1 inch away from the turbochargers surface and reduces the amount of heat transferred out. Heat shields may cost between 80 and 140 dollars depending on the maker. Oddly enough all it is, is a flat peice of 18 guage steel thats bent into a curve, then knotched for screw holes. So given we now know "what" a heat shield really is and how its made then I propose making one. Here are the pics so far.