How important are the heat sheilds on a EJ20T

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Oct 2006, 12:25 am

#543418

Hi

How important are the heat sheilds on a EJ20T? They look ugly, so Im wondering if I should ditch them. The one near the oil filter looks useful for keeping heat away from the filter and engine mount.

Steve

seagull Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,979 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 12 Oct 2006, 12:58 am

#543421

This is my set up on the MISTRES , its not tubo & I made it .

The turbo heat shelds need to stay !

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16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Oct 2006, 7:15 am

#543431

Ditch the lot of them

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Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer

3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Oct 2006, 8:45 am

#543441

I'm not familiar with the EJ20T heat shields. Can't you remake the heat shields with aluminium or something pretty?

I think the only one with experience is Terry. He has an NA EJ22 and he managed to melt his timing belt cover with the radiant heat from his exhaust.

I know another guy who had to move his exhaust and shield his turbo and stuff before the dyno operator would even let the buggy on the dyno, because the dyno operator said the heat under full load would definitely melt and set fire to things.

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GTMac Fahrvergnugen

976 posts · joined Nov 2004 · 15 Oct 2006, 2:00 pm

#544499

I have no heat shields on my EJ20T in the back of my fasty and to date have had no problems what so ever.

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ricola Wolfsburg Wizard

437 posts · joined Feb 2003 · 16 Oct 2006, 4:40 am

#544753

I'd ditch the heatshields and wrap it with tape instead, the hotter you keep the gases up to the turbo the faster they are and the better your turbo works..
Rich

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2,054 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 16 Oct 2006, 8:39 am

#544783

I've no idea how important they are. I'm also not running them. I've a spare header that I plan to have HPC coated...

Reub

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1,210 posts · joined May 2004 · 2 Nov 2006, 10:42 pm

#551721

Old headers were wrapped, got another set which I kept the stock shields and just wrapped the up pipe. Much of a muchness really as its at the back. You do need to shield that water line that runs above it though.

matt