Do Turbo Blankets Work?
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- čas přidán 14. 07. 2016
- We used real science to test if Turbo Blankets produce a noticeable benefit. The short answer is yes. But using an Infrared Camera you might be surprised at the differences.
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You've taught me more, then what I've learned in school
Guess Rob should do grammar lessons then?
+Nick P yes, yes he should 😂😂😂😂. But you get the point
Too true mate XD (It's worse for me cause I'm Indian)
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LMAO.. it's not a spelling bee DB lol.Get stuffed.
I'm looking to do some custom turbo work on my z car, and I wanted to look into turbo blankets, and who knew I'd be taken way back to your old videos. Long time subscriber, thanks for doing what you do, Rob!
Last time I had a hole in my rubber, my race car nearly disappeared
Ive been watching for a long time. This was one of my favorite videos so far Rob. Excellent quality and great work man! Thanks
Love these types of videos! I would love to see more like this, or possibly more about rotary engines in particular.
I Put one on my 2011 Mitsubishi Evo and I have noticed that it builds boost a lot sooner than it did before without the blanket.
Very informative video Rob, I run a TB on my old v3 Impreza STi. With its top mount intercooler, it would absorb a lot of heat from the turbo nearby. With the addition of the TB, the turbo area is now much cooler but more importantly the TMIC is cold to the touch, they do work.
We definitely need more videos like this, especially with how in depth you went to describe everything. It was perfect, keep it up.
I've only been watching Rob Dahm for a little over a year now. I LOVE seeing these older videos! Rob has been so detailed and thorough for years!
Yessss plz do more videos like these whenever you have the opportunity! Being able to walk away from a video with more knowledge than I had before watching it is always a plus in my books.
love my turbo blanket so far. really noticed a more consistent band and earlier light spool off casual stop and go driving in my WRX
Love how you explain everything using real scenarios and using your own physical testing.
wrapping your headers and or entire exhaust also helps a lot too
Yes. I have a super charged mercedes C230 Kompressor and my ambient temps went down about 20F degrees.
Rust.
+Lucio Guy no. All you do is drive the car and it will evaporate moisture bud.
Thats also a really good way to crack your headers.
+datownkidd youve got thin, shitty ass headers then.
lmao the rubber jokes....did me a big ol chuckle...
+Rob Dahm That really was an awesome spin especially cause you can tell it was basically improv.
Jokes aside, melting things like engine mounts and cushion clamps is a VERY real concern when packaging turbos for OEM applications. Been there, done that.
IMO, I'd strongly consider a bunch of heat wrap on your down pipe, in addition to the blanket, Rob. If you run it down a ways you may get rid of some of that interior heat too.
This is the first video I've seen of yours and was thoroughly impressed. Concise, informative, entertaining. Subscribed!
Good job with the video. I have one thought. Your shiny intake has a very low emissivity. Meaning that it reflects infrared light. Not convinced the heat you saw in the infrared image was real. Most likely reflected IR light from the turbo housing. You will need to take temps of intake with a contact probe to confirm actual temps.
great video. please make more videos like this getting into the technical stuff. especially with your extensive experience with modifying cars, it would be helpful to many.
one of my favourite videos of yours recently. i love learning about things like this
Rob, I super appreciate this vid, you definitely did your research. I like how you explained, and showed the data you learnt, you made it very easy for me to understand. I'll be checking out your other videos too, especially the AR vid. cheers!
I know it's late but this is amazing and if you do more of these, I definitely won't complain
this is the kinda stuff I love to see on CZcams. I love it when MCM does it, and I'd love it if you did it more
Please post more of these videos. Loved learning about this and it was very interesting
Do more of these. Thanks!
Can't wait to see more about the 4-Rotor. So far it looks awesome.
I love these informative videos. very fun to watch and interesting
Definitely keen on more scientific videos from you. Mixture of knowledge and comedy are always entertaining in CZcams videos!! Keep up the great work Rob!
I would love more videos like these.
Quick question, with the heat trapping effects of the blanket, what does that latent heat do to the oil/water that remains in the turbo once it is shut off? Would the blanket introduce an environment that promotes oil coking?
All turbo & hot pipe blankets are NOT built out of the same stuff & are NOT equal & the most expensive on the market is NOT the best. Silica quilted blankets are by far the best. The goal of boosting an engine is to increase the air density to the engine & hot side heat absorbed by the cold side is counter productive to that. Plus if you're picking up hot intake air under the hood you are also decreasing the density charge. Monitor the charge temp at the engine, the lower the better.
Great video! Would love to see more detailed videos on some of the mods you have on your cars.
I definitely liked this video, I always like to learn more about cars and how different parts of them work and can work better. That is one of the things that I really like about your channel Rob, that you have a really good mix of entertaining and also educational videos. I love seeing when you post a new video, can't wait to see more about the 4-rotor!
Thank you for doing that test, I always wondered about those blankets too. Great info and the way you presented the info in a very scientific way! Subscribed!
good stuff buddy :) Clear, precise and humorous. Subbed after this first video of urs.
Great video Rob, will definitely be getting a blanket for my turbo! Looking forward to more content regarding your 26b too :)
So, I need to keep the blankets on to prevent rubbers from breaking, life lessons by Dahm.
Love seeing these videos! Keep it up!
Absolutely loved the video, i was suprised myself that there was such drastic diferences by just addidng the blanket! Thanks alot for the vid man.
I'd love to see more vids like this!
Dude loved the video. I like your delivery of the science end of things. You explained this in a way that was both scientific but also simple and easy t understand. I loose interest easily if it gets to long winded or over technical. Great job. Keep it up.
I don't like holes in my rubber either lmao
i did a video similar to this last year, i had a lower quality blanket not like one you had, I only at a laster thermometer and you did a much better job than I did, good stuff man.
Turbo blankets are always good! someone on NASIOC took their thermal camera, and tested blankets/gold tape/and some other items and came out with some good info.
Definitely make more of those videos, It is really interesting to learn and see how *go fast merch* really handles from a scientific point of view, rather than "feeling the difference".
GJ
Great great GREAT! Video dahm!... ive just finished a turbo upgrade on my rx7 and have been in discussion about use of a turbo blanket, the one negative that ive thought of is the fact of it holding heat in could produce moisture and also may scortch the oil!?!... great vid
I've worked with turbos for the past year at an airplane engine shop. going to start suggesting blankets now for the racers. thanks Rob. would love more!
I dig these videos man. Keep it up! I'm really stoked to see that 4-rotor!
Literary just purchased turbo blankets and exhaust wrap for the RX7 and GTR today before watching this video,. This helps explain the spider web paint cracking I have on the RX7's hood. Very informative, thanks for making this!
You still got em? Nice cars!
I could do stuff like this all day awesome!! keep them coming can't wait till you have a video of the 4 rotor
Very cool video, Rob. Keep 'em coming.
I'd be interested in more videos like this.
please do more of these type of vids man loved it
What a smart dude. Well put together video, wonderful explanations, thoroughly enjoyed the depth of the answers. Subscribed.
loved this video definitely need to make more
because of this video, i just bought a turbo blanket for my wrx. Reason i never gotten one is that theres a hole inside the hood scoop that cools the turbo but the blanket will help during hot summer days in traffic.
Great video, really informative! Never even considered that simply keeping the turbo temp stable, you can get better performance from it. I know there's no proof of that, yet, but it makes sense to my brain. And I always thought blankets were honestly just a waste of money. Actually seeing just how much heat there is with and without it, I now think its an absolute necessity if you're gonna run decent boost and want to keep a nice paint job. And you definitely should do more video like this one, can't wait for the 4 rotor build tho!
Actualy there is prove to that. Search for the link in some of the comment here. It leads to the research done.
Thanks for doing this video. I've always wondered if they worked. Now that I know, I'll be getting one immediately.
These videos are great! Keep them coming!
just found your channel yesterday.. amazing vids.. cant wait to see the 4rotor rx7
I like how much you giggle when talking about rubber xD
Please Please PLEASE do more of these!
yes keep doing video's like this it helps me make informed decision for when i finally build my 2jz 240sx
Great informative video Rob! Keep them coming!
Keep up this series, is amazing!
Cool video, it was interesting to see the IR images.
I like learning and these kinds of videos. Keep up the great work! Thanks.
Great video rob. Thinking about getting a new CAT S60 for messing around and testing random things as well, lol...
But you should also look into a heat shield. I remeber someone on the forums showing a little mica sheet they stuck between exhaust/hotside and intake manifold.
Vry cool stuff. Keep it commin mang
Awesome video Rob. Thanks for the knowledge! You're the best!
Always love learning new things. Keep it going
Great video! Would like to see more of these!
would love to see more vids like this !!
I love these types of topics. I would love to see more of this.
I love these bro-Science videos. I work for GE on gas turbine for power generation plants. And it’s true about the blades growing with the case and closing up the clearances in side making it more efficient. On the bigger Turbines that have bucket width of 19 ft. They take in to account not only thermal growth but also centrifugal growth. Awesome video even if it was a long time ago. Lol
I rarely watch through to the end, but I was genuinely interested and watched this all the way through!
I just subscribed but this video is awesome i love the sciences being actually used and explained great video!
Hey, cool video! As someone who has driven cars with NA motors, I've always wondered why some people chose to cover their turbos this way. Thanks for the explanations.
One of your most interesting videos, you have my vote for more like this.
Great video Rob - keep up the good work!
We def enjoy learning, great content Rob!
Absolutely make more videos like this. As you learn teaching that to others helps you understabd even more too.
This was great.More of this please
Great video and I enjoyed the use of the infrared camera.
Very informative! Great video Rob!
Love the video! More like this would be great!
Great video Rob! :) Would love to see more of these videoes :)
Would love to see a difference between a bare turbo, ceramic coated turbo and ceramic coated with a turbo blanket. I know the ceramic coating on my ducati's exhaust helped a ton keeping heat off my leg as well as keeping the radiant heat off the parts that the exhaust is near throughout the bike.
I really like these videos really interesting and informative
you just earned a new sub with this video bro! keep it up man
actually learnt something new today. Great video as always keen to learn more 👌👍
great video need to do some more videos like this
Nice video. Learning more about cars is always awesome
Love this type of shit man. Totally becoming obsessed with cars and learning how power adders work with the engine and literally everything else about cars is enjoyable knowledge. Keep doing these
This is a great video. That thermal camera is dope. Do you think that trapping all that heat in the exhaust housing may reduce the turbo's longevity? I've heard of heat wrapped exhaust manifolds cracking under the intense heat, and I'm curious if turbos behave the same way.
MOAR! I really would like to see more.. Because i am a beginner and would like to learn more for my 240z ^^
love the longer video bro nice.
BEST VIDEO SO FAR DO MORE STUFF LIKE THIS!!!
Great video and great explanation man!!!!
definitely like these types of videos
Yea keep these vids coming Rob!
Very informative and the information is accurate. Great video
This is why I really like turbo blankets & full exhaust wraps. They protect everything from the heat, and I think they keep the heat in the exhaust system, so the whole system is more consistent, the exhaust flows out better, and doesn't slow down & create some resistance, because of the colder sections making the exhaust flow denser, like the final parts of the straight pipes, the mufflers, or the parts of the plumbing hit with cool air.
Great info Rob,cant wait for the 4 rotor