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Originally Posted by cody
Well, he edited his post to remove the part about keeping the engine cooler. Regardless, the obvious main benefit of a turbo heat shield is that it keeps the TMIC from heat soaking as readily.
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Like I said, the same thing should apply to the engine/intake/etc. as it does to the TMIC. The question is whether or not that level of heat soak is enough to affect the actual performance of the motor.
On a relatively stock motor, I bet running with the intake an extra 20F-30F hotter means nothing. But on a motor tuned up to the limit might see detonation with that much heatsoak to the intake, even with a FMIC.
But again, it all comes down to the actual numbers. How much heat does the turbo really put out with and without the heatshield? It will be interesting to see the results of their test.