DIY Turbo shield

[KATwo40]

Saw one like this elsewhere and decided to follow suit. I bought a $6.00 stainless steel pot from Wal-Mart. Used a spare turbine housing to mock-up, cut it out, bolted on.

It needs a bit of refinement, which I'll do tonight or tomorrow, but it's a good start!

[KATwo40]

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[KrazyDog]

I never seen that done before, your turbo looks battle ready now. Nice job.

[Craving4Boost]

pots are made of steel or such because its a good conductor for cooking...are you sure you want to use it for a heat shield?

[KATwo40]

Well, on the first test drive, complete with spirited driving, I was able to touch the brake master cylinder and strut tower. This tells me it's doing it's job. It's not so much an issue of being a total thermal barrier as it is a hot-air deflector.

[Craving4Boost]

nice cheap job though...maybe some cheap heat paint might also help protect the MC?

[KATwo40]

Like on the inside of the turbo shield?

I currently have some heat deflection material wrapped around the MC and the lines from it.

[Craving4Boost]

no i mean like spray the whole pot with some heat protective paint haha...but nevermind..looks like yours is good to go. let us know if anything ever goes wrong