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| Author: | -=MiniMafia=- [ Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | heat issues, will my front melt? |
hey all just a quick one, will my TD04l melt my fibre glass front? if so, what can i do to stop this, eg: exhaust wrap, heat sheild etc.. thanks guys, night! |
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| Author: | awdmoke [ Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:50 pm ] |
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Fibreglass is a thermoset plastic will not melt. It may blister & burn, but it will not melt. Wrapping & heat shields will not only help under bonnet temperatures, it will increase the efficiency of the turbo & reduce lag. |
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| Author: | -=MiniMafia=- [ Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:32 pm ] |
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thanks awdmoke, i wont be using a grille, to help with cooling, and ill have some kind of bonnet scoop, vent up top for more cooling, wrap and sheilds. i guess we wont know untill its going! anyone seen any stylish non rice scoops or vents that would suit a morris? i tryed www.ssv.com.au and had no luck (thats where i got the wrx scoop for betsy) |
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| Author: | minimetoy [ Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:49 pm ] |
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My engineer made me wrap my exhaust manifold and put a heat sheild on. At first i wasnt happy but when i left the car running for a hour on the drive and was still able to touch the exhaust manifold without burning myself i was impressed. Dan |
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| Author: | -=MiniMafia=- [ Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:54 pm ] |
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should i buy the stuff off ebay? they sell rolls of it, um i think a sponser off nissansilvia.com sell them, ummm GFB or FLYIN ill check. |
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| Author: | -=MiniMafia=- [ Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:30 pm ] |
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no luck yet, when i find the site, would anyone be keen on a group buy? |
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| Author: | HPDesign [ Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:15 am ] |
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if you are going to have problems with heat around the turbo and room. Buy a turbo bag. They shield the heat and aren't cheap but well worth it just for the performance gains over time you will damage your paint more than the fibreglass |
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| Author: | -=MiniMafia=- [ Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:03 am ] |
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found this http://www.nissansilvia.com/forums/inde ... pic=226599 6 meters for $35. any good? |
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| Author: | awdmoke [ Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:05 am ] |
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Yeah, but it does hold the dirt (not for show cars). Try your local industrial supplier Blackwoods / Coventrys & ask for fibreglass ladder tape. May be cheaper. Also soak the stuff if water before wrapping it on the car & wear gloves/dust mask. Stops too much of the itchy stuff 
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| Author: | Clacker_Dacker [ Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:48 am ] |
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-=MiniMafia=- wrote: anyone seen any stylish non rice scoops or vents that would suit a morris? i tryed www.ssv.com.au and had no luck (thats where i got the wrx scoop for betsy)
Not entirely sure about 'stylish' and I guess you'd need to trim the lip but not that bad http://www.absmotorsport.net/product_info.php?cPath=35_225&products_id=4899 
Clubman maybe a little less stylish 
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| Author: | -=MiniMafia=- [ Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:52 pm ] |
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awdmoke wrote: Yeah, but it does hold the dirt (not for show cars).
Try your local industrial supplier Blackwoods / Coventrys & ask for fibreglass ladder tape. May be cheaper. Also soak the stuff if water before wrapping it on the car & wear gloves/dust mask. Stops too much of the itchy stuff ahh ok, is that the same stuff? sounds like a plan. ill look into it when the shops are back open. Clacker_Dacker, that morris bonnet looks sh@t hot. would love to do something like that, but ill see how i go with space, i think ill have to make do with 3 2" holes with mesh behind it (lower down, near turbo). not pretty but maybe effective? thanks everyone, great help 
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