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When I first heard about heat shield jackets I have to own up to images of the caped crusader filled my miniscule compartment labelled intellect. Sounding like something Superman would don to shield his logo’d T-shirt from harmful UV rays I got rather carried away. My suspect logic suggested that if he were hell-bent on flying into the suns atmosphere, looking to fight evil, it would provide added protection. Like a fire retardant condom or something.

Of course my theory is as ever, beyond contempt. It is actually a weird little mollusc-shaped device constructed from a special mineral-based ceramic material capable of withstanding temperatures in excess of 1,250 degrees centigrade. Or in old money – positively barmy. Which will be handy if you use it for its designed purpose of fitting around most makes of turbine housing, which when speaking to someone of a technical bent, informed me is located under the bonnet. A dark and forbidden place where mechanics venture. And the turbo heat jacket has been developed with them in mind.

As any good technician with the ID bore appearing on his uniform badge will divulge, these turbo chargers that generate incredible engine power also manifest enough heat to harm vital components housed within the engine bay. Aswell as quizzical limbs. And then he’d naturally give you a bill that would take care of most of Mali ’s debt, for procuring the unasked advice. Upto 1000 degrees centigrade of heat is often produced from turbo's which in turn can cause significant detrimental side effects. Oxfordshire-based Owen Developments, who majored in turbocharging technologies (along with Applied Fiddling) when at school, are the company to offer this range of turbo heat shield jackets which they insist will clasp around any of the leading makes of turbine housing, including independents Garrett, IHI, KKK aswell as manufacturers own, Toyota and Mitsubishi. They would bet their mortgages that their kiddie does what is says on the can. Namely the unusual practice of putting a halt to the turbo cooling down too quickly which in itself triggers damage occurring. Apparently rapid temperature change within the turbo can signal fundamental turbine damage. More conventionally, the shield also reduces the temperatures in the long run, making it easier to work on the engine without injury. Either way, expect to see a housing boom in a certain part of Oxfordshire very soon such is my faith in British engineering.

Swaddled within a high temperature absorbent exterior cover, these turbo cuffs promote 4 main advantages.

The key one being that by retaining this heat in the turbine, the hot and expanding gasses will have the effect of increasing thermal efficiency of the turbine design. Which results as a by-product, a longer-term increase in brake horse power. Ah, as they say at my place of worship – praise the lord! At last a point to all this malarkey. More BHP! We like a bit of that. Jesus! I wish id kept chatting about superheroes…

Anyway, the other facts in summary are this.

1. Controlling the rate of temperature change to a more uniform level will increase the serviceable life of a turbocharger.

2. Insulating the turbine housing allows work to be carried out under the bonnet with a reduced risk of injury to the hands, wrists, arms and/or genetalia of the technician (dependant on his state of mind).

3. The insulation properties of the turbo jacket will assist in reducing under bonnet temperatures of race and rally cars.

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