Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 13:05:59 -0700 From: Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsamnet> Subject: Re: Question re: Turbo Heat Shield (from a non-SAABer)
Jerry Wellborn wrote: > > Hi all, > > If this is too off-topic for this newsgroup please accept my apologies in > advance. > > I have a general question for you. I have a Miata which I have > turbocharged. I just completed the addition of a Saab blow-off valve and > intercooler (courtesy of a mail order Saab auto-dismantler). I'm curious > about what Saab uses for heat shielding around the turbo. Is there a heat > shield of some sort, a heat blanket, or do they just insulate the hood? There is no heat shield to speak of. The turbo in a 900 is at the front right corner of the car, just behind the passenger side headlight. It's also very low in the car - a solid 6" or more below the hood and has a decent amount of free air around it - it's also right behind the auxiliary cooling fan. There is a metal and asbestos (?) heat shield between the turbo and the battery, but that's it. -Justin