Turbo Sock/Blanket?

I added the Pittsburgh Power turbo blanket to mine when I upgraded to their larger turbo and ported exhaust manifold for my Cat 3406E. I can't say how much the blanket alone added, but all of it added 6/10ths MPG improvement and the turbo is quieter with less under the hood heat. I also wrapped the exhaust for a couple of feet too.





Link to: http://www.pittsburghpower.com/index.php?cPath=55&osCsid=8360756cb613d94e57a7145934578692

 

I ran one on my 6NZ, I can honestly say I didn't see any improvement. I got it from Michigan Turbo, still have it, kept it when I traded trucks...wish I could tell you otherwise but I can't.

 

I have a International 8100, so 50% of the motor is under the cab, gets kinda warm in the summer in Houston. I wonder if this would help with the dog house getting hot.

 

Can't really say if fuel improved, but I also wrapped the 1st 3ft of exhaust and my cab is not as noisy from engine/exhaust/turbo also a bit cooler under feet..

 

I plan on getting one with my turbo upgrade and I am also going to wrap my s-pipe to hopefully lower my temps under the hood and quiet it down a bit. I don't expect to see ANY mpg gains tho.

 

The only way to speed up turbo spooling is to relieve exhaust pressure. Can't understand why you would want to turbo spool a truck in the first place unless you were racing it.
You wind up rpm's to 2000 then take off before the turbo winds down to give yourself a power boost. That's gotta be good for at least a 2 mpg drop in fuel economy.

 

Wtf!

 

I covered the turbos on my CAT with universal turbo wrap kits ($35 each from Summit Racing). I did it mostly for heat management (should prolong life of electrical wires and plastic parts nearby). Also there's many cold-side piping routed in close proximity to the turbine housings on Acert.

The large pipe coming out of air filter housing used to get hot after a hard pull. Now it's cool to touch. But I don't have a clue whether they improved fuel efficiency or not.