An unshielded turbo is about more than just leaving horsepower on the table (or in the garage might be more accurate). Beyond the unrealized horsepower, an unshielded turbo also creates significant underhood heat that can wear on components, heat vital fluids to the point that they don’t function properly and cause intake air temperatures (IATs) to rise enough that the computer will start pulling timing from the engine. That last one is a doozey, because your engine’s output could drop by 100 horsepower in the blink of an eye.
Heatshield Products offers the most complete line of turbo shields/blankets to fit a variety of turbo housings, applications and situations, from street to marine. With the popularity of turbos climbing steadily in the last few years, we have responded by improving our entire line of Heatshield Products turbo shields. We want to maintain our reputation for having the best products on the market. And because all our turbo shields are made in our facility in America, we can easily improve our products without sacrificing quality. One of our first tasks was to give our Stealth Turbo Shield a makeover, both cosmetically and functionally.
Follow along and check out the changes!
ABOVE: One of the biggest differences between the old and new versions of the Turbo Stealth Shield is the more resilient black carbon-fiber appearance of the outer shell. It gives the Stealth Turbo Shield stylish looks that match its performance of being able to withstand 1,800 degrees F of continuous heat and 2,200 degrees F of intermittent heat.
ABOVE: We had standard lacing hooks on the original Stealth Turbo Shield to secure the shield to the turbo.
ABOVE: The new Stealth Turbo Shield uses specially designed button-head rivets that help the turbo shield fit tighter on the turbo housing. We also adjusted the location of the rivet for better fitment. In this shot, you can also see the huge difference in appearance with the new Stealth Turbo Shield’s black carbon-fiber look.
ABOVE: Part of the Stealth Turbo Shield revamp was about increasing the size of the inlet and outlet openings to be better suited to today’s modern turbos. We also made the openings more precisely shaped to improve fitment.
ABOVE: In addition to the difference in the opening’s shape and size, from this view you can see how much the location of the securing button-head rivet has changed from the old style with the lacing hook. The new black-carbon fiber appearance really makes a night and day difference from the old Stealth Turbo Shield to really complement the look of your engine and engine compartment.
