Insulating a vehicles exhaust system has multiple performance enhancing benefits, especially on turbocharged or supercharged vehicles. When it comes to performance improvements, the key factor is exhaust gas velocity (EGV) which ties into exhaust gas temperature (EGT). On the other side, insulating the exhaust system significantly reduces the amount of heat radiated by the exhaust system inside the engine compartment and underneath the vehicle. This reduces the amount of damaging heat exposure components near the exhaust system are subjected to, leading to longer component life and proper function without heat being a major factor.
Follow along as we break down the benefits of keeping more heat in your exhaust system.
Turbocharged Applications
On turbocharged applications, insulating the “hot side” of the turbocharger and keeping more heat in helps in multiple ways.
