#8821, "RRE Custom Heat Shield for HRC Turbos/Fuel Pump Noise"
LAST EDITED ON 05-Nov-01 AT 08:55 PM (PST)
Hey all, Road Race Engineering can custom make a heat-shield for your HRC turbos, but only if you bring the car to them, and leave it for 2 days. Dan (at the 2gnt meet) had the heat shield and it looked awesome. Here is a pic:
Below is what Mike said about the heat shields and also about the fuel pump: >>> We could build one on the car. We dont have time to jig one up and manufacture it right now but if you make an appointment we can build one. For his car it was $170 for the two heat shields installed. We also did some other heat wrapping and shielding beyond what Hahn supplies in their kit, it was like $200 total for all the heat shielding.
I had a long talk with Bill Hahn at the SEMA show about fuel pump noise on their kit. From what he said Dan's car is "normal" :-P I axed him about the Walbro 255 high pressure intank pump and he thought it wasn't enough. There are a lot of other turbo kits using that pump though. I dunno. For as crazy loud as that external pump is I think I might be tempted to try it regardless. >>>
#8822, "RE: RRE Custom Heat Shield for HRC Turbos/Fuel Pump Noise" In response to Reply # 0
I like that heat shield a lot, but I cant justify over 100 bux for one right now, and I cant take it to them, so I guess I'm SOL, huh? Why cant they make more heat shields? A HRC is a HRC manifold isnt it? Why do they need the car? Why dont we get a group buy thing going on here cause I'm sure others would like those heat shields. One person can take their car to RRE and have a bunch of shields fabricated and then we'll all get em and at a better price hopefully since they wont have to be installed, just shipped out. -- Brad Rickard 98 GS HRC Stage V (nuff said)
#8823, "RE: RRE Custom Heat Shield for HRC Turbos/Fuel Pump Noise" In response to Reply # 1
Im in on it...the heat shield looks badass but I live in VA and wouldnt leave my car there for a couple days if I lived there. Im in on the group buy thing. I want one
#8824, "RE: RRE Custom Heat Shield for HRC Turbos/Fuel Pump Noise" In response to Reply # 1
Why not save $90 and make your own heat sheilds? Some aluminum flashing and a little ingenuity are all thats needed. You can use fireproof insulating board to further improve it.
#8825, "RE: RRE Custom Heat Shield for HRC Turbos/Fuel Pump Noise" In response to Reply # 3
No groupbuy at this time because RRE does not have enough time to mass produce it. I guess it's easier to just custom make it each time so it will fit for sure on the car. Manufacturing in bulk requires a lot of precision. I personally wouldn't know how to make my own heat shield, but your's looks cool too Corbin. I was just amazed to see how clean and nice the heat shield looked on Dan's car at the 2gnt meet.
#8827, "RE: RRE Custom Heat Shield for HRC Turbos/Fuel Pump Noise" In response to Reply # 3
Hey Corbin.....What did you use to make that sheild that goes around the air filter? I am going to make one of those and I am going to try out making a heat sheild
#8830, "RE: RRE Custom Heat Shield for HRC Turbos/Fuel Pump Noise" In response to Reply # 7
man that's a nice pic! would RRE make heat shielding for other turbo kits? ie. star, ner, etc? also those black ic piping, is that stock with hrc kit? that's sweet!
#8831, "RE: RRE Custom Heat Shield for HRC Turbos/Fuel Pump Noise" In response to Reply # 9
LAST EDITED ON 06-Nov-01 AT 09:06 AM (PST)
I do like that alot and I think the pic has inspired me to take my ass to Home Depot and make the same thing including a tool to cut the metal for a little less than $170 (hopefully alot less. come to think of it my 5sp dremel has yet to fail in completing a task). Bolting it down will be easy ( I got a drill and tap), shaping the SS I dont know how easy that will be.
(I have stolen that pic for reference. hope you dont mind tehe)>
#8832, "RE: RRE Custom Heat Shield for HRC Turbos/Fuel Pump Noise" In response to Reply # 10
Hey guys, glad you like the heat shielding... I actually got it to keep my radiator and hood from melting (it gets HOT) but was happily surprised how much cleaner the install looks now. It even hides all the oil im spraying everywhere
The heat shield bolts on. The round part only has one bolt on the left side. It wobbles up and down but it's wedged against the radiator enough that it doesn't go far. The manifold part has 2 bolts. There's 2 nuts welded to the exhaust manifold to screw into. I'll take pics with the shield off for reference. I can also give anyone dimensions if they want em. It's pretty simple to fabricate if you can weld and cut s.steel.
#8834, "RE: Hey Dan...." In response to Reply # 12
They charged $800. Mike told me the next NT kit install "would be either a little less, or a lot more". It took them a little over 2 weeks to do. He did say the kit was more complete and simpler than some of the custom turbo kits they get in there.
If you own jackstands and a socket set, I'd recommend you do it yourself. It's bolt on, except for some medium sized parts you can take to RRE to get cut.
I'd be down for helping ppl install the kit on their own. I don't know much, but I like playing around under the car, and kinda know where things are supposed to go.
#8835, "RE: RRE Custom Heat Shield for HRC Turbos/Fuel Pump Noise" In response to Reply # 0
Hey Corbin.....What did you use to make that sheild that goes around the air filter? I am going to make one of those and I am going to try out making a heat sheild
#8836, "RE: RRE Custom Heat Shield for HRC Turbos/Fuel Pump Noise" In response to Reply # 14
The air filter one is 1/16" polypropylene. Its tough and can handle the heat. I used pop-rivets to assemble it. I borrowed the polypropylene from the lab at school but they got it from http://www.mcmastercarr.com
#8838, "RE: RRE Custom Heat Shield for HRC Turbos/Fuel Pump Noise" In response to Reply # 16
Yah that was kinda the conclusion I came to, too. I wanted RRE to do it because I didn't want to have to worry about problems with the install. This was kinda naive on my part.
The 2 weeks part was half Hahn's fault for not sending the correct fuel system and complete lack of any manuals. (They faxed RRE scratchy blurry ones eventually.) I did get the feeling RRE wasn't the best place to take a 420a though.
#8839, "RE: RRE Custom Heat Shield for HRC Turbos/Fuel Pump Noise" In response to Reply # 17
RRE might be busy and take a bit longer, but I'm glad I took my car there for the head work and valve replacement. They know what they are doing, so I trust them more than other shops. 800 for a turbo install is pretty cheap if you think about it. That's including the $200 heat shield right? So that's 600 for probably 15 hours or more of labor since it was the first they ever did it. That's only 40 bucks an hour or less for labor which is cheap compared to other places that charge 65 now. I just like the reassurance of knowing a competent shop did the work, so I don't have to worry so much about little things.
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#8842, "RE: RRE Custom Heat Shield for HRC Turbos/Fuel Pump Noise" In response to Reply # 20
Another question Corbin....
I looked on the site and the thinnest piece they have is 3/16". I think that is kinda thick. I guess I can make it out of aluminum. What did you use to seal it up against the hood?
#8843, "RE: RRE Custom Heat Shield for HRC Turbos/Fuel Pump Noise" In response to Reply # 21
LAST EDITED ON 07-Nov-01 AT 01:08 PM (PST)
They sell the polypropylene sheets in thicknesses down to 1/16", you just have to search some. Its on page 3157 of the catalog if that helps. You can also get many different types of aluminum and stainless items too. Search around some and you'll see that they have ALOT to offer. Yeah, I used split silicon hose to seal against the hood.
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