PTP T3 Turbo Blanket - Lava

Description:
There are several substantial benefits of using a turbo blanket. Here are just a few:

1. A turbo blanket protects components within your engine bay.
The turbo blanket isolates the heat produced by your turbocharger, and prevents that heat from damaging, or even igniting, components surrounding the turbocharger within your engine compartment, such as plastic and rubber hoses and electrical wiring, as well as painted surfaces, such as the engine bay and the surface of the hood. Also, it prevents areas of localized high temperature from damaging the engine itself. For example, a common cause of head gasket failure in turbocharged vehicles is localized heating of a portion of the engine. The heat differential between the portion of the engine near the turbocharger and the rest of the engine can cause warping of the head, and thus, head gasket failure. This has been a known cause of head gasket failure in both OEM and aftermarket turbocharged vehicles.

2. A turbo blanket improves the performance of your turbocharger by keeping "the hot side hot".
In keeping the exhaust gases within the turbocharger hot, turbocharger efficiency is improved. As you may know, the hotter a gas is, the more expansive it is. Within a contained system of a specified size, the more expansive a gas is, the greater the pressure derived and thus, the greater the flow of gas to escape the containment. With this increased pressure and flow rate for a given engine RPM, the acceleration of the turbocharger's impeller is increased as compared to the same turbocharger with the engine at the same RPM but with cooler exhaust gases. This equates to faster spool up of the turbocharger, as well as greater attainable levels of boost. What a driver will experience with a turbo blanket is greater turbocharger responsiveness. The faster spool up of the turbocharger means less turbo lag and a more linear power curve.

3. A turbo blanket improves the performance of your turbocharger by keeping "the cool side cool."
As you may know, it is very important to keep engine intake air cool. This is why intercoolers are often utilized with turbochargers. Similar to above, the cooler a gas is (such as intake air), the more dense it is. The more dense the intake air, the more oxygen it contains per unit volume. The more oxygen reaches the engine, the more power can be obtained. In keeping the heat of the exhaust gases contained within the hot side of the turbocharger and away from the cool side of the turbocharger and the intake path, more oxygen per unit volume reaches the engine, and thus, more power.

What Makes A PTP Turbo Blanket Different?
Every PTP Turbo Blanket is hand-crafted in North America, and quality is guaranteed. The PTP Turbo Blanket is very well known in the industry for its high standards for material selection, design, and construction, and also for its ability to provide these high quality products at an affordable price. It is important to note that, as unfortunate as it is, there are many imitation turbo blankets out there - often made in China. These imitation turbo blankets are manufactured using much inferior materials for construction. Imitation turbo blankets can be ineffective or worse, they can be dangerous if flammable materials are used.

PTP Turbo Blankets and wraps are the result of years of product research and development. The exact same materials that are used in our turbo blankets and wraps are currently being used in multiple military applications. Our materials are on the cutting edge of heat insulation technology.

Every PTP turbo blanket comes with a one year warranty for any defect that occurs during normal usage. This warranty does not cover problems associated with incorrect installation or improper usage.



Lava Turbo Blanket Materials:
With an outer layer made from actual pulverized volcanic lava rock (continuous-filament basalt) formed into fabric and woven into a tight mesh weave, these turbo blankets are internally insulated with high temperature calcium magnesium silicate wool, overlaid with a high temperature silica fabric for increased durability and for improved thermal resistance. The Lava Turbo Blankets are designed to withstand the harshest of conditions.

Lava Turbo Blanket Heat Tolerance:
Interior Surface:
Max Temperature Rating: 2300 Deg F/ 1260 Deg C
Continuous Use Limit: 1800 Deg F/ 982 Deg C

Exterior Surface:
Direct Contact Limit: 1800 Deg F/ 982 Deg C
Radiant Heat Limit: 2500 Deg F/ 1371 Deg C

The Lava Turbo Blankets are available in T3 and T3/T4 sizes.