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      03-06-2023, 10:19 AM   #7
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Drives: F90 M5 / F15 50i
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Originally Posted by Used2be View Post
I wrote to Funk asking if they had measured temperatures on the outside of their shields and they replied that using a thermal imaging gun they found temperatures around 100 C (212 F). They didn’t specify which model of turbo this was measured from, but with our coolant tank right above that part of the engine I was hoping for less heat. No wonder we have problems, what’s the temp without the Funk shield?
thats a lot higher than i was expecting. Some of those lava rock blankets and wraps i have seen people able to put their hand on it.
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