High Temp Coatings in a Turbo

[Clive Apps Techno-Logicals 416 510 0020]

> 
> > > >Would this stuff work on the turbine housing of a turbo?  Seems like
> > > >it would if it works on headers, but I've seen pictures with the turbine
> > > >red hot while I've never seen headers glow quite so brightly.  What is
> > > >the temp limit for these coatings?
> > >
> > > Please, either don't do this, or be very, very careful if you coat the
> > > inside housing of your turbo.  A friend and I had done just that in an
> > 
> > Good advice.  I was talking about the outside of the turbo though.  I was
> > just wondering if the coating could take the heat.  Do turbine housings
> > really get hotter than a strait header would?  Seems like they would if
> > you were always running boost, but for the average street goer that wouldn't
> > be a problem.
> > 
> Outside coating only would "likely" result in severe overheating, and
> possible melt-down. A bit like wrapped headers?


I would think may benefit would be from coating the exhauset side of the
turbine unit and the inside of the exhaust scroll

this would really help keep heat out od the turbo housing and bearing, and
put it into the gasses where it belongs
should also reduce tendency to turbo lag

Clive 

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