Heat Shield To Near To The Turbo?

[lcy]

hi ppl,

just a question about heat shield.

So here goes, when i am putting back the heat shield that is suppose to be on the manifold, it appears to be too near to the turbo. like 3-4 mm from the turbo to the heat shield or less.

is this too near or it wont be a problem long term?? if there are going to be problems, this is going to be a pain in the ass to take out the whole turbo again and re-allign it....

here are some pictures.

thanks in advance.

[abu]

Won't cause any problem just make sure you use a good quality silicon joiner on the turbo outlet so it doesn't melt away

[robots]

what turbo is that ?

[lcy]

the silicon hose that will be near the heat shield is the HKS supplied hose.

Turbo is HKS gt3037.

[discopotato03]

Looks like a HKS Pro S turbo .

I've never fitted one but is there any chance that the compressor cover (housing) needed to be rotated so it pointed a little further away from the exhaust manifold ?

Cheers A .

[R31Nismoid]

You might have issues with the silicone hose melting that close to it all.

I know i did, my setup was a bit different but principles of heat and so on are the same.

Ideally you'd wanna rotate the housing say 90 degree's to keep it away from the heat etc

[lcy]

hmm... too near....

according to the instruction manual, i am on the right track.

this is the picture of the instuction manual. the second picture.

if i rotate by 90degrees it will be hitting the side wall of the engine bay.

Edited August 31, 2008 by lcy

[lcy]

Looks like a HKS Pro S turbo .

I've never fitted one but is there any chance that the compressor cover (housing) needed to be rotated so it pointed a little further away from the exhaust manifold ?

Cheers A .

first of all i would like to add that this turbo is a kit from HKS itself. (right now i already know that it is not 100% bolt on) if i would have known better i would have paid some one to do it.

i have tried to move the compressor housing before putting it in. I have tried to move if further away from the heat shield but the more i move it away, the actuator will be touching the side wall of the engine bay. i brought the turbo to the turbo guru and he said allign it similar to the stock turbo. and everything looks fine before putting the heat shield on.

*is it possible that i finish it installing it and drive the car to the mechanic and let them refine the whole setup??