Fullerton's 05FTW AW STi – P&L GT30R EWG Turbo & TiC SST CO w/Vorshlag Plates Instlld - Page 19

***fullerton*** · 08-18-2007, 01:52 PM

I went out into the garage to do my final ride height adjustment and went on to wrap my turbo and cover my turbo heat shield and TMIC with a radiant heat barrier. I chose the standard 14"f & 13.5"r height.

I used the Thermo Tec 24"x36" radiant heat barrier, and have about 8x24" remaining. I also used the 4 cylinder turbo blanket kit from Thermo Tec.

I'll post picts later of the heat barriers, but I will say that it went quite well. I covered every inch of my TMIC with the radiant heat barrier, save the part air flows through, including the y-pipe. The barrier is quite nice, it is basically a layer of aluminum foil, followed by a layer of fiberglass fabric, followed by an adhesive backing. It was quite easy to cut and stuck to the aluminum TMIC well.

After the completing the TMIC, I covered the inside of my COBB heatshield with the barrier. I then wrapped my turbo hotside with a heat barrier which was similar to the radiant heat barrier, but non-adhesive and capable of withstanding a higher temp. The kit came with enough for two nice sized layers, so I doubled up.

It is not the prettiest thing in the world, since all the kit includes is a flat sheet of the heat barrier and you have to cut it to fit and "sew" it on by yourself. I managed to get it looking pretty nice, and once it was covered by the heat shield, you can barely see it.

Unfortunately I do not have temperature reading from before the install, but I do plan on taking two STi's, running them in the same way, and then taking Heatshield, TMIC and Intake Manifold temps. I have to think this will reduce heatsoak, but I need to prove it.

***chaos311clarity*** · 08-18-2007, 02:46 PM

cant wait to hear the results... what alignment specs are you going with?

***fullerton*** · 08-18-2007, 02:51 PM

They just called and could only get 1° out of the rears. They got 1.9° out of the front.

We'll see how good of a job they did shortly.... Not sure why 1° was they max they got...

***chaos311clarity*** · 08-18-2007, 03:03 PM

that sounds a bit low. :shrug: drew would know better than I.

***fullerton*** · 08-18-2007, 03:38 PM

Back from the shop.

Front
Left : Right
Camber -1.9° : -1.8°
Caster 4.8° : 4.9°
Toe -0.01° : 0.0°
SAI 17.2° : 17.0°
Included Angle 15.3° : 15.1°

Cross Camber: 0.0°
Cross Caster: 0.0°
Cross SAI: 0.2°
Total Toe: 0.01°

Rear
Left : Right
Camber -1° : -1.2°
Toe 0° : -.01°

Cross Camber: 0.1°
Total Toe: -0.01°
Thrust Angle: 0.0°

Overall I'm happy. They did good with the toe. Wish I could get another 1/2 degree out back. I'll have to look into thinner bolts or two bolts per side I guess. I'd rather not get plates, as I just put in the Flags.

***fullerton*** · 08-18-2007, 03:48 PM

And here are the promised picts of the Reflective Tape job:

**nandanrp** · 08-18-2007, 03:57 PM

Nice

***chaos311clarity*** · 08-18-2007, 04:13 PM

what IC is that ben? it looks pretty thick

MKTURBO · 08-18-2007, 05:06 PM

that would be the SS-autochrome AKA ebay special

***fullerton*** · 08-18-2007, 05:06 PM

It's the SSAutochrome one.

***fullerton*** · 08-18-2007, 05:09 PM

Seeing the marks on the TMIC makes me remember I need to make a new seal that includes the whole TMIC.

stretch · 08-19-2007, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fullerton

Back from the shop.

Front
Left : Right
Camber -1.9° : -1.8°
Caster 4.8° : 4.9°
Toe -0.01° : 0.0°
SAI 17.2° : 17.0°
Included Angle 15.3° : 15.1°

Cross Camber: 0.0°
Cross Caster: 0.0°
Cross SAI: 0.2°
Total Toe: 0.01°

Rear
Left : Right
Camber -1° : -1.2°
Toe 0° : -.01°

Cross Camber: 0.1°
Total Toe: -0.01°
Thrust Angle: 0.0°

Overall I'm happy. They did good with the toe. Wish I could get another 1/2 degree out back. I'll have to look into thinner bolts or two bolts per side I guess. I'd rather not get plates, as I just put in the Flags.

Nice, 17 degrees of SAI will give you a nice camber curve. Does that mean your camber plates are maxed out, and they backed off using the OE eccentric bolt? (That's how it should be done, IMO.)

I'd like to see a little more camber in the rear, though, as you said. Perhaps Ohlins doesn't drill their rear strut mount holes properly for USA cars, cause that's just crazy that you couldn't get more camber even with an eccentric bolt.

Quote:

Originally Posted by fullerton

And here are the promised picts of the Reflective Tape job:

That's a really neat idea!

**Interior Flaire** · 08-19-2007, 05:59 AM

Ben, when I had the IC on my car, I just removed the gasket. No OEM gasket works better than leaving it on there, and doesn't mark the IC.

Looks good!

CB

***fullerton*** · 08-19-2007, 06:09 AM

Are you SURE it works better. I would think the air would take the path of LEAST resistance, ie. around the IC, not through it. With a bit of double stick tape and a rubber garage door seal, I bet I could make a fairly good seal around the IC.

***chaos311clarity*** · 08-19-2007, 09:48 AM

someone want to PM me and tell me wtf SAI is? lol

08-18-2007, 01:52 PM	#271
*fullerton* abracious Car: AW GDF-D Fav Mod: Track time Location: Near a 100oct pump Posts: 16,079 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (10)	Re: Fullerton's 05 Aspen White STi (Öhlins Flag Series Coilovers Installed!) I went out into the garage to do my final ride height adjustment and went on to wrap my turbo and cover my turbo heat shield and TMIC with a radiant heat barrier. I chose the standard 14"f & 13.5"r height. I used the Thermo Tec 24"x36" radiant heat barrier, and have about 8x24" remaining. I also used the 4 cylinder turbo blanket kit from Thermo Tec. I'll post picts later of the heat barriers, but I will say that it went quite well. I covered every inch of my TMIC with the radiant heat barrier, save the part air flows through, including the y-pipe. The barrier is quite nice, it is basically a layer of aluminum foil, followed by a layer of fiberglass fabric, followed by an adhesive backing. It was quite easy to cut and stuck to the aluminum TMIC well. After the completing the TMIC, I covered the inside of my COBB heatshield with the barrier. I then wrapped my turbo hotside with a heat barrier which was similar to the radiant heat barrier, but non-adhesive and capable of withstanding a higher temp. The kit came with enough for two nice sized layers, so I doubled up. It is not the prettiest thing in the world, since all the kit includes is a flat sheet of the heat barrier and you have to cut it to fit and "sew" it on by yourself. I managed to get it looking pretty nice, and once it was covered by the heat shield, you can barely see it. Unfortunately I do not have temperature reading from before the install, but I do plan on taking two STi's, running them in the same way, and then taking Heatshield, TMIC and Intake Manifold temps. I have to think this will reduce heatsoak, but I need to prove it. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

08-18-2007, 02:46 PM	#272
*chaos311clarity* oMgWTFpewpew Car: 05 CGM STi Fav Mod: grip. Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 5,351 Join Date: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (7)	Re: Fullerton's 05 Aspen White STi (Öhlins Flag Series Coilovers Installed!) cant wait to hear the results... what alignment specs are you going with?

08-18-2007, 02:51 PM	#273
*fullerton* abracious Car: AW GDF-D Fav Mod: Track time Location: Near a 100oct pump Posts: 16,079 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (10)	Re: Fullerton's 05 Aspen White STi (Öhlins Flag Series Coilovers Installed!) They just called and could only get 1° out of the rears. They got 1.9° out of the front. We'll see how good of a job they did shortly.... Not sure why 1° was they max they got...

08-18-2007, 03:03 PM	#274
*chaos311clarity* oMgWTFpewpew Car: 05 CGM STi Fav Mod: grip. Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 5,351 Join Date: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (7)	Re: Fullerton's 05 Aspen White STi (Öhlins Flag Series Coilovers Installed!) that sounds a bit low. :shrug: drew would know better than I.

08-18-2007, 03:38 PM	#275
*fullerton* abracious Car: AW GDF-D Fav Mod: Track time Location: Near a 100oct pump Posts: 16,079 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (10)	Re: Fullerton's 05 Aspen White STi (Öhlins Flag Series Coilovers Installed!) Back from the shop. Front Left : Right Camber -1.9° : -1.8° Caster 4.8° : 4.9° Toe -0.01° : 0.0° SAI 17.2° : 17.0° Included Angle 15.3° : 15.1° Cross Camber: 0.0° Cross Caster: 0.0° Cross SAI: 0.2° Total Toe: 0.01° Rear Left : Right Camber -1° : -1.2° Toe 0° : -.01° Cross Camber: 0.1° Total Toe: -0.01° Thrust Angle: 0.0° Overall I'm happy. They did good with the toe. Wish I could get another 1/2 degree out back. I'll have to look into thinner bolts or two bolts per side I guess. I'd rather not get plates, as I just put in the Flags.

08-18-2007, 03:48 PM	#276
*fullerton* abracious Car: AW GDF-D Fav Mod: Track time Location: Near a 100oct pump Posts: 16,079 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (10)	Re: Fullerton's 05 Aspen White STi (Öhlins Flag Series Coilovers Installed!) And here are the promised picts of the Reflective Tape job: Last edited by fullerton : 05-21-2008 at 07:21 AM.

08-18-2007, 03:57 PM	#277
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08-18-2007, 04:13 PM	#278
*chaos311clarity* oMgWTFpewpew Car: 05 CGM STi Fav Mod: grip. Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 5,351 Join Date: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (7)	Re: Fullerton's 05 Aspen White STi (New Alignment & Heat Reflective Barriers) what IC is that ben? it looks pretty thick

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08-18-2007, 05:06 PM	#280
*fullerton* abracious Car: AW GDF-D Fav Mod: Track time Location: Near a 100oct pump Posts: 16,079 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (10)	Re: Fullerton's 05 Aspen White STi (New Alignment & Heat Reflective Barriers) It's the SSAutochrome one.

08-18-2007, 05:09 PM	#281
*fullerton* abracious Car: AW GDF-D Fav Mod: Track time Location: Near a 100oct pump Posts: 16,079 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (10)	Re: Fullerton's 05 Aspen White STi (New Alignment & Heat Reflective Barriers) Seeing the marks on the TMIC makes me remember I need to make a new seal that includes the whole TMIC.

08-19-2007, 05:59 AM	#283
Interior Flaire Authorized Vendor Car: 05 PSM Stage 4 Fav Mod: Pro-Tune Location: Big D Posts: 1,696 Join Date: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (16)	Re: Fullerton's 05 Aspen White STi (New Alignment & Heat Reflective Barriers) Ben, when I had the IC on my car, I just removed the gasket. No OEM gasket works better than leaving it on there, and doesn't mark the IC. Looks good! CB

08-19-2007, 06:09 AM	#284
*fullerton* abracious Car: AW GDF-D Fav Mod: Track time Location: Near a 100oct pump Posts: 16,079 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (10)	Re: Fullerton's 05 Aspen White STi (New Alignment & Heat Reflective Barriers) Are you SURE it works better. I would think the air would take the path of LEAST resistance, ie. around the IC, not through it. With a bit of double stick tape and a rubber garage door seal, I bet I could make a fairly good seal around the IC.

08-19-2007, 09:48 AM	#285
*chaos311clarity* oMgWTFpewpew Car: 05 CGM STi Fav Mod: grip. Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 5,351 Join Date: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (7)	Re: Fullerton's 05 Aspen White STi (New Alignment & Heat Reflective Barriers) someone want to PM me and tell me wtf SAI is? lol This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.