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Originally Posted by Carlos
Glowing???? BS. That would mean that it is close to melting temp. I would not worry as I have never heard of a turbo or manifold melting. You would have to worry about the aluminum head melting first. Throwing the heat shields on will just "hide" the "glowing" from you and make the turbo and mani hotter by keeping the heat in. It is a good idea to throw them on as may have a small affect on your intake temps.
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Hahahaaa!! That's awesome!! HORT's tech guy at his finest
Do you realize that most material will glow at the same temperature? Red hot cast iron will be the same temperature as red hot stainless (if they are the same red). It doesn't have anything to do with their melting temperature.
It is pretty common to see the manifold glowing after cruising on the highway. Most people do some in town driving after they come off the highway and that helps to cool it down. I wouldn't worry about it a lot with a mitsu turbo, they do fine for a long time on people's cars that don't even know what the turbo looks like.