RomRaider

Hi anyone want to sell the original heat shield that fits a 2008 wrx, i live in AUS so might be a mission posting it here.

I chopped my original up poorly and am looking for a new one to modify.

Seriously, get a turbo blanket/beanie. Faster spool, better heat retention and easier to remove if you ever need to upgrade turbo or replace an exhaust gasket etc.

I have a downpipe heatshield but I can't remember if it was from a 2009 WRX or a 2005 LGT. Lots of swapping was occurring at the time and I don't know remember which one I ended up with.

Just a word of caution that the downpipe heatshields are not the same.

Keep in mind that the OEM heatshield doesn't really do much. I think it's more to prevent someone from burning themself on the turbo.

Better get a turbo blanket. However I do have a forester 09 turbo heatshield thats cut already (fit for a bellmouth dp). I dont use it since I got a dei turbo blanket instead. Will this fly by post? You can also try your mates over at ozfoz. Look for Daxxx, he might have some spare parts.

Thanks for your input guys,

I'm still looking for one, do you think a wrap will do the same job, i'm trying to protect my master cylnder from getting too hot and ideas on best course of action?

Turbo blanket/beanie has faster spool and better heat shielding, the stock heatshield still radiates heat

I have the turbo blanket by dei for more than a year now. Cant say if I spool faster compared to a vf52 with just the stock heatshield on.

I'm a bit fan of my PTP turbo blanket on my LGT. They make ones specifically for the VF series turbos (VF40/46/52 for sure). Not sure if we can recommend specific vendors on this site so mods, feel free to edit this post, but I got a great deal from infamousperformance dot net. Mike started as a Subaru enthusiast with a Legacy GT on legacygt.com and then became a vendor offering great deals on parts.