VF39 heatseild

[ReubenH]

Every so often my clutch pedal gets all slopping, almost similar to brake fade type sloppy when you start boiling your fluid. After some talk on the forums about not having a heatsheilds on ya turbo, i put two and two together. Is it possible that the turbo is heating up my clutch fluid when it gets nice and toasty? Would that actually cause the clutch to go soft, or would it have a different effect?

I never bothered replacing the heatsheild on it after the single conversion, cause we kinda munted the old secondary ones comprehensively while getting them off (I was frustated with with working with TT's ) Will any heat shield fit? can i get away with only sticking the top one on - it's just too much hassle having both on...

The turbo as is now:

[BC5RA]

You don't even have a heat sheild on your clutch fluid reservoir...

[G-unit]

try make a heat sheild from a bc/bf fit, like a chimney shape

[ReubenH]

Haha, that would be great. Also bothers me how the primay side of the scoop is being wasted too. Might be an idea to make a custom splitter too, or atleast block it off to try not waste the air.

[KwS]

 BC5RA said:

You don't even have a heat sheild on your clutch fluid reservoir...

how much would this help, and what models have that heatshield standard?

[BC5RA]

My 91 BC5 has one from the factory. Plus a OE turbo heat sheild.

Most single turbo Subaru's have them (that I've seen)

[ReubenH]

Yeah well mine never had the clutch shield. But, it did roll out the factory a twin turbo, and those secondary's typically don't get used a whole lot.

[KwS]

i might have to go hunt one of them down too. my VF36 makes my pedal go a bit mushy after a good raping sometimes, just never really thought of it (my old twin turb occasionally did it too).

get one of them turbo blanket things au. although, probably cheaper to make your own heatshield from sheet metal than to buy one of them.

[BC5RA]

Go to pick a part and take one off, i doubt it's so popular a part that there won't be one.

Best to both turbo and clutch reservoir heat sheilds.

[playerB]

can someone please post up what the heatshield looks like when its attatched plz

and if possible how the 2 parts fit together

[BC5RA]

[Glen]

I just wrapped mine in heat tape, heat taped the down pipe and also the inside of the heat shield. Should help.