Verus Heat Shield Install and Review

[Tlminh]

Ordered Verus Heat Shield for 6 port B58

Ordered straight from Verus
Delivered to Socal about 1 week later, though suspect New Year holiday delayed it a day or so

The heat shield was very well packaged in thin foam, loads of clear wrap, and packing paper.

Pics attached. Well made!

No instructions provided but they have a very detailed install video on youtube.

Install was straight forward, only issue was getting the bolt, washer, heat shield and spacer all lined up. Dropped a bolt since it easily slides off when positioning the shield. I ended up using painters tape to hold it all together as I positioned the shield/bolts. Once the bolt started to catch, I removed the painters tape.

The corner piece had to be screwed in also. The bottom bolt had very little space but I made it work.

I paid $230 USD plus shipping for this. That's a lot for a bent piece of steel. However, overall I'd recommend this product. Over the years, there are other heat shields available which are cheaper, but Verus was the first I believe. They are also solid midwest company so I decided to spend $$$ on this product.

Unfortunately no IAT data, but I'm taking a leap of faith after all the reviews showing a slight improvement in temps, especially since I have an intake now

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[nanaisu]

Great little product, wish they had included a couple of extra bolts, washers, and spacers. Learned my lesson after dropping a bolt - always good to lay a microfiber cloth or towel at the bottom of the engine bay to stop it from bouncing around if you drop it.

 

[i3igpete]

I can't believe they still haven't fixed the spacer awkwardness after years of complaints.

 

[J29DB03]

How are people still dropping shit when installing this? It’s one of the easiest things to put on the car.

 

[Vegas17]

It's a nice piece with Cerakote, I felt like it would just eventually radiate heat. I applied some DEI adhesive heat shield to the inside before installing to help a bit.

 

[Razors Edge]

Looks good, good review. I went with Black Market Race heat shield, 1 piece, no screws to drop trying to hold it while connecting. My IAT’s are 12-13 degrees higher then ambient, this is with an aftermarket intake. After running the car hard, you can put your hand near the turbo/intake and keep it there. Even a tuning shop I went to was very impressed and was going to buy one for their own vehicle after seeing mine.

 

[razorlab]

Looks good, good review. I went with Black Market Race heat shield, 1 piece, no screws to drop trying to hold it while connecting. My IAT’s are 12-13 degrees higher then ambient, this is with an aftermarket intake. After running the car hard, you can put your hand near the turbo/intake and keep it there. Even a tuning shop I went to was very impressed and was going to buy one for their own vehicle after seeing mine.

Charge temp vs manifold IAT will actually be data that is valuable. Still boggles my mind nobody understands this, or just chooses to ignore it.

Even better would be before/after temp right after the air filter, but most people can't get that.

 

[Razors Edge]

Charge temp vs manifold IAT will actually be data that is valuable. Still boggles my mind nobody understands this, or just chooses to ignore it.

Even better would be before/after temp right after the air filter, but most people can't get that.

 

[razorlab]

That literally doesn't show anything I stated.

 

[nanaisu]

also holy datazap plz

 

[Razors Edge]

That literally doesn't show anything I stated.

It is measured in the charge pipe, just before the throttle valve, so without actual sensor before the turbine, it’s the closest measurement we can get before it goes through the air to water intercooler, unless I am mistaken. Seeing how the temperature isn’t much higher then ambient, and if anything, the temperature after the turbo and before the throttle is barely above ambient, it’s a good indicator that my intake is not seeing excessive temperatures.

Please correct me if I am wrong

 

[rottmore]

the temperature after the turbo and before the throttle is barely above ambient

 

[Razors Edge]

Charge temp vs manifold IAT will actually be data that is valuable. Still boggles my mind nobody understands this, or just chooses to ignore it.

Even better would be before/after temp right after the air filter, but most people can't get that.

I understand that the lower the temperature going into the engine the better, but if you’re sucking in hot air directly before the turbine, especially with a stock manifold, it can only cool it so much.

I’m fully aware the cooler the air to water manifold can cool it, then better, but we also know the stock one is more prone to heat soak, so anything that can minimize temperatures helps. Am I wrong?

 

[i3igpete]

Your logic is correct, but you're missing a major component of heat, which is the work done on the incoming air.

Plug a few numbers into this calculator to get an idea of what charge pipe temps are

https://www.stealth316.com/2-turbotemp.htm

 

[razorlab]

I understand that the lower the temperature going into the engine the better, but if you’re sucking in hot air directly before the turbine, especially with a stock manifold, it can only cool it so much.

I’m fully aware the cooler the air to water manifold can cool it, then better, but we also know the stock one is more prone to heat soak, so anything that can minimize temperatures helps. Am I wrong?

Yes, that is why I said the best data point would be the air temp before the compressor inlet. Unfortunately It's not loggable. It's honestly the only way to get real accurate data from heat shielding.

At one point I was going to add temp sensors in engine bay, inlet pipe and before the filter but realized nobody here really gives a fuck so I decided to not waste effort.

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