Track day with baffles - bad for the turbo?

[auzzam]

Hi guys,

I'm going to buy baffles as a backup for an upcoming track day, just wanted to gauge whether it will do any harm running with these in for a 2 hour session.

I know I'll be slightly down on power, which I can live with if it means not getting kicked off the track.

This is the baffle type I'm looking at:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290606506888? ... Tags=bu=bu

I'm running the normal bolt on mods at approx 300bhp

My cousin seems to think this will kill my turbo as it will heat up??

[JD]

I doubt you'll be too loud for any track in terms of static, and for drive by unless you get some real gunshot bangs on overrun I wouldn't worry. Those ones you linked to don't tend to fit well anyway. Save your pennies and get a nice cone that will fit snug in your tailpipe (ooh matron).

As for damage, you're right to worry as far as I can tell from anecdotal sources. Someone clever will hopefully be along to explain the science.

[auzzam]

Thanks JD, have ordered the cone style one. Hopefully they make and audible difference!

[Race Idiot]

What exhaust do you have? Decat?

[auzzam]

Not sure on the decat it was in the car when I got it. As for the exhaust it is a japspeed style exhaust from amazon

[Race Idiot]

You may have issues with a decatted japspeed without bungs. May be worth buying an exhaust not cobbled together out of tinpot from shenzhen