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Yup - absolutely correct. That is exactly why I let it idle for a while before shutdown. The heat soaking and resulting hot start issue is a secondary issue. I know many turbo charged engines have blankets on the turbos and exhaust down-pipes to reduce lag and contain radiant heat to adjacent...

I'll definitely check this out. Seems counter intuitive, but then again so is the hot start procedure I use. If I follow what the POH says to do to perform a hot start it will NEVER fire up and I will be changing starting motors annually. :-)

That Louver STC looks rather interesting but I have not seen that for the 182. The side louver does look like it might help, although what happens in cold weather ops when you have to be careful with over cooling things on descent? Does it contribute to potential shock cooling issues?

If you are looking for something solid to get you reliably from point A to B in all sorts of weather, they are an awesome bird with good useful load, and contrary to what I seen stated here, does offer very good visibility.

Yup the moment I am on the ground I crack the cowl flaps all the way open, and when I park I leave the oil access door open for a while as well to try to vent more of the heat. My POH suggests a 2-3 min ground idle which I do follow, and I watch the EGTs on the EDM and once they drop below 870F...

I have a 2002 Turbo 182T. If you have flown one of these you will be familiar with the incredible heat thrown off by the turbo charger. After flying for an hour you can quite literally fry an egg on the top of the cowl cover. The heat also contributes greatly to the hot start problems with the...