Turbo Timers...

[IMPORTD]

I need a turbo timer.

Need some advice on what one to get if there is a variety?

Ive seen auto one advertise some at $99 but my guess is its not very good quality.

[Ska]

Why do you need one?

Do a search for "sydneykid turbo timer" and it all speaks for itself.

I have one, but it is always turned off now, thinking of removing it all together actually!

EDIT: LINKS

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=125084

[Ska]

Tell you what, you can buy my Blitz TT? It has the autmatic timer thingy which measures the EGT and adds time as it see's fit, also has boost readings in it and all in all it not too bad a timer. $75 delivered?

[AlexCim]

LOL

the DAY i got my stagea i removed its turbo timer.

a turbo timer is a waste of cash unless you have a bush bearing turbo, in which case just hope you never stall when the car is HOT!

turbo timers are a waste of cash, useless with todays oils and bb turbos.

[Tangles]

Hey AC - are you saying that if you have a bush bearing turbo, THEN a timer is worth using? (edit: in case of accidental hot-turbo shut off)

as it stands, the week I got my Stagea I turned off the timer......... but if I go to a bush bearing highflow turbo (dont flame me, its all I'll ever be able to afford me thinks), then maybe just maybe I should have it on ??

LOL

Edited August 25, 2006 by Tangles

[IMPORTD]

oh ... so after giving her shit and pulling in the drive its safe for me to just turn it off?

[Tangles]

just dont give her too much stick over the last 5mins of the drive, should be aok then.

admittedly Im not a fan of the park-at-a-petrol-bowser-with-turbo-timer-running trick.

[Ska]

Yeah just make sure that the last 2-5mins of driving is done gently, this allows other things to cool too, like brakes.

Dont just "give her shit and pulling in the drive", give her shit but stop 2-5mins away from your destination and drive gently, thus allowing for cooling

[IMPORTD]

OK thanks guys..

[Wildcat]

I have a turbo timer and majority of the time mine sets itself and usually by the time im in the driveway it stays on for about 3 seconds...just as im about to get one kiddy out!

I like the fact i have it there, has a lot of extra features that come in handy not just the tt itself! I think at the end of the day some ppl dont like tt and some ppl swear by there tt..

[IMPORTD]

Yes Wildcat, My bro and a dear friend have both said to get one, and I recieved a PM too... I'll look into it more.. can't find SK's thread..

[Ska]

Not SK's thread, but read his responces:

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=125084

[IMPORTD]

ok point taken... I'll save my money

Thankyou

[Terminal]

makes it easier to wind the windows up/close the sunrooves when you forget to and have turned the car off already

[Ska]

Also the auto function of the headlights doesnt work.

What I mean is that when you have no timer, and you have your headlights set to auto, when you turn your car off, and open the drivers door, the lights go off.

But with my timer, I would leave on auto and get out of the car, close the door and the motor would stop, and the lights are still on. So I would have to either turn the lights off manually or wait for the timer to go off and open the drivers door to let the auto function think the lights need to go off.

[Terminal]

yeah i found that problem. the solution is to not use the auto lights. i think it's a bad habbit to get into because when i would get into my other car, i'd forget they're not auto and the battery would go flat

[pixel8r]

makes it easier to wind the windows up/close the sunrooves when you forget to and have turned the car off already

I thought you could do this anyway with the stagea...or is it only when the keys are still physically in the ignition (ignition off).

I know when i've turned the car off and left the windows down I can just press the window up button and it'll still go up.

I think the power to the windows etc stays on for a few seconds after you turn the car off (like it does on ford falcons etc).

I agree with everyone on turbo timers. If you're just driving home from work or something and haven't really thrashed it at all then the turbo's probably half asleep anyway. Its only really if you've been driving above 80-100km/h for a while and then stop like at a servo or on the side of the road (if you're on a long trip) - then you should probably leave the car running for a minute or so just to be safe.

Otherwise for driving round town or stopping for fuel in town etc it should be fine to just switch off. Heatwise it wont have cooled that much by the time you're back in the car and going again so its not that big a deal IMO.

Oh and I find the auto lights are annoying simply because they dont come on early enough in low light (after work etc). And I THINK that there are times when it puts the dash lights on but not the headlights?? so i'd be thinking my lights are on but they're not. I could be wrong on that but to be sure now i just switch them ON or OFF and ignore the auto setting. Alternatively I could put some tint or something over the light sensor but then I could end up with my lights on all the time...

[Wildcat]

Just a little off topic here...but my stag doesnt allow me to put the windows up when i have the car turned off or when the turbo timer is running...i can only put them up when the car is on....does anyone else have this problem or have i found the first fault of my baby???

[munchstagea]

Just a little off topic here...but my stag doesnt allow me to put the windows up when i have the car turned off or when the turbo timer is running...i can only put them up when the car is on....does anyone else have this problem or have i found the first fault of my baby???

Might just be series 1 - 2 issue I think? I have an S1 and I need to have the ignition turned on to operate the windows and sunroofs...

Cheers

Luke

[pixel8r]

Just went and checked to make sure.

Can definitely put the windows up and down after the ignition has been turned OFF and the keys removed. Not sure how long afterwards but I'd guess a few minutes.

The sunroofs wont open unless the ignition is on - its just the power windows.

Is this a S2 thing? or could it be my immobiliser??