turbo timer for N/A???

[Greg]

Hey guys,

I was looking at turbo timers the other day with a mate, and i noticed that on a few of them it said "for turbo and n/a models".

What would be the advantage of idling a non turbo car for a few minutes after you stop?

Cheers

Greg

[Demon Dave]

As I understand it, the main reason for using a turbo timer on a turbo'd motor is to give the turbo's a little time to spool & cool down before stopping the flow of oil to them.

I personally can't see any reason for a turbo timer on a N/A, except for trying to mislead others into thinking you car is turbo'd!

[Guest RedLineGTR]

well its a cool feature..but i dont think it is nessary...thoe i wouldnt mind giving a car like 30sec to cool down abit...but hey thats just me.

[Demon Dave]

Yeah, I have to admit being able to listen to a nice exhaust note as you casually stroll away from your car would be kinda nice!

[Nismodified]

anycar would benefit from a cooling down, but its not as needed in NA cars, i think the Apexi turbo timers (some of them) have TUrbo and NA on their packaging....Rice factor for NA cars.

Turbo cars should cool down because the turbo runs very hot, and oil is needed to extract the heat away. Leaving the car in idle allowes the oil to circulate through the turbo

[SXY R33]

if your going to put a turbo timer in a n/a , F*uck off the Apexi shit not worth the $$, go to jaycar and get 1 for $20 that u make your self that keeps you car running for 30sec after u turn it off.

personaly it's a rice factor for n/a cars.

but i would do it coz i'm rice

(chicks may think it's cool, i dont know)

[Nismodified]

i just leave my car running for a bit when i park.

Usually, i need to grab a bag or other crap from the car and that time is more then sufficient.

[Guest RedLineGTR]

its a waste of money if u have other things u want ot buy for your car.

[Pva_Glue]

YOU FOOKING WHAT!!!???????

You are joking right... :bahaha: :bahaha:

cheers

Joe

[Greg]

haha its ok guys i was never actually considering getting one, waste of money and completely unnecessary. i was just curious if there was a reason for it saying on the package "for turbo and n/a models" - like if there was any benefit in running a non turbo car for a bit after you stop. i usually run it for about 30 sec after i stop just while i grab shit off my back seat, tidy things up a bit etc

anyway thanks for the replies

[Jimbo2000]

somebody once mentioned on these forums that they used one to cool down the engine after using and NA car equiped with nos

[Al]

I use my turbo timer to warm up the engine, b4 driving.

Turn the engine on, set timer for 10 min, take keys out, lock doors, go back inside house, get ready to go out, eng. is nice and warm and has suffered the least stress. (most wear and stress on an eng. is caused with-in the first 10 min.) If i take longer to get ready, the eng. turns off, but will still be at full operating temp. by the time i get in the car.

PS: Don't forget to put the key into the ignition b4 putting car into gear.

[NA_R33]

Jimbo2000, i was pretty sure that nos as an oxidising agent, also cools the charge of air as it reacts and then combusts?? therefor the car shouldnt be any hotter? please correct me if im wrong?

[Jimbo2000]

dont have a clue buddy

just something i heard.

[NA_R33]

haha, sorry i wasnt having a go at ya.

[Jimbo2000]

nah didnt think you were mate

[APA]

the apexi turbo timer actually starts the airconditiong on beofre u enter the car in n/a vehicles i am led to believe

adrian

[Driver]

i drove a mates holden astra (non turbo) and i noticed that it has a cool down feature when u turn it off it still runs for a minute or whatever..

[akeenan]

ive been in a few holden astras and havent seen this feature... waste of time if you ask me.

[cyco]

A car will run hotter on NOS, simply because there's more oxygen to burn.