What Turbo Timer Harness Will Work?

[jonny8ball]

Hi guys I'm looking to install an ark design turbo timer and they don't list a harness for stagea,has anyone any idea if any of the skyline model harness will work? Ive contact Ark design but they haven't come back to me.

Any info would be great.

Model is series 1 rs4

[scotty nm35]

Just be careful, they are illegal and will void your insurance. Not much need for one with a water cooled turbo either.

The wiring for them is usually very simple so most kits will work if you can find the ignition wires.

[gleeson]

i have a turbo timer on mine and its a waste of time.its not like you thrash your car into a car park or into your drive way and then turn it straight off.i haven't seen any new cars come out with them, so i would think its pretty safe not to have one these days.

[lilcrash]

I used the hks r33 harness in mine, but I did have to cut some of the clip casing off.

[jonny8ball]

Cheers for the info guys! We are lucky in ireland they aren't illegal, i def need one for track days. Just hope the R33 ark designs one will fit!

[Daleo]

As Scotty says; not really much need with a water cooled turbo.

Also, if you have an alarm; you generally lose one or two of your isolation circuits once you fit a turbo timer, because you need the fuel pump & ignition circuits live to run the engine.

If it's just for track days; let the car idle in the pits for a minute or two; with the bonnet up, or just do a couple of (or at least one) proper cool down laps at the end.

Damaging your brakes with retained heat would be more of an issue than the turbo in a track day scenario IMO.

When I do a bike track day; I normally chill for the last half lap and ride down behind the pit complex to cool everything down. Some tracks allow the use of their internal road network for cool down once a track session is over.

Edited March 26, 2012 by Daleo

[Zorro]

So many pointless comments relating to personal opinion, local law & utter BS (just answer the question ffs).... as for them being water cooled, so what... oil pressure hello?

What ever your reasons are for wanting a TT, are yours and therefore valid! As for the issue at hand, lilcrash had it, with use the HKS r33 harness (part number npt-1), but you will have to trim abit of the plastic on the clip (as stated), otherwise perfect!