dingah2 Crusty aviator Member 846 Member For: 20y 4m 29d Gender: Male Location: ACT Posted 19/07/05 08:13 PM Share Posted 19/07/05 08:13 PM Chances are that if you drive the car in such a manner that you really would benefit from a T TImer then you are also going be up for a few more repairs too. Drive the last minute sensibly after the trip - even the idling whilst you get out and open garage doors etc benefits the syste. Completely unecesary IMO and rates with go fast stripes and ashtrays in benefits.Dingah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Member 827 Member For: 19y 8m 20d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 19/07/05 09:51 PM Share Posted 19/07/05 09:51 PM Just be wary of turbo timers, at least have an emergeny "off" switch..A mates car (Gold Booya Magna) burnt to the ground when he had a fire catch under his bonnet.. Turned the car off and the turbo timer kicked in.. Fuel kept getting pumped in and down she went.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickq Member 740 Member For: 21y 6m 26d Posted 20/07/05 10:37 AM Share Posted 20/07/05 10:37 AM Chances are that if you drive the car in such a manner that you really would benefit from a T TImer then you are also going be up for a few more repairs too. Drive the last minute sensibly after the trip - even the idling whilst you get out and open garage doors etc benefits the syste. Completely unecesary IMO and rates with go fast stripes and ashtrays in benefits.Dingah<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Not sure how you can come to this conclusion. There is simply no way that if you drive hard, you can stop, turn off the car, and walk away and be sure you arent causing a negative impact on the turbo. Its impossible. Something at near 1000 degrees or similar will not be adequately cooled by gravity fed cooling or expansion cooling, even if Ford DOES give it a cool name like Thermosyphon. The oil in it WILL cook to some degree...and that is not good. Turbo timers are far from Rice like you suggest. if you drive hard, they can be a great idea.(Perhaps you just dont drive hard enough to get your turbo to full temp...even a minute of crusing prior to stopping or openeing the garage isnt enough to cool it...unless you and I have very different concepts of what driving hard is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickq Member 740 Member For: 21y 6m 26d Posted 20/07/05 10:39 AM Share Posted 20/07/05 10:39 AM Just be wary of turbo timers, at least have an emergeny "off" switch..A mates car (Gold Booya Magna) burnt to the ground when he had a fire catch under his bonnet.. Turned the car off and the turbo timer kicked in.. Fuel kept getting pumped in and down she went..<{POST_SNAPBACK}>talk about bad luck - I can just imagine the "what the......noooooooooooooo" as he realised what was happening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QTRMILE Member 51 Member For: 19y 8m 25d Posted 22/07/05 02:44 AM Share Posted 22/07/05 02:44 AM Just be wary of turbo timers, at least have an emergeny "off" switch..A mates car (Gold Booya Magna) burnt to the ground when he had a fire catch under his bonnet.. Turned the car off and the turbo timer kicked in.. Fuel kept getting pumped in and down she went..<{POST_SNAPBACK}>talk about bad luck - I can just imagine the "what the......noooooooooooooo" as he realised what was happening!<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hope fully this works... Right click - Save as...This was the video of Booya on fire... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest turbo_dan Guests Posted 27/07/05 01:56 AM Share Posted 27/07/05 01:56 AM anyone got a turbo timer on the xr6t? the shop told me they couldnt fit it because it would interfere with my immobiliser. im sure other people have done it. btw the timer is a greddy unit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 9m 3d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 27/07/05 02:22 AM Share Posted 27/07/05 02:22 AM Dan,There are a few threads here about the TT, but very few if anyone runs them.The T does not require one, plus the imobiliser can cause issues with TT's.My advice is just take it easy for the last 2 mins of your trip to let the turbo spin down and cool off and you will be fine.TT's are also illegal as you are not allowed to leave a car running unattended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugster70 Donating Members 1,326 Member For: 19y 6m 14d Location: Canberra Posted 27/07/05 05:15 AM Share Posted 27/07/05 05:15 AM Wow, it is funny how, even after a relatively short time, you begin to see how often the same old topics get raised. Must be quite frustrating for some of the longer serving members around here! But it's great to see that there's always some patient soul willing to give out helpful (and free!) advice, that's what makes this forum so great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Power The 'nice guy' Donating Members 314 Member For: 19y 7m 15d Gender: Male Location: Sydney (Area around Ryde) Posted 27/07/05 09:17 AM Share Posted 27/07/05 09:17 AM Despite the apparent lack of need (but many turbos are water cooled), I've never heard of a solution in any of these thread for the T for anyone wanting to consider it. By this I mean one that would allow you to jump out, lock the doors and have it time out. Maybe it is not possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 6m 23d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 27/07/05 09:44 PM Share Posted 27/07/05 09:44 PM I think xlr8ed has a timer on his, but the only limitation is that you have to lock the vehicle by key rather than remote when the timer is active.Not everyone drives like Jeff though!Trent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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