There is a reason it is called a turbo timer...not a supercharger timer. Superchargers and belt driven...unlike turbos can't really adjust the timing of the supercharger.

-Sean

 

yeah, but that has nothing to do with the oil getting baked and ruining a turbo.

The vortech doesn't need a turbo timer anymore than the engine needs one. Just don't run the car real hard then suddenly shut it off. There's a reason road course tracks let you do cool down laps.

I guess if you're going to run the car hard on the street then just shut the car off within 20 seconds of going WOT, then ok get a turbo timer I guess if you're unwilling to wait a minute and let the oil circulate some before you turn the car off yourself

 

LOL! dude if you don't cool down your turbo, you can crack it. So the whole 150$ it is is worth it.

 

So ya or nah?
Will it work on stock alarm?
thanks

 

That's a good question and would like to know myself. How does it affect the auto locking feature? If your car is running you can not lock the doors. Can you by pass this? And if you can bypass it, it kinda takes away the safety of locking your doors with your keys in the ignition too...

 

if that were the case, all cars would need a 'turbo timer'. alot of ricers usually have it mounted in a place where all can see. even though i have a turbocharged car, i didnt want the extra module so i bought an alarm that had a timer built in. all of this is my opinion. when i had a supercharged gs-r i never gave a 'turbo timer' a second thought.

 

it doesnt work. either you get an alarm that has an intergrated timer or you have to wait till the timer runs down. my old car wouldnt let me arm the alarm while the engine was running. if i would lock the doors without arming the alarm, and the timer was running, the car would unlock once the timer reached zero.

 

re-read the post. HE HAS A SUPERCHARGER.

 

totally agree. i used to drive from pismo beach to long beach once a week. 400 miles round trip with the a/c on. car is fine and turned it off the minute i got to my destination.

overkill and any one that knows anything about s/c will make fun of you for having one.

oil cooler, upgraded pulleys, or another gauage

 

turbo yes

supercharger, no

 

^^^ Yup

dude wtf why is this thread still up hahaha, fvck a turbo timer for a SC, if you have a turbo, sure go for it, even then you can be cheap and do it manually hahaha

If you have a SC, don't do it it's a waste of money, sh*t i dont even think its possible, and even if it is, why da hell would someone want to do it..

 

Why wouldn't it be possible? All it does is keep the engine running for a set time after you pull the key from the ignition.

 

The entire purpose of a turbo timer is to let the oil going into the TURBO circulate and cool down before shutting off the car and having it bake on the internals of the TURBO. hence why it is called a TURBO timer and not a supercharger timer. As already stated, superchargers are belt driven and dont have an oil source flowing through them, therefore, there is no need for a timer. End of Story, stop posting arguments in this dumb a$$ thread...
-GP-

 

I am trying to ask a question here.
too fvcking bad if this thread makes you sad.