turbo timer

[Needsoles]

so i'm wondering if i should buy a turbo timer. my buddy has apexi turbi timer for $80. is that a good price and should i buy it?

 

[Chuck_3]

They aren't needed. You can just sit in your car and let it idle for a couple minutes after driving. Last I checked you could get those for around $90 brand new. Its up to you if you want to spend the extra cash for one.

 

[NATAS]

I guess it's all opinion. You definitely don't need them, but they are of benefit to your car. The oil is really hot in your engine especially after romping it a bit. Letting the car idle for a little bit is a good idea because it cools down the oil a bit and then instead of extremely hot oil sitting in your turbo you get cooler oil sitting in there.

I've never seen any factorial evidence that supports this theory, but to me it makes good sense. I'd think that since the turbo isn't all cast metal like a block then the hot oil may have a negative affect on some of the turbo's components most specifically the seal (technical term o-ring) that sits in the middle of the center section.

I'd say it's worth $50-$120 to not have to sit in your car while you cool the oil down. If you drive your car a lot then the time adds up and we all know time is money so you may as well get one if you have the money. I wouldn't put it at a very high priority level though. Good luck with your car man.

 

[chico904]

For a little more you can get an alarm with a built in turbo timer

 

[DGajre777]

You didn't find anything about this when you seached?? Your decision should be purely based on weather you plan to get a DRY CHRA (oil cooled only) turbo or plan to stick with a WET (oil and water cooled) turbo.
- For a wet bearing CHRA, a turbo timer is useless unless you go for an hour long drive on the highway and then decide to shut your car off as soon as you pull off the highway.
- For a dry bearing CHRA, get one.

 

[greddyturbo19]

I Would Go And Get An Alarm With The Turbo Timer Built In. Autopage Alarm Systems Make It. I Would Go With That But If You Dont Have The Money For That Then Get A Turbo Timer Its Kewl And Its Funny When You Leave Your Car And Its Still On I Have People Go Up To Me And Yell For Me Telling Me My Car Is Still On And I Even Had A Police Officer That Was Parked Next To Me Stop Me And Tell Me To Turn It Off And As Soon As He Said That The Car Turned Off Haha. But Yea Go And Get One. I Like The Greddy Full Auto Turbo Timer The Time Goes Up Depending On How Much You Drive To Cool Down Your Car For The Right Amount

 

[MountainDew]

I have a Blitz DCII and I like it. It came with the car, so I'm not complaining. It's always fun to see people stare at me when I walk away from the car and it's still running.

 

[Talesin]

I'm running an Apex (like your friend is selling off) and have found it EXTREMELY useful, as waiting around for the car to idle for a minute can get to be a real pain after a while. Even with a MHI B16G (oil/water), I like having the peace of mind that letting it idle for a minute or two on its own provides. I want to take care of it as much as possible, as I enjoy very spirited hillclimbs; I set the TT to ten minutes afterward, after watching the exhaust housing glow for almost that long with the hood open once. It's also handy when you run to the store or stop at the ATM, and will only be there to grab one or two things.. no real sense in shutting it off, when it'll take you less than three to five minutes.

If you're using your turbo DSM as a DD, get to work and get home, it probably isn't worth it and you can wait the minute or so after getting to your destination, if you had to take the freeway for 10+ miles.

The Apex has a couple other useful features.. auto-timing (with the narrowband O2 tapped) is very nice, along with giving you the same functionality as one of those cheapo A/F gauges (namely just to let you know your O2 sensor is still cycling). The most useful function though is the voltage display. Has a current read, and a threshold level that if it drops under, the display starts blinking to warn you. Saved me from getting stuck somewhere on two alternators that died while I was driving, and alerted me to a third that failed into over-volting. Sure, a voltage gauge will do the same thing (except for the blinking thing), but it just makes the Apex that much more appealing... REALLY useful, for something less than half the size of a Sharpie.

 

[oldman]

so i'm wondering if i should buy a turbo timer. my buddy has apexi turbi timer for $80. is that a good price and should i buy it?

Talk him down to $70 and use the $10 to buy a new keyboard with working shift keys.

 

[Needsoles]

thanks for the help guys i really appreciate the help

 

[oldman]

thanks for the help guys i really appreciate the help

And thank you for complying with the forum rules and my polite/reasonable request.