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Ive seen this only a couple of times but its awsome and i want it, somebody would get out of their car and lock it but the car would still be on and it turns of later by itself, im guessing when it cools down or something.

WHAT IS IT?

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If you know what you are doing and you have a decent alarm system (ie:viper) you can set it up so that when you walk away and push the alarm it will lock the doors only then when the turbo timer turns off, the alarm will then imobilise the engine .

Not really worth it on turbo either unless your Jackie Stewart either.

Its that or a rotator splint you are talking about. Both are extreamly dangerous and can make your car randomly combust at any moment of time. But dont let that fool you, after 90seconds it turns its self off.

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dude... holy hell how did you get to the point of having interest in imports and buying a 34 four-door without stumbling into finding out what a turbo-timer is along the way??

hmm do you have PICS of your 34 four door...?

dude... holy hell how did you get to the point of having interest in imports and buying a 34 four-door without stumbling into finding out what a turbo-timer is along the way??

hmm do you have PICS of your 34 four door...?

Ahaha u mean pepole, i had some idea that it was a turbo timer, but since i never had a turbo car i never really needed to know what is its main purpose, i will upload photos of my car tomorrow if i remember to buy batteries for the camera, but ill try real hard. Im interested in a turbo timer beacause im looking at buying a 2 door gt-t 34. And Whats this i hear about spontainious combastion, i dont want something that will make my car blow up or do i lol. :devil:

And is it leagal to set it up to do this, so when i turn the car off, and press the alarm key the car will lock, but the engine will keep running until it cools for 90 sec's. And is this legal, and i dont want to hear, well i think, or my friend once had a friend who got done. I want a 100% straight answer weather i can have it done once i buy my turbo car, and is it better to have an automatic turbo timer to one thats not automatic.

And is it leagal to set it up to do this, so when i turn the car off, and press the alarm key the car will lock, but the engine will keep running until it cools for 90 sec's. And is this legal, and i dont want to hear, well i think, or my friend once had a friend who got done. I want a 100% straight answer weather i can have it done once i buy my turbo car, and is it better to have an automatic turbo timer to one thats not automatic.

having a turbo timer itself is not illegal.

the illegal part is leaving your car whilst it is still on.

and there is no such thing as an 'non automatic' turbo timer, that would be sitting in your car for 60 seconds, then turning it off yourself.

and dude spontaneous combustion? are... are you for real about this one?

Internal combustion - what happens inside engines and make tyres turn round and round.

spontaneous combustion - what happens when people suddenly burst into flames in their sleep. for no reason. spontaneously.

PS one of these things is true... one isnt...

as your initiation to getting a turbo car.... you must quess which one is true!!!!

*cue churchy organ and humming choir*

Damn that spontanious combustion...

I live in fear...

As for your TT (turbo timer) its not actually about cooling the motor. Its about flushing and flowing fresh oil through the turbo to prevent "Caking" which is when oil starts to boil and turns to a solid state. So a flush of fresh oil which is hot dont get me wrong, but not as hot as the oil in the turbo charger at the time of boost.

So in short its just flowing some oil and water through the turbo to not so much cool but to freshen its contents.

Oh come on guys, don't be asses :w00t: He has previously said that "I do have a problem with reading and tend to miss alot of stuff"

Thanks to our good friends at wikipedia, here is a fool-proof explanation for why you would need one:

A turbo timer is a device designed to keep an automotive engine running for a pre-specified period of time in order to automatically execute the cool-down period required to prevent premature turbo wear and failure. After a period of driving when a turbocharger has been working hard, it is important to let the engine run at idle speed for a period of time, allowing the compressor assembly to run down in speed and cool from the lower gas temperatures in both the exhaust and intake tracts. At the same time the lubricating oil from the engine is able to circulate properly so the turbine won't burn the lubricating oil that would otherwise be trapped within the charger with the turbine rotating at high speed.

As with most parts, they are not illegal to HAVE... they are just illegal to USE. And bear in mind that they in the case of theft, they do make it easier to find the ignition wires... or so i've been told :devil:

Anna :D

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