Setting Up An Apexi Pen Style Turbo Timer

[norty4]

Hi guys and gals,

just a quick question after installing an apexi pen style turbo timer and was wondering if anyone knew how to program the O2 and AFR part of the timer as the instructions with the timer aren't that clear. any help would be great. ps its for a series 1 r33 gts-t 94 model.

cheers chris

[Piggaz]

You don't need one. Uninstall it and buy something useful.

[Hanaldo]

Hi guys and gals,

just a quick question after installing an apexi pen style turbo timer and was wondering if anyone knew how to program the O2 and AFR part of the timer as the instructions with the timer aren't that clear. any help would be great. ps its for a series 1 r33 gts-t 94 model.

cheers chris

There is no programming. It's as simple as getting a pinout diagram of the ECU and then tapping into those respective outputs.

You don't need one. Uninstall it and buy something useful.

This. Listen to it. I have one and I dislike it immensely. Used to think it was cool and that everyone thought I was badass. My have even thought it served some remote purpose. But it's not, nobody does, and it doesn't. They are just annoying and they cause problems. If I could be bothered ripping it out then I would, but it's no longer working anyway so I just leave it there.

[34GeeTeeTee]

Mine is generally switched off in most cases but is mounted right up in the upper right of the windscreen, nobody see's it and its of no bother Most trips in the car wouldnt warrant having it on...

[BLITZ-26]

Cant remember the last time mine was even on lol

[34GeeTeeTee]

Cant remember the last time mine was even on lol

Thats cus neither of us remember the last time we drove our cars!

[norty4]

ok from what im gathering the af and O2 function are just wank, set the timer and be done with it! cheers thanks guys.

Martin, i spliced into the loom at the right connector just doesnt want to work. just wondering if my o2 sensor is shot because the autometer guage never reads accurately as well.

any way thanks for the info and feedback gents.

[DVS JEZ]

If u know when ur going to be parking the car just cruise for the last minute of driving to cool the turbine down. Saves money on a turbo timer

[Hanaldo]

ok from what im gathering the af and O2 function are just wank, set the timer and be done with it! cheers thanks guys.

Martin, i spliced into the loom at the right connector just doesnt want to work. just wondering if my o2 sensor is shot because the autometer guage never reads accurately as well.

any way thanks for the info and feedback gents.

Is the Autometer a wideband? If not, then it will never read accurately. If it is, then that's why the O2 sensor function won't work, they only work with the stock narrowband signal.

[norty4]

martin its a narrow band guage but its never raed accuarately only maybe once or twice in its life. i also connected the apexi time directly to the o2 sensor loom in the engine bay and went for a fang never got above .5v which makes me start to think the sensor may be stufed. the motor does have over 320K on the clock. but still pulls hard and drives well. whats the average life span of an o2 sensor anyway? any help would be greatly apperciated.

cheers

[Hanaldo]

martin its a narrow band guage but its never raed accuarately only maybe once or twice in its life. i also connected the apexi time directly to the o2 sensor loom in the engine bay and went for a fang never got above .5v which makes me start to think the sensor may be stufed. the motor does have over 320K on the clock. but still pulls hard and drives well. whats the average life span of an o2 sensor anyway? any help would be greatly apperciated.

cheers

Well what do you consider accurate? The only thing a narrowband gauge will ever do is flick from lean to rich. Off the top of my head, the sensors operate between 0.4v and 0.8v; but will typically be at around 0.45v. If it's not showing over 0.5v, you may have a stuffed sensor, or the gauge you are using is junk, which wouldn't surprise me.

If you are getting any semblance of decent fuel economy, then it won't be a stuffed sensor.

[norty4]

car still gets around 550km if nursed or around 400km if flogged per tank. only has rebuilt turbo (roller bearing and steel ex turbine and blitz nur cat back exhaust. so i guess i just got sucked in by the techno wank factor

cheers thanks for the help

[51NNA]

Dont install it man, just dont flog it for 10mins before you turn it off, there the biggest wank factor out and it makes your car ALOT easier to steal.

[Hanaldo]

Dont install it man, just dont flog it for 10mins before you turn it off, there the biggest wank factor out and it makes your car ALOT easier to steal.

Even 10 minutes is a lot of overkill. 1 minute is plenty.