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Hi to all fellow SkyLine lovers :bananaman .....I hav heard different views of TT's (ie. "2mins is plenty!" / "Get one that calculates how long is needed" / "Short spurts - 5mins" / "Long distance - 1min" etc. etc. etc.)......Jst wanned to know what ur experiences hav been with TT's and what u recommend......I have the option of getting a TT with my alarm that will cool for 2mins every time or one that calculates and dunno which one would be better?!?!?! :confused: Any ideas / Advice would be much appreciated!!

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Don't know if i be even 50% sure on this one, but isn't it a turbo timers purpose to enable the turbine wheel to stop spinning while oil or water is still running through the unit.? (as with the engine not running, the turbine is still spinning and less/no oil is being run through it) i was told this by an ex semi truck driver. And i believe his theory, as when i have come home after a late night thrash, ive left the 33's timer on for 2 minutes, and i can DEFINATELY hear it still spinning after engine shut off, and it slowly comes to a hault. (You hear the tiniest little tick tick tick tick.....tick....tick..............tick..............tick....... hault) Like i said, not 100% if its correct but i suppose it makes sense. I set the timer to 5 minutes after i was told that by the truck driver, and he was right, tiniest amount ticking this time after the timer cut out. But i still question myself as to if its just heat expansion around the dump pipe or something....

Basically with setting a time amount i believe it should simply be judged at how hard youve been pushing your car. My auto setting is 2 minutes however, gotta drive like a granny these days with these piggys becoming more intelligent with jap modifications...

I have a turbo timer programmed into my alarm. Absolute f**king brilliant innovation i tell ya... Keeps the chops happy for when i copped my last yellow defect sticker and had to get a full vehicle inspection! i just connected the earth tab to disable the alarm, and no more TT! :kick:

If the truck drivers theory is incorrect by the way, someone post me the real deal of the turbo timers purpose, as id really love to know if its true.

the turbine is only going to be spinning when exhaust gas is being pushed past it, so even when the car is idling on the TT its going to be spinning, but not much. The TT's purpose is to let the turbo lose some heat by allowing the coolant/oil to still circulate (car at idle) while the turbo isnt doing any work, so its safe to shut it down (so its not too hot when the coolant and oil stop pumping)

if u give your car a flogging then turn it off, the oil thats in your turbo heats up because its not circulating and it can crack your turbo or sumfin? so therefore you leave your car ideling so it can cool down slowly?! correct me if im wrong please?

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