View Poll Results: How long do you cool down your Turbo for with a Turbo Timer?
30 Seconds
10
25.00%
1 Minute
19
47.50%
1 Minute 30 Seconds
3
7.50%
2 Minutes
8
20.00%
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Proper cool down time for the Turbo
Originally Posted by leif
TTs are a godamn waste of money. unless you come into your parking spot sideways under WOT there is no reason to sit and tuch yourself for a minute before you get out of the car.
I set my TT on auto w/ defult at 20 sec. (starts with 20sec. on the timer, if you boost, it goes up, then slowly goes down. So basiclly it does at least 20 sec and more if I boost alot). I don't think it a have-to-do mod but its a nice feature.
Also, it says in the manual to allow the engine to idle for about 60 second or more if stoping immediately after driving at high speed and driving up hill. So if you drive to the store and find a spot in 20 sec., the engine still needs to idle for 40 sec. or more.
Last edited by Evo_Jay; Dec 14, 2005 at 08:54 PM.
I do 30s on my Warrtalon TT, but that's only if I didn't have time to cruise for a few minutes before parking. If I haven't even been boosting, then I set the Warrtalon TT to around 5s.
i have mine set for a minute usually, 30 seconds if i have a mile or so to cruise it.
i have heard differing arguments about turbo timers, but i based my decision to get one on two things.
1.) the manual reccomends a cool down period, like evo_kid said, after driving at high speed or goinging up hills. well, i live in pensylvania, and you can't go anywhere without driving up a large hill
2.) better safe than sorry. i want to keep my car in as a good a condition as i possibly can for as long as i possibly can. i would rather spend 100 dollars now on a turbo timer, than find out 3 years from years from now i need to spend 2 grand on a new turbo.
i have heard differing arguments about turbo timers, but i based my decision to get one on two things.
1.) the manual reccomends a cool down period, like evo_kid said, after driving at high speed or goinging up hills. well, i live in pensylvania, and you can't go anywhere without driving up a large hill
2.) better safe than sorry. i want to keep my car in as a good a condition as i possibly can for as long as i possibly can. i would rather spend 100 dollars now on a turbo timer, than find out 3 years from years from now i need to spend 2 grand on a new turbo.
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From: Portland, OR
30 seconds for normal driving, 1 minute if I've been in boost in the last 5 minutes of my drive. I was able to get my alarm wired such that I can arm the car with it still running. It is a pager as well so I'll know if anyone tries to screw with it while it's still on and I'm walking away out of view/earshot.
Tom
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