2002/Black/SS

iTrader: (3)

ive read the FI forum for a long time and i also did a search and nothing came up for turbo timers on the turbo cars. do u guys have them? i knwo all the import cars do and i was just wondering if the turbo ls1s have turbo timers also

OJmobileII

iTrader: (3)

pointless. most journal bearing turbos now-a-days r oil-cooled while most dual ball-bearing r oil and water cooled. that being said, i had one on my import when i was 17!

when u first start ur car, u drive it calmly util it warms up. the same is caution used here, it is better to take it easy on the car the last 5-10mins of ur drive depending on how hard u were on it previously.

AKAFRED

iTrader: (1)

i was under the impression that the turbo timers were for when you shut the car off?

so you dont turn the car off with the turbo smoking hot and seize the bearings?

i thought they were so you can leave you car ideling for 5 min to let the turbo cool off while still getting oil....

i will be running one on my car but it wont be fancy.... i am just going to use a 15$ 12 volt timer and a realy...

Frost

iTrader: (45)

That'll be awkward at best...

bboyferal

iTrader: (9)

I just breathe in, breathe out, pry my fingers off the steering wheel, and turn the ignition off. That's enough time for my oil pump, scavenger pump, and turbo to cool each other off.

OJmobileII

iTrader: (3)

that is the purpose, but to let a smoking hot turbo/engine sit at idle for 5mins does not cool it that well. infact i have heard stories of engines overheating b/c they had a shitty fan/radiator.

if ur going to be on ur car hard, it is better to drive calmly for the last 5-10mins letting air cool both the engine and turbo through the radiator and i/c. if u keep the car at low rpms and dont build boost for a lil bit u will be fine.

AKAFRED

iTrader: (1)

why would that be awkward??? i will wire it in with a switch and if the switch is on the car idles for 5 minutes then shut off? if the switch is off the car will shut off right away..

also if your car overheats sitting there you have bigger problems than a turbo timer....

93formto98T/A

iTrader: (28)

I follow the same procedure as the guys above. 10-15min cool-down cruise after beating on it.

Frost

iTrader: (45)

I'm not gonna get into details; I'm on my Blackberry right now... go ahead and try it.

AKAFRED

iTrader: (1)

If you had a valid reason why it wouldnt work then i woulndt even bother trying it....

just i dont understand why it wouldnt work???

why even bother posting a reply??? thanks for the help..

Frost

iTrader: (45)

it's valid and this blackberry is a bitch to type on. i wouldn't have bothered warning u if it were as simple as said

AKAFRED

iTrader: (1)

hey i am not going to put it on tonight...... when you get time post why it wont work... untill then.....

99camarols1m6

why would you not run one... its like insurance for you turbo... (and a ls1 is NOT going to overheat at idle) they are also really kool when you get pulled over by the cops and they tell you to turn your car off haha