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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 08:14 PM
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I have a 96 Trans Am and im runnin a innovations remoute mount turbo and i was wondering if that timer would work on my car?
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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 09:07 PM
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You can get a wiring diagram for your car in the electrical forum. You can hook a timer up but most people on here feel that one is not needed.
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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 09:16 PM
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whys that?
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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 09:20 PM
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After some good runs, the consensus here is that if you really want to be safe, letting your car idle a minute or two before turning it off suffices. AKA manual turbo timer.
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waste of money
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so its just better to let my car sit for a minute or two?
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Originally Posted by goodrich969
so its just better to let my car sit for a minute or two?
yep,
the shop i work for will not install them at all. reason being some people may think is funny but i witnessed it first hand
with a turbo timer it leave the car running so hence it has to be outof gear and in nutral,

after running your car you break heat up. then you set your ebreak and with a turbo timer walk away

as you break cool they contract, i actully seen a car start rolling because the ebraek wanst set hard enough and when the breaks cooled it was just enough to let it roll..


just let it run for a few min when you stop it,, you will be all good
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