Turbo Timer.?
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Turbo Timer.?
Hi. Yes one more dumb question from me..A friend of mine has a Celica with a large nitrous setup. He is using a turbo timer. But he doent have a turbo. I asked him why and he said that after he runs the car real hard with the nitrous or just real hard in general it is better if you let the car have some idle time to cool itself down. Is this true is it ok to have a turbo timer without a turbo or is it just a waste of a turbo timer??
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I always thought a turbo timer was just so that the engine will idle for a while after the ignition is shut off so that oil and coolant can circulate to a turbo to prevent oil from coking. I don't know if it has any additional benefits in cooling the block.
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From: tx
I always thought a turbo timer was just so that the engine will idle for a while after the ignition is shut off so that oil and coolant can circulate to a turbo to prevent oil from coking.
Exactly.
Slowrider: Bitch slap your friend, he could just sit in his car for a minute and let it cool down.
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Hey, it's very convenient.
h:
It's not a horrible idea if he is running N2O. I don't expect his car to last that long if he's running it so hard that he thinks he needs a turbo timer, but hey.... it's another gadget right? :chuckles:
Hey, it's very convenient.
h:It's not a horrible idea if he is running N2O. I don't expect his car to last that long if he's running it so hard that he thinks he needs a turbo timer, but hey.... it's another gadget right? :chuckles:
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it depends on the use.
If it's a direct port kit, it's not made to cool the air, it's made to create a larger/hotter explosion in the cumbustion chamber due to the cumbustability of N2O.
If it's used as a fogger kit, then yes, it's just cooling the air off a LOT before it hits the cylinders.
If it's a direct port kit, it's not made to cool the air, it's made to create a larger/hotter explosion in the cumbustion chamber due to the cumbustability of N2O.
If it's used as a fogger kit, then yes, it's just cooling the air off a LOT before it hits the cylinders.
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Wow, I thought that it made cooler temperatures no matter which form it was used in. See, I learn something every day 
http://www.howstuffworks.com/question259.htm
http://www.howstuffworks.com/question259.htm
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yeah, if you have too much n2o and not enough fuel it burns really hot. thats the most common cause for nitrous-related engine damage, and the primary reason why a wet setup is better than a dry one.