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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 06:18 PM
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how is a turbo timer connected to a turbo kit?

is i know it's supposed to controll the ammount of boost, but where is it and how is it connected to the turbo?

is it the blowoff valve or wastgate?
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 07:27 PM
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the turbo timer allows your car to run for however long you want it to without the keys. this allows the turbo to properly cool down and expand the turbos life or so i have read.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 07:31 PM
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As stated above, a Turbo Timer does not control boost.

A boost controller controls boost.

A Turbo Timer merely allows the car to run at idle for a specified period of time (usually 30sec to 1minute or so) to allow the turbo to properly cool before turning it off, thus, increasing the longevity of the turbo itself.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 09:06 PM
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It isn't connected to the turbo at all. It is tapped into the ignition switch wires.

You could even run a turbo timer on an N/A car if you had a killer setup that would benefit from cooling the oil before shutting the car off.
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 03:53 PM
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turbo timer does NOT control boost in ANY way. it is also not connected to your TURBO in ANY WaY. it plugs into your computer and it lets the car run for a set amount of time after you turn your car off.
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 10:03 AM
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hey my turbo timer have not been working since they guys at bestbuys re-installed my alarm. i had told them since then it hasnt worked and they took a loook at it and couldnt figure it out. i dont want to pay no one to fix it .. well maybe less den 20 its coo but still. also my alarm has been trippen. i set the sensitity on llow.. and my alarm is sett up way to easly. when i alarm it the 1st second it rings. and i unarm it den alarm it and it rings again. so what ive been doing is not alarming it but i have fuel cut and autoloc as my safety temp. why does my alarm goes off like that?
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 03:42 PM
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it sounds to me like the people who installed your alarm should be fired.
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