Turbo Timers

[Toxic]

Hey guys

What are your opinions of turbo timers. Do i need to invest in one.

Are they just a waste of gas, or do they actually protect the turbo.

I have heard that cooling the engine is better done while moving rather than standing still. Others say if you dont have one you will cook your seals.

please advise.

Wat are some good brands to purchase and what sort of $$ should i be putting into one.

[CozmoNz]

got a water cooled turbo?

Either way Ceramic bearings wouldn't help if the turbo needed cooling down, (which it doesn't as it's water cooled), the oil would coke regardless of what bearings were used.

Q: Do I need to run water-cooling lines to the turbocharger?
A: Water provides a certain margin of safety when the engine is shut off. Thanks to engine heat, coolant normally continues to circulate through the bearing housing, thus drawing heat away from the bearings. If the car is shut down properly and the engine is allowed to cool it is not mandatory to use water lines. Whether to use water lines depends on the convenience of plumbing the car and the vehicle's intended use.

Seems like complete agreement to me.

So, does this mean shutting an oil-cooled car down properly would be letting it run momentarily after extended high temps, utilising a turbo timer?

I'd hardly call them oil cooled, they're really air cooled with pressure fed oil lubrication, there's not enough oil flow too cool anything.

And if turbo timers are pointless, then why do so many big-name cars over Japan have them? Surely if say, HKS make them, they must do something?

Yes, for non water cooled turbos like TD-05,TD-06,T-67, T-78 T-88 etc. However as Toyota Turbos (well at least all the modern one I know about) are all water cooled, so like I said;

Turbo timers are just wank factor on water cooled turbos.

Search = friend

[Alex B]

For day to day driving no, if they were nessary they would be factory fitted as they are on trucks.

[michion]

does anyone know if a caldina gtt 97 is water cooled or have I wasted
$200 putting a T Timer on.

[Lanius]

Its a newer turbo ("ct20b") so it will probably be water cooled. The only reason you need a t-timer is if you plan on boosting right up until you climb out the driver's door. If you slow down and cruise for the last 2 or 3 minutes of each journey, then the timer would be redundant / wasting fuel.

I laugh when people rock up to our place and their cars are left running for about 5 minutes to let the factory turbo running factory boost cool down

[CozmoNz]

does anyone know if a caldina gtt 97 is water cooled or have I wasted
$200 putting a T Timer on.

if its a factory turbo, which it will be i imagine, its water cooled..

in which case, nup, dont need it .

so, youll need a turbo timer if:

for non water cooled turbos like TD-05,TD-06,T-67, T-78 T-88 etc. However as Toyota Turbos (well at least all the modern one I know about) are all water cooled

[michion]

F#!k! Anyone want a turbo timer? Cheap!

[sleeper_rolla]

sorry to bluuz in but i am putting t3/4 on my ze motor-will i need to have a turbo timer?
I wish i was an expert

[CozmoNz]

sorry to bluuz in but i am putting t3/4 on my ze motor-will i need to have a turbo timer?
I wish i was an expert

we should make a form.

here i will...

*question*, Is your turbocharger water cooled?
[if yes, goto yes]
[if no, goto no]
yes = you dont require a turbo timer
no = you do not require a turbo timer

YAY..........

[Lanius]

[if yes, goto yes]
[if no, goto no]
yes = you dont require a turbo timer
no = you do not require a turbo timer

YAY..........

[riddles]

Ok, so how do you tell if you have a water cooled turbo? I have a '94 st205.

[Fraud]

Does it have water lines to and from the turbo?

[CozmoNz]

have you modified the turbocharger?

chances are im guessing you havnt if you dont know about water lines etc.

so its going to be a ct20b... which is water cooled. Thus, you dont NEED a turbo timer. We have one in the mr2 mainly just for the boost gauge (peak etc). i never turn it off though when im about to get out... so i just let it do its 10 second thing, might turn it down to 5 actually....

[mr pad]

so i just let it do its 10 second thing, might turn it down to 5 actually....

WOW

[CozmoNz]

World of Warcraft?

[mr pad]

What the hell? No, I was just so impressed.

[CozmoNz]

I never aim to impress...

especially who ever you are...