Turbo Timer Thread (Merged Topic)

[Swanga]

Out of curiosity what temps should the guage be reading mine has gone pretty close to half, is this normal?

[pepe]

yeh mine usually sits just under half. I have installed a blitz turbotimer/boost gauge.

It automatically calculates how long the car should stay on after the engine has been shut off. Normal driving it calculates about 10 seconds, when its had a hard drive up to a minute or longer.

Only downside is u cant lock the doors while the car is still running

[xr6t ute]

Which gauge are you guys talking about?, do you mean the in dash water temp? A turbo timer isnt going to help the water temp

Shane

[pepe]

turbo temp

[ducatijb]

Just don't need it so waste the time and money

[XR06T]

as the title says, will I be needing one? does anyone else have one and are they a good idea?

I know the boost we run isn't high compared to jap cars but do the turbo's still need to cool or wind down or whatever?

cheers

Bass

[wicksy]

no you dont need one, because ford used some high tech gadget that cool down after the car is shut down, blownba knows exactly

[wicksy]

here is a link

http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.ph...topic=18010&hl=

[XR06T]

cheers grnxr.. much appreciated mate

[mickq]

cheers grnxr.. much appreciated mate

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If you have the habit of driving hard a lot, and dont let the car idle (or drive slowly/normally for a minute or two before stopping the engine) then it wouldnt hurt to get one.

Ford tend to make their cars suitable for "normal use". I know the way I drive isnt normal, which is why I usually either drive with no boost the last few hunder metres or else let it idle for a minute or so once I stop.

You only have to lift the bonnet one evening after a spirited drive to know there is NO WAY a passive cooling system (thermo syphon) which suppsedly takes uses gravity and heat after stopping the engine wouldnt have a chance in hell to properly cool a red hot turbo with the engine off well enough to prevent oil caking etc.

I dont care what people say - there is no way it would do.

If you plan on keeping the car a fair while (say 4 years +) and you drive hard and arent patient enough to idle for a minute once you stop, it is not a bad idea to use one.

But if you drive normally, I would say forget about it. If you do hapen to hit it just prior to stopping, then let it idle just for a minute or so prior to killing the engine, to at least let the heat start to reduce.