Paul Laing Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 I'm off to Florida soon and fancy maybe a turbo timer, anyone recommend a good one? Blitz maybe or Greddy? Any to avoid, or any that don't like to work with the UK spec alarm? Cheers Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD3000GT Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 I got this one while I was out in Florida. Its a really good piece of kit. http://www.suprastore.com/blitdualturt.html £80 ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason m Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Originally posted by TRD3000GT I got this one while I was out in Florida. Its a really good piece of kit. http://www.suprastore.com/blitdualturt.html £80 ish I'm going to orlando in sept/oct - any good tuning shops etc to visit while over there ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD3000GT Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Yes, Titan and Supra Store. I went there and nearly broke myself. *** WARNING DO NOT TAKE CREDIT CARD *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason m Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Paul, I do not know of any that will interface with the UK spec alarm, it is very old now! I have the HKS Type-1 as I thought the extra features would be nice but, tbh, I do not use them and it is just used as a timer. It works well and does what is says on the tin. I plan to have it incorporated with the Clifford when it’s installed. If you don’t want to drive all that way to Titan you can always get Dusty at MVP to ship it to your hotel, if you give him a bit of notice then he can guarantee which day it will be delivered. The HKS Type-1 is ~£60 from Dusty http://www.mvpmotorsports.com/templates/frmTemplateH.asp?CatalogID=1720&SearchYN=N&subFolderID=203 The manual can be found here http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/hks_tt_type_1/hks_timer.pdf OR I would just go for the Type-0 at ~£47 http://www.mvpmotorsports.com/templates/frmTemplateH.asp?CatalogID=1719&SearchYN=N&subFolderID=203 And if you do not want the box on show then you can fit it here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Laing Posted July 6, 2004 Author Share Posted July 6, 2004 Cheers Peter, dusty was going to ship me the Horsepowerfreaks polished engine cover to my villa aswell but i think i'll have problems getting it through customs, what do you think? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonball Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Originally posted by Paul Laing Cheers Peter, dusty was going to ship me the Horsepowerfreaks polished engine cover to my villa aswell but i think i'll have problems getting it through customs, what do you think? Paul Errr...excuse me but you asked me to buy this for you and one is on it's way DOH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashpoint Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Turbo Timer .. pointless waste of money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_Devlin Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Originally posted by cashpoint Turbo Timer .. pointless waste of money Dont hold back mate Hmmm tend to generally agree... someone persuade me otherwise? what do they do other than act as a countdown timer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Laing Posted July 6, 2004 Author Share Posted July 6, 2004 Originally posted by Paul E Errr...excuse me but you asked me to buy this for you and one is on it's way DOH! I never did!!! I sent you an email about these but you never said you were gonna get one, how much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Originally posted by Patrick_Devlin Dont hold back mate Hmmm tend to generally agree... someone persuade me otherwise? what do they do other than act as a countdown timer? I was always under the impression that they are an essential bit of kit that safeguards the life of the turbos. From what I understand - they give the oil enough time to cool down the bearings (or something) in the turbos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Laing Posted July 6, 2004 Author Share Posted July 6, 2004 It's a good safe guard incase you forget to let it idle, or if a garage worker doesn't bother, it will do it auto with one of these, they look good too, and are cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Mines a Blitz FATT. Fully Automatic, including the wiring loom cost £110. Like everything you can them as simple or as complicated as money can buy. Blitz do the DC TT which is a boost gauge integrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfman Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 I've got the blitz dc-tt. Lovely bit of kit. Very small footprint with boost gauge included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashpoint Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Originally posted by Clarkey_Sparkey I was always under the impression that they are an essential bit of kit that safeguards the life of the turbos. From what I understand - they give the oil enough time to cool down the bearings (or something) in the turbos. If they were essential they would be standard! My last car didn't have a TT while friends with the same car did and the turbo's on mine and their's still need to be replace at a similar mileage 72K. As i said waste of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 So after a long boosted run ... do you leave your car idling for about 1min 40 ... or switch it straight off ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Originally posted by cashpoint As i said waste of money. I don't agree. Why hang about waiting for your car to cool down when you get somewhere if you don't have to? When I get home or to work I don't want to sit there in the car for 3 mins (or whatever) waiting to be able to turn the engine off. I want to get where I'm going, jump out, lock the car and go indoors - leaving the timer to turn the engine off when it's ready. I'm just not strict enough with myself to let it cool down with me there, I'm too impatient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Originally posted by cashpoint As i said waste of money. well maybe.............your evidence based on yours and your mates cars would appear conclusive:innocent: I would however point out that whilst toyota did not 'fit one as standard' its does make specific mention in the uk owners handbook of letting the car idle after hard driving to ensure that the turbo's are not damaged and as far as i'm aware thats what a turbo timer does? BTW Didn't i read on here that it Was / is illegal to leave a car unoccupied and idling? and if so Toyota probably couldn't have risked fitting one as standard could they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Originally posted by Jake I don't agree. Why hang about waiting for your car to cool down when you get somewhere if you don't have to? When I get home or to work I don't want to sit there in the car for 3 mins (or whatever) waiting to be able to turn the engine off. I want to get where I'm going, jump out, lock the car and go indoors - leaving the timer to turn the engine off when it's ready. I'm just not strict enough with myself to let it cool down with me there, I'm too impatient. Absolutely! Especially when you've got a kit like a Boost Controller fitted! That's going increase your boost to maybe 1.2 bar (?) - that means more pressure in your turbos ... and alot more heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Originally posted by Scooter BTW Didn't i read on here that it Was / is illegal to leave a car unoccupied and idling? and if so Toyota probably couldn't have risked fitting one as standard could they? It still is illegal to leave it running unattended on the highway. Of course I only use my timer on my driveway and the car park at work, so that's alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 i had a blitz one with wiring harness but would not work on facelift car so swopped it to dude. if you know you going home last few miles just take it steady then it will give turbos a chance to cool down. or just use remote engine start to keep engine going while you go to your house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Don't they invalidate your cat 1 alarm status as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Laing Posted July 8, 2004 Author Share Posted July 8, 2004 Right i'm off tomorrow night, which ones getting the vote......? Cheers, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashpoint Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 I just allow the car to cool on the last couple of miles unless it's a motor way stop where i let it idle. If you do everthing legally (as we all do of cause )and disclose the TT the insurance will go up it you so you may add a couple of miles to the turbo life but you add to the cost of the insurance. So say £80 for a TT £50 extra to the insurance per year + the fuel when idleing (i know the fuel cost is low but it's still a cost) it's a false economy. don't disclose it then the thatcham cert on the alarm is invalid and so is your insurance, IMHO and not mening to be insulting to anyone TT are bought by people who believe all the hipe (spelling) "Emperors new clothes" anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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