Okay seeing i'm new the the whole turbo'd civic, i was wondering how you guys set your turbo timers, and how long you let yours cool off for. I have an apexi turbo timer, which i usually let run for 30 seconds, but it also has a setting when it can calculate the cool down time. Do any of you guys use this feature, and how do you set it correctly? Just wondering how long i should let it cool down for under different conditions.

 

When it is set, i run it for 10. If I am beating the hell out of the car (drag strip/in-town ------ around) I let it go to auto.

 

1:10

 

10

 

1:29 and a half

 

what are you guys running for boost? i'm assuming if you run higher boost, it needs longer cool down?

 

7psi....I can fart more than 7 psi and I don't need a timer to let my *** cool down. Just run it for 10 and call it good.

 

Word on the street is, you DO NOT need a turbo timer.
just drive easy for the last mile or so before you shut it off and it`d be fine.

Plus you are not gonner be able to leave it in gear when you park with a timer (must be in neutral)

Do you see a turbo timer on a 911 turbo ?...... NO
Do you see a turbo timer on 24ft turbo truck ? NO
Do you see a turbo timer on a F40?................ NO
Do you see a turbo timer on the STI? ............NO
Can you find a production/exotic car with a turbo timer ...---- NO

 

well put donald

 

ive never seen timers on any real cars lol. i dont even see the point? half of us spent less then 90 bux on the turbo. why spend more on an item to cool it down? replacements are cheap as dirt and chances are the turbo will last longer then ur motor anyway lol i never even ran coolant to any of my turbo setups.