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whats a good & well priced turbo timer in Perth
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:42 am
by seagull
I need one , so whats out there guys
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:48 pm
by Chris_Rogers
what do youwant to spend on it. I keep themon hand from $100.
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:01 pm
by Rob
go to your local autobarn
with all the commodore drivers and find one lol
get a digital one i have an anologe timer in my l series but i reckon a digital one would be all fancy and stuff lol
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:59 am
by BlackMale
I am with Chris... you do not need 1.... just leave car running for a min after driving or 'coast' just before you reach your destination.
My 2 c though is IF you are getting 1 i would look at 1 with a boost control option built in
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:39 pm
by Rob
yeh get one they are fun
but i asways forget to turn mine on lol
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:17 pm
by subanator
Jaffa wrote:I am with Chris... you do not need 1.... just leave car running for a min after driving or 'coast' just before you reach your destination.
My 2 c though is IF you are getting 1 i would look at 1 with a boost control option built in
Thata all we do with our work vehicles - latest Hilux 3.0 just idle them down for a minute or so. With my new L ride I do the same, nearly habit.
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:03 am
by AndrewT
Yeah thats definitely best practice, although even that is almost overkill for a Subaru - the turbos are water cooled with a coolant resovoir specifically designed for this.
I just do what Jaffa said - cruise easy the last km or so before you get home and don't flog the crap out of it - then just shut it off as you would with a normal car.
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:37 pm
by Suba
Thats all I do also , just keep it off boost for the last few k's on the way home.
I also believe that it is illegal to leave a car running with no-one in the vehical.
Mike.
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:59 pm
by MUDRAT
Yes Mike you're right, it is.
I have a workmate that left the 'timer on in his 80 Series, he slammed the door when he got out which was enough force to push the car off the handbrake. It belted down his street and ended up in a neighbor's lounge room.
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:51 am
by seagull
yes and at the same time in selected second gear and belted down the road ?
My mate gave me a new in box apex unit to day for free . any one done the wiring for this on a rs todate & can give me some tips , cheers
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:31 am
by MUDRAT
Nah just rolled away.
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:09 pm
by jzk25
Just get a plug in harness for the apexi timer, very common.
The most useful part of the Apexi timer is the volt meter and A/F meter...