meeh

How do turbo timers work? Does it basically leave the engine running for a few minutes even after removing the key and walk away turn on the alarm?

ndsind1

this may be a stupid question, but since the turbo timer attaches to the electrical systme in the 8, does it void the warranty on the electrical system or the engine since any added aftermarket stuff voids the warranty on that part of the car?

Senseny

Meeh, that is exactly what the turbo timer does. The car continues to run with the key out of the ignition for a preset amount of time. If the car is in gear or the ebrake is not engaged the car will shut off (an easy way to deactivate for times the car is warm when you want to shut off). You can then activate the alarm as you walk away.
The turbo timer should not invalidate your factory warranty, maybe if something electrical gets fried they would fight with you. It hasn't had any effect on my Subaru warranty. I guess you should check with the dealership or a rep at the 800 number.

MEGAREDS

And if I shut the garage door and go in the house, it keeps running? And I have to depend on the timer to shut down the car, as my garage fills up with CO? That's crazy. Better I flood the car.

rabinabo

Well you could have a timer hooked up to your garage door opener, so that it closes after your car turns off.

Hanzo

Some newer turbo timers like Blitz DTT has an auto function where it will remember how long you where at certain rpm and depending on that it will either leave it running longer or shorter.

Senseny

I could give a rats ***. If you want to use it do it. I know or know of many who use turbo timers and not one has died of CO2 poisoning. If the car is warm when you pull in the garage, disable the timer by dropping the ebrake, the car will shut off. Learn how these things work before making completely asinine statements. You know what I hope half your cars flood and the other half of you die from CO2 poisoning. You try to help people and you get these kinds of posts in reply .

khoney

Which is why it is completely useless! There is no need for a cooldown timer for a NA engine or a 'no-flood' delay if the car is already warm. Maybe I wasn't clear enough in my earlier post?

Hanzo

The idea is to keep it running for certain amount of time even if you just start the car and drove it for 3 feet. You can set the amount the time the car stay on after it is started.

meeh

With the turbo timer keeping the engine running would that interfere with me enabling the alarm as I walk away?

Don't know much about the subject, sorry for the ignorant questions

khoney

Yes, I understand what a turbo timer does, I've just been trying to pound into your head that a warmed-up RX-8 can be shut off immediately, so the addition of a turbo timer will simply waste gas. Besides, I don't know about you car, but in colder weather I have to drive at least a few miles before my engine temp starts to rise. Personally, I'd rather drive the car until it's wamed up rather than let it sit in the garage - what's the fun in that? :D

Senseny

People keep flooding the engine, the tt would stop that by not allowing an errant quick shutoff. Of course when it is warm the timer is unnecessary. I am suggesting this as a way too avoid flooding the engine after a cold start and a quick ignition shut off. Why is this so goddamn difficult. Just disable the timer when the ******* car is warm. Goddamn.

Senseny

Does everyone understand that when you don't want the TT to run after the key is removed from the ignition all you have to do is drop the ebrake and the tt automatically shuts off.

my10ae

Let me interject with a dumb question.....Does a TT work with an auto 8?

Rotary Titus

I'm a noob to rotaries and from what I read about the flooding on this forum, does it happen because the engine hasn't reached operating tempreatures before it's shut off?
Just tossing a thought around so would adding something like a turbo timer to make sure the car runs for a certain amount of time before the engine is shut off help with that problem? But I guess it wouldn't work if you stalled the car...

Senseny

Yeah it would work. I have been a proponent of this as a solution to the problem for a while.

MrFatbooty

http://www.lemmings.com/mark/rx7flood.htm

BillK

Exactly.

Most people can deal with the "don't shut it off cold" situation except when valets are involved; rather it's the "stall when engine is cold" problem that has most spooked...

Kel Rx8

bro you have more patience than me.
i would of went crazy by the time you posted this reply.

a t/t is not a bad idea not @ all.
a flooding engine is a nightmare sometimes.
my 88 t2 would flood due to leaky injector's
so did my '91 13b
but my 13b rew never had a problem with
but i installed a t/t for it
because if i was running her hard i wouldnt want to sit there
for turbo reasons.
only problem i see with installing a turbo timer for a rx- 8 is
voiding warranty cause you have to hack into ecu.

Rotarian_SC

It isn't really a bad idea except for the part about paying $100. U don't even need 2 look at the engine coolant temp, as that is always a little delayed in telling u how hot the engine is. If the idle is less than 1k rpms then u can shut it off, cause that shows a shift in fuel richness, and the extra rich fuel when it doesn't idle below this is what mainly causes the flooding, plus good design of not allowing unburned hydrocarbons out of the engine. That is how it is harder 2 restart then the rx7.

If u flood ur engine then just follow manual procedure till battery is low. If that doesn't work then completely recharge or replace battery, pull the spark plugs. Clean and heat the spark plugs, w/ a rag and oh say a blow dryer, then put them back in and it should start. If not it will prob have 2 b towed 2 dealer.