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Old 03-13-2008, 12:29 AM
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ebay turbo timer ok to use?

looking into purchasing a inexpensive turbo timer wondering if anyone has any experience with the ebay turbo timer? any electrical problems? its a pretty simple piece?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Turbo...spagenameZWDVW

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i would never trust my boost to something that costs $20 and looks like a ***** from the 80s.
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well it has nothing to with going into boost it just shuts the car off, just want to see if anyone has had issues with something as simple as this turbo timer obviously its a copy of the apexi pen style turbo timer

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Well, the ebay timers should work fine. All it does is keep your car running until your turbo cools down.
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how is a turbo timer a major horsepower upgrade?
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its not just thought you turbo guys would have better input..sorry if its in the wrong section
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Trust me, you'll be fine with almost any turbo timers out there.
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thanks for the help
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BTW, I'm running a cheap $20 ebay turbo timer for my RB20DET as well. No problems so far.
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