turbo timer help???

[Dirtydog1]

ive been given a turbo timer from a mate, but it has no instructions, can anyone help me out with what wires do what?

i have: 1x thick yellow, 1x thick blue, 1 x thick red, 1x thin black and 1x thin brown (both black and brown wires have fork terminals on the end, guessing they are earth?)

also have a length of thin red wire with it. :confused: :(

[R1CH]

Think it might help if you put what make of turbo timer it is, no need for one tho imo, as long as you don't knock the engine off straight after you've just cained it it'll be fine, even if you've just had it out for a blast surely there'll be a good few mins of normal driving before you get home ? plenty time to let it cool down.
Its only if the engine gets switched off straight after its been redhot that'll cause you problems.

[Dirtydog1]

yeah i know that mate, i got given it so i thought id wire the little beast up. so he says it a 'universal' one. its in a plain white box too whcih doesnt help! lol would a pic of it help?

[Nova_Tek]

Any model numbers on the back, names on the dial itslef?

[Dirtydog1]

ive taken some pics, but there are no numbers names or anything on it.

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss74/dirtydog25/DSC04510.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss74/dirtydog25/DSC04511.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss74/dirtydog25/DSC04512.jpg

[Dirtydog1]

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[Dirtydog1]

anyone got any idea how this should be wired? thanks

[Jack]

this any good?

http://www.felonyv8.com/hosting/hksturbotimer/HKSturbo1.gif

[Dirtydog1]

its the most help ive received so far, so cheers!

[ck]

bloody loads of them on ebay. have a search and see what they think the make is and then search for that specific turbo timers instructions/manual...

[ck]

after a 3minute search.. that wasnt hard lol







Cheap EBAY Turbo Timer
I'm on a roll with these small time brands, no name, ebay products. Why do I do it? Well the items I have been purchasing and reviewing have been low-risk items. Nothing that can result in catastrophic events if they fail because the item is easy to clone and pretty much easy to engineer/build in the first place.

Which brings us to this turbo timer. This turbo timer can be had on EBAY for less than $40 shipped to your door. Oil and water cooled turbos don't really need to be turbo timed, but if you are eventually going to upgrade to just an oil cooled turbo OR you just want to be cool to say you have a turbo timer on your stock t25, this is a cheap alternative for you.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/attachments/articles-parts-feedback-reviews/74909d1184486910-cheap-ebay-turbo-timer-ebaytt2.jpg
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/attachments/articles-parts-feedback-reviews/74910d1184486910-cheap-ebay-turbo-timer-ebaytt3.jpg

The pictures above show the packaging the item came in and the size of the turbo timer unit in comparison to a penny. Pictured is what you get. There are NO instructions, and no harness to bare wire attachment which seems should be obvious if you see the end of the connector harness on the turbo timer.

This maybe a problem to beginners and n00bs. And those factors alone will have them shy away from this item and immediately probably give it negative reviews. But you been around these kind of devices for a while, you know they are not worth $100+ brand new. And installation is pretty universal.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/attachments/articles-parts-feedback-reviews/74911d1184486910-cheap-ebay-turbo-timer-ebaytt4.jpg

As I mentioned there are no instructions. I installed it right on the first try on my 2g without instructions. The wires are obvious. On the turbo timer these are the wires and what you should tap them to:

Black = Ground
Red = Constant 12volt
Yellow = IGN1
Blue = IGN2
Brown = E-Brake

You are done. That IS the correct way to install it, not only this turbo timer probably most if not all turbo timers. Some will say to install the blue to ACC, that is INCORRECT. you do it this way and your radio will stay on while timing down, not to mention if your fans are on cooling down your motor, if you hook it up to ACC instead of IGN2 the fans will shut off while the motor is still running.

This turbo timer reassembles the brand name "Pivot Super Baby Turbo Timer" For those who still are new to this and worried about installation, here is the manual:

http://pivotjp.com/download/img/pdf-e/SBT-e.pdf