kryten

At £650, I wouldn't exactly call the Concept 600 'for free'!!!

paulmon

What's the score with turbo timers, I know what they do and it's seems like a good idea to have one, but,
Does having one fitted affect your warranty?

Does the box of tricks sit under the bonnet or inside the car ?

How easy are they to fit ?

Which is the best one to get ?

Answers on a postcard please

Cheers
Paul

Pete Croney

Paul if you are not able to drive the last two miles miles of your journey at a speed that allows the engine to cool down, then yes, you need one

harj

Any turbo timer is suffice for a Turbo Car, Ive had timers such as Blitz and HKS ones in the past. These can start from £80 and go upto £200 for an all singing dancing one, Blitz do a great one which can measure BHP/0-60/1/4 Mile runs for £120 and it only takes 5 mins to fit a timer. Ask someone like Scoobysport if they can get you one.

mattski

how would it interact with a cat 1 alarm and tracker tho?

Chris L

Paul - if you are thinking about fitting one - I believe some alarms can be converted to act as turbo timers. Might also be worth checking with your insurance company, to make sure they are happy with it as well.

Chris

Paul Frank

Matt

AFAIK if you fit one then it's no longer a Cat1 alarm - so watch your insurance conditions!

Also Pete is really advising using a normal pace (slow down) method - some time ago we had a discussion on this & some bloke called Felstead (claims he knows a bit about engines ) was strongly of the opinion that they were a "very bad thing" for your engine & you should drive at normal pace before stopping (per Pete above). Email to him will get all details you'll need on the subject.

FWIW
Paul

Bajie

I've had my Clifford adapted so it waits till the turbo timer finishes its countdown before activating the internal sensors so it doesn't affect the insurance which means I can park, activate the alarm and walk away.
You can now get a module [probably could before] with the Clifford C600 which is a turbo timer with a decent alarm attached for free.

barge

I use the drive slowly method & then use the Timer built in to the Clifford C600 alarm system I have fitted.