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Re: Turbo Timers: Good or Bad? Tue, 28 October 2003 04:45 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Turbo timers are only useful if you hop out of your car immediately after flogging the hell out of it for an extended period. When you think about it, very few people actually do that - it's far more likely you'll be cruising through the suburbs under light load for a few minutes before you pull into your driveway. By then the turbo has cooled down and it's perfectly safe to shut off the engine.

Frankly I think turbo timers are more of a wank feature than anything else. There are very few cases where you'd have to idle the car down for more than 30 seconds, and as explained above, most of the time even that isn't necessary.
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