Turbo timer
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I was wondering if anyone has ever attempted to write a program to
make a turbo timer for a car. For anyone who does not know what they
are I will explain....When you have a car with a turbocharger on it,
it is good for the car and the turbo to leave your car running for a
few minutes before you shut it off so the oil has time to cool.
Basically when you turn your key off the car stays running for 3
minutes then shuts off so you dont have to sit in your car and wait.
They cost somewhere around 100-150 bucks I think. Im pretty sure it
would be easy to make a program and interface it to get the job
done. Im trying to figure out how to do this for my friend who has a
93 I believe Mitsubishi Eclipse. Any help would be greatly
appreciated!!!
make a turbo timer for a car. For anyone who does not know what they
are I will explain....When you have a car with a turbocharger on it,
it is good for the car and the turbo to leave your car running for a
few minutes before you shut it off so the oil has time to cool.
Basically when you turn your key off the car stays running for 3
minutes then shuts off so you dont have to sit in your car and wait.
They cost somewhere around 100-150 bucks I think. Im pretty sure it
would be easy to make a program and interface it to get the job
done. Im trying to figure out how to do this for my friend who has a
93 I believe Mitsubishi Eclipse. Any help would be greatly
appreciated!!!
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sort of temp sensor for the oil in the turbo. on my timer, the
amount of time that the car runs is based on how hot the oil is in
the turbo. if you run your car hard, then it will run longer. you
would have to find out which wires going to your cars computer come
from the ignition and such, so that you could place the stamp
between the ignition switch, the computer, and main relay probably.
maybe that will help clear some stuff up for the people that are
good at programming the stamp.
-tim
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Cory Watkins" <cordale4@y...>
wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone has ever attempted to write a program to
> make a turbo timer for a car. For anyone who does not know what
they
> are I will explain....When you have a car with a turbocharger on
it,
> it is good for the car and the turbo to leave your car running for
a
> few minutes before you shut it off so the oil has time to cool.
> Basically when you turn your key off the car stays running for 3
> minutes then shuts off so you dont have to sit in your car and
wait.
> They cost somewhere around 100-150 bucks I think. Im pretty sure
it
> would be easy to make a program and interface it to get the job
> done. Im trying to figure out how to do this for my friend who has
a
> 93 I believe Mitsubishi Eclipse. Any help would be greatly
> appreciated!!!
average boost pressure runs the car a short period of time after the
key is removed while a higher boost will run the car longer
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Tim" <tim_korn_99@y...> wrote:
> i have a blitz turbo timer on my 97 talon awd. you would need
some
> sort of temp sensor for the oil in the turbo. on my timer, the
> amount of time that the car runs is based on how hot the oil is in
> the turbo. if you run your car hard, then it will run longer. you
> would have to find out which wires going to your cars computer come
> from the ignition and such, so that you could place the stamp
> between the ignition switch, the computer, and main relay
probably.
> maybe that will help clear some stuff up for the people that are
> good at programming the stamp.
> -tim
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Cory Watkins" <cordale4@y...>
> wrote:
> > I was wondering if anyone has ever attempted to write a program
to
> > make a turbo timer for a car. For anyone who does not know what
> they
> > are I will explain....When you have a car with a turbocharger on
> it,
> > it is good for the car and the turbo to leave your car running
for
> a
> > few minutes before you shut it off so the oil has time to cool.
> > Basically when you turn your key off the car stays running for 3
> > minutes then shuts off so you dont have to sit in your car and
> wait.
> > They cost somewhere around 100-150 bucks I think. Im pretty sure
> it
> > would be easy to make a program and interface it to get the job
> > done. Im trying to figure out how to do this for my friend who
has
> a
> > 93 I believe Mitsubishi Eclipse. Any help would be greatly
> > appreciated!!!
in to allow the turbo time to cool down. Was made from a 555 timer and
the appropriate resistor / capacitor selection. Had a momentary switch
that turned on the timer, which in turn turned on a relay that kept the
ignition circuit on. The key was turned off and removed and the car kept
running.
On Wed, 2004-02-11 at 18:21, Cory Watkins wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone has ever attempted to write a program to
> make a turbo timer for a car. For anyone who does not know what they
> are I will explain....When you have a car with a turbocharger on it,
> it is good for the car and the turbo to leave your car running for a
> few minutes before you shut it off so the oil has time to cool.
> Basically when you turn your key off the car stays running for 3
> minutes then shuts off so you dont have to sit in your car and wait.
> They cost somewhere around 100-150 bucks I think. Im pretty sure it
> would be easy to make a program and interface it to get the job
> done. Im trying to figure out how to do this for my friend who has a
> 93 I believe Mitsubishi Eclipse. Any help would be greatly
> appreciated!!!
>
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skills are near nill.
I also would not be discouraged by the comments, which I think weren't meant
in that way, saying that you need a sensor for this, and to measure the boost,
and time, and all that. True, if the car was run in traffic, and didn't
build a lot of boost, and wasn't on boost for very long, the car needs less time
to cool down, but a simple timer that would keep the car running for 3 minutes
or so, would be more then adequate. Yes, it might be overkill sometimes, but
then sometimes, it would be just right. I would rather err on the side of
overkill, then under. And, the complexity drops tremendously if you don't have
to monitor boost pressure, time, and oil temp.
My .01
Michael
In a message dated 2/11/2004 9:07:52 PM Pacific Standard Time,
daweasel@s... writes:
Many moons ago, on an '84 Dodge Colt Turbo, I had a 5-minute timer wired
in to allow the turbo time to cool down. Was made from a 555 timer and
the appropriate resistor / capacitor selection. Had a momentary switch
that turned on the timer, which in turn turned on a relay that kept the
ignition circuit on. The key was turned off and removed and the car kept
running.
On Wed, 2004-02-11 at 18:21, Cory Watkins wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone has ever attempted to write a program to
> make a turbo timer for a car. For anyone who does not know what they
> are I will explain....When you have a car with a turbocharger on it,
> it is good for the car and the turbo to leave your car running for a
> few minutes before you shut it off so the oil has time to cool.
> Basically when you turn your key off the car stays running for 3
> minutes then shuts off so you dont have to sit in your car and wait.
> They cost somewhere around 100-150 bucks I think. Im pretty sure it
> would be easy to make a program and interface it to get the job
> done. Im trying to figure out how to do this for my friend who has a
> 93 I believe Mitsubishi Eclipse. Any help would be greatly
> appreciated!!!
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