Can someone help me on turbo timer install?
You would really only need/want a turbo timer if you plan on installing a turbo kit on your Z. Not a supercharger, but a turbocharger.
A turbo timer lets the car cool down and continue running for a certain period (30 seconds-5 minutes) after you remove the key. This is really only needed if you have turbos, as when you have turbos, the turbines (exhaust portion) spin at upwards of 50k rpms. If you quickly shut your car off after driving, these turbines are still spinning, but the oil pump is not pumping, thus, no new oil is being pumped into the turbines, thus the oil that is in there gets really hot, since these turbines are part of the exhaust system (ideally right after the engine where the exhaust is hottest and fastest) What happens then is a condition called "coking" where the oil cooks off and becomes solid carbon ("coke") which, as you can guess, is not good for a tubrine spinning at 50k rpms. A turbo timer lets the turbines spin down, and cool off, thus reducing the chance of this problem ("coking") occuring.
Sorry if you knew all of this already. I read your profile, and it looks like you don't have a turbo in your Z, thus negating any need for a turbo timer.
On the other hand, if you want one for the "kewl" facter, you are more than welcome to get one. Or, if you are planning on turboing your Z, then I do recommend a turbo timer. Regardless, most timers come with a harness that allows you to directly plug into the wiring harness with minimal cutting and splicing.
Dave
A turbo timer lets the car cool down and continue running for a certain period (30 seconds-5 minutes) after you remove the key. This is really only needed if you have turbos, as when you have turbos, the turbines (exhaust portion) spin at upwards of 50k rpms. If you quickly shut your car off after driving, these turbines are still spinning, but the oil pump is not pumping, thus, no new oil is being pumped into the turbines, thus the oil that is in there gets really hot, since these turbines are part of the exhaust system (ideally right after the engine where the exhaust is hottest and fastest) What happens then is a condition called "coking" where the oil cooks off and becomes solid carbon ("coke") which, as you can guess, is not good for a tubrine spinning at 50k rpms. A turbo timer lets the turbines spin down, and cool off, thus reducing the chance of this problem ("coking") occuring.
Sorry if you knew all of this already. I read your profile, and it looks like you don't have a turbo in your Z, thus negating any need for a turbo timer.
On the other hand, if you want one for the "kewl" facter, you are more than welcome to get one. Or, if you are planning on turboing your Z, then I do recommend a turbo timer. Regardless, most timers come with a harness that allows you to directly plug into the wiring harness with minimal cutting and splicing.
Dave
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