Does the 07 MCS need a turbo timer

 

Well if you know how to drive your ride you should be good. If your beating on it on a road course then come to the pit, yess you need to give it a min or two to cool down.

If our beating the dog crap on it on the street, then you go through 3-4 lights before you get to your house, then no you dont need to have it cool down.


And yes water cooled turbos require cool downs when ran hard just incase some one else says no.

 

is it easy to put one in? i do have a heavy foot, and i run my MCS pretty hard. main reason is because i'm usually late for class and i dont have time to sit at my car parked and wait. i really do want to install one. but i cannot find a harness. do i need a harness? or will any universal turbo timer work?

 

Leave your place earlier, drive slower and shave unnecessary hair from your foot to make it lighter.

 

Listen to the noise coming from your bonnet next time you shut it off. Its a coolant pump running to cycle coolant through the turbo. Most of the current turbo cars are using them.

However, regardless of what anyone says I always try to take it easy for a few minutes before I shut of the car. I don't think its necessary, but it gives me piece of mind.

 

I do the same, always take it easy for the last few minutes out on the road and then i let the car sit for 2 mins before turning it off. I could do with a turbo timer for freezing winter mornings though, start the car and go jump in the shower

 

all things considered, i still want one =]

 

Caking up your oil is more important than coolant circulation. I tend to drive my car very nicely for the last few minutes I drive it. Driving the car with air coming over the radiator/other bits will cool it off MUCH quicker than just having it idle.

 

Word...I do the same as a96...just ride slow on my way home or to my final destination.

Even after the track this past Monday, I drove like my Grandma on my way home.

 

yea, thats all true. i guess i can take it easy the last couple of miles. but, is it still possible to put a universal turbo timer in?

 

That's what I said....I always take it easy for the last few minutes....gives me piece of mind.

 

Ok im experienced with many of you kids who like the "KEWL" affect of having one say "sir your car is running." Then your like thanks and it turns off in front of them giving them the look.

I am not familiar with this car as far as what type of data bus it uses but if it is not a CANBUS type setup then find the wiring schematics for your ignition setup and I might be able to show you how to wire it.

Actually never mind, it will take me a while to figure it out because you dont have a turn key type ignition setup.

 

They are canbus

 

Screw that then. My srt4 caliber triggers a CEL when the radio becomes faulty!

 

Last summer, we were working OT on sat and my coworker comes in about 10 minutes after I do and she asks me why my car is still running. It was about 103F outside and I had taken a detour up and town a mtn road, then 75-80 down the highway.
I hadn't had her for a long time and went outside a few minutes later (bathroom and 3 flights of stairs, i'd say 5 minutes) and the pump shut off just before i got to the door. So in total, i'd say the pump ran about 15+ minutes, so I dont think a timer is needed.

The scoop has slightly deformed since, though probably because I didn't dremel it yet.

 

Are you saying that you have a pump that stays on and keeps water running through the turbo after its been shut down?

My caliber srt4 has a pump that stays on for a few minutes after shut down too. However you will still coke your bearings if you dont let the turbo cool down via oil. If you shut your car off after a hard run, the bearings is very hot. The oil thats sitting on top of it will start to coke and coolant running through the housing will do little to nothing to help this.

 

Hmm, i think i just got down to the bottome of something. Canbus, CanIbus. Hmmm?

 

Something was/does run, I think it's the pump that everyone speaks of. I've never popped the hood while its running so I don't know for sure. I haven't ran her that hard in a while and usually it's done in a minute or two. I have to run surface streets for a while before I get anywhere, so I use that time to cool down.

 

if you grab the lines going to your turbo after you turn off the car you can feel it circulating so yes there is a pump