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nismo619 01-12-2006 08:55 PM

boost gauge & turbo timer install ?
 
hello i am currently buying a turbo timer and a sweet new boost gague for my 1982 280zx turbo any help on installing would be very helpful i think i got the turbo boost gauge all figured out but on the turbo timer will i need a harness? etc i will be buying the basic turbo timer off ebay oh yea the most important thing that little blue greddy turbo relife vavle any body have a used one or anything ?

p.s. any body got any used boost gagues or turbo timers for sale ? before i press the buy it now button on ebay ?

NismoPick 01-12-2006 09:20 PM

hopefully they come w/ installation instructions... if not, there are about 1 billion web pages of guys detailed instructions on how to install them all.

Boost gauge: run a vacuum feed from the manifold.

Turbo Timer: Power wire, Ground wire, Hot wire in (when the car is on) and Hot wire out (still live when you turn it off). You will need to locate that main wire on the 280zxt. I have a turbo timer, but haven't installed it yet. If you can wait till about May, I'll tell ya how.

nismo619 01-12-2006 09:24 PM

i plan on buying all this stuff next week 01-19-06 hopefully i will get all the stuff by the end of the month i will hooke up all the parts that i can and i will let every one know p.s. i will be seting my boost at 8psi for now.. maybe i will mess around at 10 psi but not for too long until i custom make me an intercooler etc...

NismoPick 01-12-2006 09:28 PM

Do you have a manual or electronic boost controller?

nismo619 01-12-2006 09:40 PM

i got a manual i got it for free from s/c 3.0 hes a really good guy

s/cL3.0 01-13-2006 06:43 AM


Originally Posted by nismo619
i got a manual i got it for free from s/c 3.0 hes a really good guy

LOL.. Thanks..

In all honesty you dont need a turbo timer.. If you just wait 2minutes (only if your hard on it) after your hard on it then your fine.. A turbo timer in my opinion is a waste of money, unles our always late everywhere and cant wait one-two minutes..

And the boost guage like the original nismo says.. Run a vaccum from your manifold to the guage.. its easy:)

jfairladyz 01-13-2006 03:28 PM

Yeah those cheapo timers are really a waste of money. The reason being is that a lot of them dont have a functioning kill option. So you'd still have to watch the car to make sure nobody jacks it while it still running. 2 min's will get somebody far enough down the road to get the car restarted. And in day to day driving a timer doesn't really matter. Just let the car idle for a quick bit and you're fine.

nismo619 01-13-2006 05:52 PM

Hey guys i have been all over ebay and i have completed my search i am going to buy eather a blitz or hks turbo boost gauge and a greddy POV for sure ( i aint gonna use no sitcking pluming pipe ) thats just not me yall... ( i love my z ) p.s. any body got a used but good fuel pressure regulator ? hehehe


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