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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 11:48 AM
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where to plug in greddy turbo timer

just like the tiltle says i have a greddy turbo timer that i bought from a member on this site. But he did have instructions so i don't know where to plug it in. If some one could please help. It would really help me out. my car is 93 fd if that makes a differance.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 12:01 PM
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Do a search on turbo timers. You will find that you don't need one, and have wasted your money.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 12:17 PM
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even so i already have one. And i just found a site which says to hook it up to the key switch connector but i don't know what the key switch connector looks likee
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 12:23 PM
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Do yourself a favor, and get rid of it. It's a worthless toy.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 12:25 PM
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well now its worth whatever he paid for it. did you also get the harness? here's pics and description from the rx7store

http://www.rx7store.net/index.asp?Pa...S&Category=247

do some searching, there has to be a write up somewhere. try the websites in the faq.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 12:29 PM
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Greddy, HKS, and Apexi all make harnesses for the FD. They're all the same - just find whichever one is cheapest or quickest to get. They're usually $10-15 or so.

The manual should be on Greddy's site (http://www.greddy.com). It's pretty plug-and-play - plug the harness in, plug the TT into the harness, then hook up a ground wire from the TT. That will get it working. There's also a wire you can hook up to the parking brake as a safety feature that's a mighty good idea.

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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 12:31 PM
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cool and yes i did get the harness
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 12:39 PM
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I agree that turbo timers are not necessary and probably a waste of money. You should drive easy the last couple minutes and your turbos will be fine. If you do have a timer and still want to install it though, go to this link - it looks like a pretty complete set of instructions:

http://www.lemmings.com/mark/rx7tinst.htm
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by newbee
just like the tiltle says i have a greddy turbo timer that i bought from a member on this site. But he did have instructions so i don't know where to plug it in. If some one could please help. It would really help me out. my car is 93 fd if that makes a differance.
There are always nay-sayers that say it is a waste of money. (I am sure they will respond to this reply too) but I have one and like it. If nothing else it makes me feel better about shutting off my car and that peace of mind is worth it to me. What you need to do though is contact greddy and get the Harness for your particular car. It will make it much easier for you......
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 01:22 PM
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There are always nay-sayers that say it is a waste of money. (I am sure they will respond to this reply too)......



Originally Posted by seafordguy
......If nothing else it makes me feel better about shutting off my car and that peace of mind is worth it to me.....
Peace of mind thru the "placebo" effect. I think it is good, therefore it is good ....... and I don't want to know if it isn't
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 02:35 PM
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If nothing else it makes me feel better about shutting off my car and that peace of mind is worth it to me.
Honestly, I get peace of mind by turning my car off and not walking away from a car that is running and depending on a $1.00 chip to turn it off. Before you say "that will never happen", it already has:

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ght=fire+timer
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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[QUOTE=novadan67]Honestly, I get peace of mind by turning my car off and not walking away from a car that is running and depending on a $1.00 chip to turn it off. Before you say "that will never happen", it already has:

I certainly won't doubt you here because I had a Greddy TT go bad on me in my TT Z. I went out one morning I had left the T tops off and the radio was BLARING from where i had left it the night before. It was the oddest thing but the Timer just had a mind of it's own and would turn the car electrical system on whenever the hell it wanted. if I am goign in somewhere where I know I will not be coming back out of for HOURS then yes I will usually stay with it but if I am arriving back home or somethign when I will be around the car to hear it cut off etc.... then it is worth it to me.........Regardless - Just buy the harness that is made for this car
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