One rabbit with a 2.0 crossflow turbo that I road in had electronics that
would keep the engine running for a few minutes after you removed the
ignition key. This might save some time as you could lock the doors and
let it run on its own?
Larry
91 GTI 16V
At 09:06 AM 1/28/00 -0800, Clayton wrote:
I would agree with most of what you said except the heat can be a problem
only if you are raving, er racing. The heat problem comes in with normal
day to day driving where the car, for most people, never has a chance to
warm up. You can never give your car full foot until a turbo car really
warms up, if you want it to last 100,000 miles. Also, everytime you stop
your car it really is a good idea to idle the thing for five minutes... I
had a turbo Rabbit and believe me, that idle thing is a PAIN IN THE
ASS! Can you imagine running over to the store and idling for five, then
going to the Sushi place, idling for five minutes, then here, another
five, then there another five... it really adds up. Now, you don't
actually need to be in the car but it's not very practical for a daily
driver. New cars are a totally different matter where they have coolant
pumps and stuff like that which run even when the car is off but rarely
does a retrofit kit have that kind of sophistication. Boy, did it ever
feel cool to get all that boost though!
Later,
Clayton
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