Turbo Timer Install

[legion]

Hey guys, I'm in the middle of my turbo timer install, and I have the harness hooked up to the ignition switch but now I need to connect the timer to the parking brake sensor. I have been using this write-up...
http://www.twinturbo.net/nissan/300zx/f ... stall.html
...but I'm a very visual person, and the pictures in this page do not work. Also I'm wonder what the best place to "ground" the timer would be, somewhere under the dash obviously, because the wire is not that long. Also, there is a green, red, and white wire that I'm not sure what they go to, any ideas? Here's a pic...

[NolimitZ32]

the parking break wire can be found under the center storage compartment, i'm not home otherwise id take some pics.

[legion]

Got it all hooked up, start the car, let it warm up, then I turn the key to shut it off...and the car shuts off, doesn't continue to idle. The timer is lit up and says "30 sec" but when I turn the car off, it turns off as well. What did I do wrong? Are those green, red, and white wires in the picture I posted supposed to connect to something, because none of the write-ups nor the instructions said anything about them....

[marty1mc]

What turbo timer are you trying to install?

[legion]

HKS Type-0

[marty1mc]

Here is the downloadable installation guide...

http://www.hksusa.com/info/download.asp?id=1637

[legion]

Problem fixed! The splice connector wasn't fully connected to one of the parking brake wires. Yay for my first wiring job! lol

[canadian booster]

grats man!! does it work??

[legion]

lol surprisingly, yes! I turned the key off expecting the car to shut off like normal and it kept running and I was like wtf? OH YEAH! SWEET! It works! haha

[canadian booster]

awesome does it have some kind of override or something for when you pull up to get gas? i've got a turbo timer coming soon too, hope it's easier ! a Blitz with harness

[legion]

I haven't really played around too much with it, but I believe there is just an "OFF" setting. Mine is the HKS Type-0 so it just has the 30 sec and 1 minute timers, and then a battery voltage meter and then I believe "OFF" just makes the screen blank.

The install was actually quite easy once I figured it out. The hardest part is taking apart the interior pieces to GET to the wires you need lol

[marty1mc]

awesome does it have some kind of override or something for when you pull up to get gas? i've got a turbo timer coming soon too, hope it's easier ! a Blitz with harness

You can always put the brake handle down and the car will shut off...

[z32tt1990]

What exactly does a turbo timer do? especially for the 300zx twin turbo?

[z.Leinbach]

Turbo timers keep the car running to cycle oil and coolant through the car to cool the turbo/s so oil doesn't make deposits inside the turbo/s causing premature wear and failures very nice on hot days especially if you've been hard on the gas