My turbo is very quiet...I can only hear it when I'm boosting really hard, but its pretty much drowned out by the sound of rushing air...but for the most part...its completely silent....even when spooling. Is anyone experiencing the same thing?

 

you cant expect any turbo to make a rumbling noise!! it isnt an express train, if you're running at full boost then you may just hear a whistling or whoosing noise

 

any other comments other than useless nOOb ones?

 

I cant hear my turbo that good either, even at WOT. The BOV only sounds good when i build 8 psi, but when i try to rev it it barley makes a sound.

 

That is normal. If you have a deformation or a clip in the blades you will hear the turbo whine, but under normal operation it should be quiet.

If you run an open exhaust you will hear it much louder.

Most diesel trucks will whine loudly because their turbos are huge!

Randy

 

The way I see it, the quieter the better.

 

Yes. I would like it quiet also. My turbo is noisy. I was racing my friend on the freeway, all he could hear was the air rushing to intake manifold. He couldn't even hear my thermal .

 

Mine is real quiet until boosting hard. Not my friends prelude though. He has a t3/t4 on the 2.3 liter. Just cruising around you can hear it spooling a little. All you have to do i give it a little gas and it sounds like a damn jet ...tight as ****.

 

yeah..that's what I thought it'd be like...but nothing but sounds of rushing air. I see these GT-R's scream by with their turbos blaring loud as hell and it sounds awesome!


[Modified by MiraiZ, 7:16 AM 11/15/2002]

 

i can just hear a little whistling jet engine type sound out of the exhaust on open downpipe. truely bad *** to hear that for the 1st time. i'll never forget it

 

I LVOE That sound!

 

i can hear mine spooling when i run open downpipe or when its really cold. other then that its quiet. ive noticed the turbos on some supras and eclipses sounding really mean when next to u but they are ball bearing and closed loop. could that be why?

 

Sounds like its time for an external WG!

 

i am gonna have to go for a drive tonite

 

same here.... Motor and T3/t4b going in car finally... wooHoo... can't wait to get hear the whinning and that feeling once again...