turbo whistle?!?

[danny20vt]

first things first, the beer has just jump started my brainnow the question, a couple of years ago i had a rover 620ti (don't laugh!) which, apart from breaking down every 3-4 miles, had a fairly loud turbo whistle, the mother in law said it sounded like an aeroplane! it had an induction kit and boosted to around 12psi, now i loved the noise it made and after a stint in a 1.4 automatic Astra i wanted another turbo'd car which is why i bought the Leon, i've got used to a diverter and not a dump valve but the turbo is pretty quiet, is there any way i could get the turbo screaming

 

[MrBen2k7]

uprated turbo... open cone induction.... remove engine insulation cover.... open the windows

 

[danny20vt]

uprated turbo... open cone induction.... remove engine insulation cover.... open the windows

no's 2,3,4 easy peasy!! no.1 i'll get the missus to put a cork in "it" to stop boy racer no.2 popping out whilst i save for one!!!! i'm sure he wouldn't mind another couple of months in there!!!

 

[MrBen2k7]

a cold air intake pipe, would give a nice induction note i imagine...

 

[danny20vt]

what about removing the cover from the Green Dynatwist air filter, would that do owt or would it fk things up??

 

[MrBen2k7]

does it fit in the standard air box? because that would...

can do a smooth and drill job....

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=198039

 

[DOLBY]

erm i would say these have helped my turbo sound nice...on a cold quiet night it sounds fantastic...

BMC induction
debaffled charge pipe
n249 bypass
remove soundproofing
forge TIP

if you have a front mount intercooler get a twin CAI that sounds awesome...

 

[MrBen2k7]

how much work is it to fit a new TIP? How much would it improve on a stock TDi?

 

[CupraUK]

One major one missed.... a remap makes a big difference

 

[MrBen2k7]

oh yeh, forces bigger boost does it not?

 

[DOLBY]

how much work is it to fit a new TIP? How much would it improve on a stock TDi?

apparantly they are a bitch to fit, well for a start the dsign is better allowing better performance etc..i noticed a difference instanty

 

[lee_woollett]

definately fit an induction kit (i did it on the cheap and used a universal filter), the filter can fit inside the bottom half of your air box and you can cut the top half to keep the cold air feed blowing nice cold air onto the filter. also fit a forge 007p, you can hear the turbo sucking in air and even using the forge recirc valve, mine sounds like its got an atmospheric DV, its quite loud. Can't wait to hear what its like with new TIP and a remap.

 

[BBoy82]

K&N 57i

Hi there,
Im running just a K&N 57i, and the turbo whine that produces is about right. Plus you can hear the DV going off too. Its not defening, but its enough to put a smile on your face...
Also, its still nice and quiet while doing a ton on the M1...
I hit a rabbit at 90 last night tho... and i only just replaced my lower splitter, which is now in 2 pieces!! Dammit!
Dan

 

[Faisal]

erm i would say these have helped my turbo sound nice...on a cold quiet night it sounds fantastic...
remove soundproofing

iv done most of that there,but the soundproofing..iv had mixed opinions on it.

i heard it wil make the general noises louder,like tapping,rattling,clunking etc from the engine and eventually it will get annoying. is that the case?or does it sound alot better?im looking for a louder woosh from the dv,and im in love with the noise when i rev it,would you reccomend me to get rid of mine?

 

[johntheboy]

a couple of years ago i had a rover 620ti

Poor sod.... I made that mistake too.... pile of cr@p

 

[Jon_A]

Poor sod.... I made that mistake too.... pile of cr@p

Far from a pile of crap, stealth rover lol.

220 turbo coupe over the 600 but the 620ti is a sleeper. Even if it is a Rover

 

[DOLBY]

iv done most of that there,but the soundproofing..iv had mixed opinions on it.

i heard it wil make the general noises louder,like tapping,rattling,clunking etc from the engine and eventually it will get annoying. is that the case?or does it sound alot better?im looking for a louder woosh from the dv,and im in love with the noise when i rev it,would you reccomend me to get rid of mine?

mate trust me i noticed a difference straight away....nope i havent got no tapping noises etc...

the one thing i have noticed which is weird, but when the turbo is spooling up (when really booting it), i can hear a very audible supercharger whine...dont ask me why, cos there is no supercharger, but it sounds wicked.

if you dont want if for the extra noises, at least do it for the engine. more hot air will will be expelled quicker as the soundproofing inst holding it all in...

 

[johntheboy]

Far from a pile of crap, stealth rover lol.

220 turbo coupe over the 600 but the 620ti is a sleeper. Even if it is a Rover

It's a rover... a shopping trolly will always win because the rover would be sat at the side of road in a cloud of smoke. Dont mean to slate any cars people like/owned but my old rover was HORIBBLE!

 

[danny20vt]

the rover would be sat at the side of road in a cloud of smoke.

how did you know that??? my head gasket went after a bit of heavy right foot action and i mean a bit, maybe 3/4 of a mile, result, warped and cracked head and a burst rad! i had all on 8 months

 

[MrBen2k7]

Rover... broken down... Head gasket would be any AA/RAC/Green Flag mechanic's first port of call...