how to make turbo louder?

[dilleyoshempy]

this may sound weird but how would i go about getting the turbo to be louder, for some reason i really like the whistle whining noise a turbo makes, last summer a guy in a obviously not stock 5.0 mustang pulled away from me and it sounded like a jet, space ship, never heard anything like that the turbo was very loud, my friend and i just laughed it was so cool, so is there any way without changing the turbo on the sprinter to get it to spool up louder?

[contractor]

Originally Posted by dilleyoshempy

this may sound weird but how would i go about getting the turbo to be louder, for some reason i really like the whistle whining noise a turbo makes, last summer a guy in a obviously not stock 5.0 mustang pulled away from me and it sounded like a jet, space ship, never heard anything like that the turbo was very loud, my friend and i just laughed it was so cool, so is there any way without changing the turbo on the sprinter to get it to spool up louder?

I sometimes wonder if my turbo is even workingI never owner a vehicle with a turbo. When I stump on the throttle, I do feel more power ... is it the tranny downshifting or the turbo. I don't hear any whine or whistle ... never. I guess that's great, in my opinion, as long as it is working.

[mgjessop]

Only one thing to make it louder... Get a bigger turbo... We have pretty puny turbo's on our vans... It would be very easy to put a bigger turbo on, the only problem would be reprograming the ecu...

[mgjessop]

Here is a video of my 03 turbo Cobra... 45psi of boost 850hp to rear wheels 965lbs of torque... http://videos.streetfire.net/video/a...2000aefe58.htm

[mobileoilchange]

this is where i shine...
i have a mustang that i drag race that has a turbo. the whine you hear is from the impeller and the pitch of the vanes. car companies make cars quiet for a reason. I know it sounds cool, but most "tight upper lip" customers want a quiet car, not a cool sounding one. that mustang either had a super charger with straight cut gears or a turbo, but most of the vortech and procharger superchargers used by us mustang guys are straight cut because we love the sound. i went with the turbo because its free horse power. a supercharger robs power from the crank to turn the supercharger, where a turbo is "free" power because it runs off the exhaust. but the class i race in is mostly superchargers a few of use run turbos. horsepower loss on a supercharger depends on the amount of boost you run. GOD i cant wait until april ....drag race time. i hope that 10 grand i spent this winter gets me into the 7.50s, last season i was running 8.20's we'll see soon.

[BaywoodBill]

Originally Posted by mgjessop

Here is a video of my 03 turbo Cobra... 45psi of boost 850hp to rear wheels 965lbs of torque... http://videos.streetfire.net/video/a...2000aefe58.htm

Sounded like something broke??? Near the end???

[BaywoodBill]

Originally Posted by contractor

I sometimes wonder if my turbo is even workingI never owner a vehicle with a turbo. When I stump on the throttle, I do feel more power ... is it the tranny downshifting or the turbo. I don't hear any whine or whistle ... never. I guess that's great, in my opinion, as long as it is working.

I've had two previous cars with turbos and you could hear the turbo. This one is quiet but the boost is there. The scan gauge shows well over two atmospheres. I think it gets up to somewhere in the 30s.

[mgjessop]

It didn't brake, it hit the rev limiter... I since have gone with a twin turbo setup... I had the single turbo for a while, but the car was deadly when that big turbo kick's in... Was doing a 100mph and the back end broke loose... The turbo lag was also really bad... The twin turbo make more power but a much smoother power band...