should i hear my turbo like the newer ones?

[97powerstroker]

hey everybody,i was wondering why i cant realy hear my turbo when im drivin, why isnt it like the 99 and newer ones where you can hear as soon as they take off,is there an adjustment on them,need all the info i can get,thanks

 

[strokin'_tatsch]

do you have a cool air intake? if so then you should hear an awesome whistle around 2500 rpm. at least that's when mine starts to whistle really loud. if you don't have an intake then do a 6637 filter and take out the stock air box and you should hear it nicely.

 

[95_stroker]

Open intake and straight pipe will tune your ears up a shade.

 

[Crumm]

should i hear my turbo like the newer ones?

Nope

 

[97powerstroker]

so if i pull the stock airbox off i should be able to hear it,what rpms do they start to wind up

 

[97powerstroker]

and what exactly do you mean by straight pipe? how do you do it

 

[Crumm]

Yep open intake will let you hear the turbo. Install a Tymar or a DIY system like the one in the Wiki.

Straight pipe is a exhaust with no muffler or other restrictions. A sawzall and a piece of straight pipe in place of the muffler is the simplest route. Changing out the flat restrictive downpipe is also a must.

 

[97powerstroker]

can you give me a ball park figure of wht those systems run,and for the 10k mod,can get that resistor at radioshack,they say they have one, but is it the same thing

 

[Crumm]

Tymar runs in the mid $100 range. Yes you can get the 10K at radio shack.

 

[strokin'_tatsch]

you can do the DIY tymar for around $40. all you gotta do is get a 6637 filter.
my turbo really starts to whistle loud around the 2500 rpm range. although you will be able to hear the turbo it will not sound like the new ones b/c they have a wastegate and ours do not have a wastegate.