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Re: Nostalgia question: what made them squeal?
11/5/97 6:09 AM gerard@poboxes.com
>Hi!
>
>Does anyone know what made the racing Audi Turbo cars make that
>lovely squealing noise when the drivers backed off the gas or
>shifted gear? Especially the racing Audi 5000 turbo cars and the
>early '80s quattro rally cars.
A combo of the wastegate and dumpvalves and yes they dumped their boost
overboard on shifts.
Later!
Eric Fletcher S.O.C.
'87 5KCSTQ with WAY too many toys
St. Louis, MO
STEADIRIC@aol.com