Re: Chirping TURBOS-- ANALYSIS

[Kneale Brownson <knotnook@traverse.com>]

Don't all turbos make somesuch noise?  Both mine emit a sound similar, but
much more quiet, to the whoosh of a large truck/bus airbrake pedal release,
when I let off the gas for upshifts while accelerating.

Kneale Brownson


At 06:52 PM 12/19/99 -0800, Joseph Rae wrote:
>I recently bought Chad Clarks 87 5000 with lots of engine mods, on of which
>is a blow-off by pass valve that redirects the air into the turbo to keep it
>from stalling during shifts.. It also has this cool feature of making some
>kickass noises. usually when shifting from second to third and third to
>forth.. The noise is more like a WWwwUUUmmmPUUmmmp noise.. not the chirping
>that you would hear from Rally and IMSA Audis...
>Joe
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Doug Johnson" <Ur-quattro@msn.com>
>To: "quattro list" <quattro@audifans.com>
>Sent: Sunday, December 19, 1999 5:20 PM
>Subject: Re: Chirping TURBOS-- ANALYSIS
>
>
>> Tucker,
>>
>> I like the "looks" of that sound!  Do you have a ".wav
>> file for us?
>>
>>  - Doug
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <RndLiteBMW@aol.com>
>> To: <quattro@audifans.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 1999 12:11 PM
>> Subject: Re: Chirping TURBOS-- ANALYSIS
>>
>>
>> > This is some great info!  more please! Has there been
>> any headway as far as
>> > bypass/blowoff valve installation on UrQs, etc?
>> Martin?  I know Neuspeed
>> > offers a nice bypass valve (by HKS, I think).  I'm
>> still smitten with the
>> > "BB-V-V-V-V-T-T-T!!!!" sound...
>> >
>> >                                                 Thanks,
>> >                                                 Tucker
>> >                                                 '83 UrQ
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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