Whistling TB... aka "Non-turbo BOV"
Mikelb
08-18-2006, 03:56 PM
(I didn't know which subforum to use, so here it is)
Hah... the title looks a little funny, but really...
my car has a whistling TB... when it hits 3k rpm, throttle a/b 75%, it whistles, like a spooling turbo... when I shift, it "blows off"
any ideas why it might be doing so???
I don't hate it, it's actually pretty cool, and it's stopped a few camaros, that coulda stomped my ass, from even messing w/me
Hah... the title looks a little funny, but really...
my car has a whistling TB... when it hits 3k rpm, throttle a/b 75%, it whistles, like a spooling turbo... when I shift, it "blows off"
any ideas why it might be doing so???
I don't hate it, it's actually pretty cool, and it's stopped a few camaros, that coulda stomped my ass, from even messing w/me
david-b
08-18-2006, 03:58 PM
My stock TB never did that. I bought one off Travis and it did it a lot. It got bored out and it does it even more now. IDK what it is. Porting it makes it louder. Shit, all I have to do is have the throttle at 13% and it does it even if I'm starting out at idle.
l_eclipse_l
08-18-2006, 04:35 PM
Mine does it. No idea why.
gthompson97
08-18-2006, 06:00 PM
Mine doesn't do it, but my buddies GS has a whistle to it.
clipse_thumper
08-18-2006, 06:18 PM
My other rs used did, but i sold it for a gsx. it's your exhaust. i had that stock mufle that looked like a musket rifle. it does sound cool, i almost liked it more than my real turbo....naw, j/k.
AbsoluteGTR
08-18-2006, 10:17 PM
My old 97 eclipse rs did the same exact thing. I thought it sounded cool as hell....now I have the real deal ;-)
i just wished I had my current dsm in a 2g body :-(
i just wished I had my current dsm in a 2g body :-(
clipsekid99
08-18-2006, 10:50 PM
Can you guys take a vid/sound clip of it? I'd like to hear it lol.
david-b
08-19-2006, 12:28 AM
I should get one from my car. It's so loud being ported. I'll see what I can do tomorrow.
xavier3jr
08-19-2006, 12:08 PM
every TB i have had has made that whistling sound i love it. it it really does sound like a turbo spoiling. never heard anything like a bov tho.
ned032002
08-19-2006, 03:55 PM
Yeah really record that I wanna hear it.
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