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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 11:12 PM
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99.5 A4 1.8t apr 93 octane.

i know the turbo whine doesnt make a car fast, but i still like the noise. I AM NOT talking about DV noise. just the whine. after driving a few B6 1.8t's and a passat 1.8t i'm just wondering why you can hear their stock turbos better than mine. i swiss cheesed the airbox and with the 93 octane chip it should be a whole lot louder.................so whats the difference between my B5 and a B6 or passat and what can i do to change it. thanks
 
Old Feb 17, 2008 | 11:23 PM
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i hear mine fine, what filter are you running? did you upgrade exhaust
 
Old Feb 17, 2008 | 11:36 PM
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Disconnect the oil supply line to the turbo and plug it . Run the turbo for 2 minutes. They you will hear real loud turbo whine as your bearings go out.
 
Old Feb 17, 2008 | 11:44 PM
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Disconnect the oil supply line to the turbo and plug it . Run the turbo for 2 minutes. They you will hear real loud turbo whine as your bearings go out.
Haha, yea that's one way. Or I was thinking he could slap on a GT3071r...
 
Old Feb 18, 2008 | 02:42 AM
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get an intake
 
Old Feb 18, 2008 | 07:55 AM
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filter is k and n box filter, swiss cheesed airbox, stock exhaust. look, i'm just trying to figure out why a bone stock B6 or passat is very noticeably louder..........there has to be some difference.
 
Old Feb 18, 2008 | 09:19 AM
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get an intake
what he said
 
Old Feb 18, 2008 | 10:00 AM
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fine. i can get an intake. i'm sure it will help but at the same time i don't particularly like too much intake engine noise.

the point is something about a completely stock B6 or in this case the 03 passat i drive that is different than my car that makes the turbo very noticeable from inside the car. Again i am talking about completely stock cars. I was just wondering if anyone out there knows what is different about the stock versions of these cars that makes that turbo noticeable. thats all.

i appreciate all help but i'm aware getting an intake will make it louder. just looking for the difference in the stock A4's. thanks again
 
Old Feb 18, 2008 | 10:16 AM
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aren't the b6's and the passats 180/190 hp cars v the b5's 150/170 hp...... there might be more technology between models, is the b6 a fwd car, cause the passat even if it is 4motion the engine sits with turbo by firewall which would make it closer to the cabin maybe that is why


like i said, i just swissed the front of my box, not the bottom... have a k&n drop in and i hear my turbo.... hard to hear over the rice can i have on the car now, and might be when i get the new magnaflow and tp, too....... but when i had my cone filter i heard it even better than i do now and i heard my dv really well.. now no dv noise, but that is cool
 
Old Feb 18, 2008 | 11:35 AM
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