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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 04:13 PM
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how do your turbos sound

can you guys here your stock turbos spool upp and make that nice hissssssss sound. I could never hear it when i was stock but since i got a dp, intake, cb and bov i can hear it and its a pretty loud hiss what about the rest of you guys who have stock twins
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 04:17 PM
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couldn't hear them when stock, now that dp and intake are in, i don't listen to the radio anymore.
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 04:19 PM
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 04:23 PM
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mooooooooooo, chewww, chewww, tssssst
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 04:24 PM
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mooooooooooo, chewww, chewww, tssssst
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 04:27 PM
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haha yea i always didnt like the fact that you couldnt hear the stock turbos hiss when they spooled but now with some aftermarket parts it sounds so awesome and when people ride wiht me there like whoa whats that hiss im like yea thats the turbos there like thats so awesome
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 04:34 PM
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haha yea i always didnt like the fact that you couldnt hear the stock turbos hiss when they spooled but now with some aftermarket parts it sounds so awesome and when people ride wiht me there like whoa whats that hiss im like yea thats the turbos there like thats so awesome
Now THERE's A run-on sentance!!!



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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 04:57 PM
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and then im like awesome yea right thats not awesome is freakin amazing and theyre like oh my bad and then i turn up my boost and they are like ahhhhhhhhhhh and im laughing like crazy and then i let them hear the blowoff valve and PSHHHHHHHHH almost blows their ears then im like now that is awesome
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 05:16 PM
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weeeeeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

i couldnt hear mine until the precat was replaced with a DP.
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 06:02 PM
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same here, the dp makes it sound awsome. precat hides it all.
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 06:08 PM
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Now THERE's A run-on sentance!!!
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 08:07 PM
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schhhwiissssssstt
bop bop bop
schhhwiissssssstt

nice slow shift before full warm up gets nice backfire in the middle. gets lots of wtf looks
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Old Jan 15, 2003 | 12:07 AM
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I miss the sound of my turbos.
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Old Jan 15, 2003 | 10:48 PM
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i can just faintly hear mine with dp/mp/cat-back. will an open intake make them a lot louder? i've still got the stock airbox for a couple more weeks
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Old Jan 15, 2003 | 11:34 PM
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Talking Like hooked on u-bonics

Always great when you are sick and have nothing to do and read a post like this. Anyhow to add to the pleasure, Bonz DP/HF Cat/Apex N2- Sounds like a friggen bus or a big truck-

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr SSSSssssWWWWeeeeeeee (POP!!!)

REALLY Loud with this setup, sets car alarms off all the time when I drive by
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