I was always curious.The GT35,40,42.etc sound like jets when they spool. Is that because of the BB versions? Or do the Non-R's sound the same?

 

erm, isnt that just the turbo sound? sorry havent had the pleasure of owning/riding in a GT35 equipped car.

 

i have heard its because of the anti-surge housings...

on second thought, have you ever heard a T51r kai?

 

Its the anti surge housing. My 40r does it even at low boost .

 

My R85 does it, too, and it also has an anti-surge housing.

-Max

 

I have a video clip of my car somewhere...let me dig it up...its blurry but sound quality came out decent.

 

Sound clip anybody?!?

 

Here is the link., Was also testing spool characteristics by shifting slower then normal:

http://www.snapoffracing.com/videos/ChrisFlyBy.wmv

 

Nice

 

can't wait to get my turbo on so I can experience the sound first hand..

 

That was at 10 psi by the way.

 

i hear more air than anything with my garrett t-61... teh bb's ive heard have a much more whiney sound... I would prefer the gt sound, but i make enough power with the 61 to warrent not spending the extra $$

 

the distinct whine is mostly caused from the anti surge housing. If you've ever heard a t51R kai spool up you would be amazed at how loud it gets. really an awesome sound!

 

i agree the T51 spools like a Boeing, i have a bridgeport with a 4" exhaust from the turbo back, and you can still hear it screaming...it even sounds neat on shut-down.

 

haha yea you can hear the turbo spinning down for awhile after the car has been shut off. On my wrx which has a GT3040 i can hear the turbo spinning for a good 30 seconds after the engine is off

 

some guy in japan had a cool *** video of his bridgeported i think GT turbo vid

was some guy soul knew......silver fd....

 

Cool stuff! Sounds great! How is the GT40R btw? I wanted one for a while, but availability was a pain. I settled on a GT35R simply because they were easier to get, still made fantastic horsepower from what i've seen, spool up amazingly quick, and will handle a fair whack of boost! I couldn't complain with the AUD$1650 (US$1288) price tag (including delivery to my door) either!

It's from ATP but i bought it through a reseller. Seems like a decent deal

 

Its a nice turbo, I am actually selling my kit. $3300 plus shipping. Less then 300 miles on it. My goals have changed for the car, might as well go overboard Its a bad *** street turbo as you can see in the video even shifting out of boost it spools up FAST.