loud TDO4

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loud TDO4

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i noticed that the jdm tdo4 sounds like a super charger when it its in boost. is that normal? it holds boost fine and kicks in hard
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turbo970 wrote:i noticed that the jdm tdo4 sounds like a super charger when it its in boost. is that normal? it holds boost fine and kicks in hard
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more like a whipple super charger sound. it doent smoke boost kicks in better than my old vf 11 and holds 12 psi of boost til i let go of the throttle
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Still probably has a bent/chipped fin. As long as its not smoking and is holding boost, it should be fine!
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they were fine when i had it put in .
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kinda sounds like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ojky3lFwGE


maybe its fine and the spool sounds louder inside with the window's up
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For a reference, this is what my old K04 sounded like in my A4.

https://vimeo.com/109008606
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i noticed the hose from my tmic to my turbo has a very tight bend in it. would that cause anything? its litterly half the hose is blocked by the bend
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Maybe your turbo is working harder (spinning faster) to maintain pressure past that bend. I would definitely try to fix that, your performance should improve a little bit.
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well the shop who put everything in is going to check everything
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Mine is loud like that too. But it is in top notch condition. I figured it would be quieter like a wrx. I contribute mine being load to 3" intake and 3" exhaust
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same here. i read on other forums some tdo4's just spool crazy loud.
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Mine was barely louder than my VF-11. Definitely wouldn't say crazy loud. But its pretty subjective too.
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Mine is a lot louder than the vf11 as well. I had concern but have been driving it for a while with no ill effects and great boost.
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my whistle is from the pipe they put in the silcone elbow so it wont collapse
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I miss my TD04 just because of how whistly it was through the exhaust. I loved it so much
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