how loud with turbo?
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how loud with turbo?
i ordered a zpi stage 0 with all the fixins, etc.....i'm runnin an axle-back and wondered how much louder with the turbo will the car be? is it better to get a resonator in order to control some of the sound, seeing that i don't want to attract the wrong attention? also, has anyone been pulled over or got a fix-it ticket with their turbo set up? haha, thanks all!
#3
I have a ZPI stage 0.5 with a full ZPI exhaust, which before turbo was loud as crap...in a good way...turbo actually dampened mine down some...Full throttle is loud as ***** at the moment, but mostly because of the open wastegate...ive passed cops and such with no problems...i should add that the zpi exhaust i have is straight pipes with a magnaflow muffler on the rear section and thats it..so i doubt you have anything to worry about...Hope that helps and happy boosting!
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i just figured with the change in the stock intake manifold, like most cars, ithe sound usually increases dramatically....well at least thats what i had on my old 97 prelude....but then again, i had a racing cat back exhaust which was like 100 db, lol
#6
i have an HKS axle back with a megan racing mid pipe.
Piping goes as:
DP, 2.5"...S-pipe, 2.5"....Midpipe, 2.25".....axle back, 2.25"
Dump is closed loop, recirculated to exhaust and when that wastegate opens, it sound MEAN!! Very loud (inside cabine, dunno how it sounds outside).
Piping goes as:
DP, 2.5"...S-pipe, 2.5"....Midpipe, 2.25".....axle back, 2.25"
Dump is closed loop, recirculated to exhaust and when that wastegate opens, it sound MEAN!! Very loud (inside cabine, dunno how it sounds outside).
#8
Originally Posted by clayisland485
you wanna talk about mean....i have an open dump wastegate lol.....its 100% WTF loud lol
I concur....and love every minute of Open WG earblastings!
#10
when i had the stage 0 i was running a zpi midpipe..zpi spipe.. and hks axleback.. before i had the turbo it was raspy kinda... due to the lack of air.. now with the turbo i have added backpressure.. causing the sound to increase in a throaty sounding way.. the rasp is gone.. it sounds louder at idle with the turbo but your exhaust sounds more manly lol and less like a beecan and our 2.4l helps out too ..
#11
Know what I love about turbo exhaust....mine when its at idle...theres like a mini back fireish rumbling lol in the exhaust....pure sex on the ears...I find myself sitting at stoplights with the windows down when its 40 outside listening lol
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yeah, i'm just waiting to slap on this zpi stage 0, and listen to the sweet sounds of boost, with an abnormally large grin as the blow off valve chirps in the background....what a feelin it must be, and less than 2 weeks to wait!
#13
Let me tell you my friend...first time I went for a drive after the install.....got just a little into boost, let off, heard that beautiful HKS SSQV open up..man, i didn't just smile, i laughed, clapped, even talked to myself saying..."dude...thats effin sweet"....now my favorite is going under bridges/between buildings that you get a nice echo....man i LOVE it!
#16
Originally Posted by malibuboy54
so any people in CA have any problems with turbo noise level? etc....