Is turbo chatter bad?

[Mush200]

Originally Posted by dawasdave

I would have thought its just where you have removed the air box which would normally muffle the the sound of the turbo

bingo.

My 200sx's turbo went on for 94k miles and at least 40k of those boosting 15psi with no dump valve

Don't worry about it

edit: anyway, THIS is what you call turbo chatter
BMW M5 1033HP Full version

[aaronw]

Originally Posted by jayz_son

btw a 294bhp starlet, christ does it even move off the line with all that power? my mates got a standard one and thats got no traction lol

lol,yeh it is a monster! wheel spin is abit of an issue but on a dry day as soon as it hits 4k revs it pulls like a train.

fastest car ive been in,it 294bhp/300lbs torque.

[jiraffe]

i'd take the induction kit off and stick a panel filter in if it was me, i had the same nosie just put a VXR turbo in and its gone was a great sound tho

[aaronw]

i personally love wastegate chatter,much better than a dumpvalve.

and a mate who builds turbo's boss said to him,that running no dump valve actually stops lag alittle as the dumpvalve lets air free in one quick blow,where as chatter is stages so to speak so by the time of the gear change it doesnt let much air release.

thought id add that to the chatter convo.

[Martin GSI]

its fine i had this on my GSi for ages your tuebs tiny and not running a large amount of boost so it wont do ne damage..ppl will be sayin its turbo stall blah blah blah ignore them its fine it does slightly slow you down as your have to completely re boost every time you let of the accelerater how ever the worring thing is for you car to do this your standard (OE) dump valve must be either blocked off or not working..

[Jonny1512]

Mite chatters like a tro.oper. Ive got no DV at all. I know loads of people who have turbo cars and they chatter. Sounds so much better than a DV.

If you want to hear real sexual chatter youtube a audi quattro rally car. Best noise ever, 5pot turbo mixed with anti lag and chatter.

[Phil VVT]

Hi Damon,
Just been and had a word with one of me Tech's and he thinks it could be a small split in the vacum hose....

Phil VVT

[DUNKZ2006]

Cmon Damon you just wanted to show off how good your gsi sounds ... but seriously iv had 2 standard golf gti 20v turbos and they both had fairly loud chatter and as far as iv always been told its fine as my m8 had a golf gti turbo from brand new and his was the same so must be fine. put a big grin on my face watching those clips you posted as im travelling to london at 3am!!!! to buy mine if its nice enough cant wait maybe il buy the induction kit off you if you do remove it if my funds allow

[Adam GSI]

loved the chatter i always got on my gsi

and my mates sounds mental lol love it

[Jonny1512]

The more boost you run aswell the louder/stronger the chatter will be and the better it will sound

[jayz_son]

sounds awesome, desperatly want it

[smokinvxr]

Hey Damon got your new car then mate..Sorry to hear you don't like the induction kit....I'll buy it back off you if you don't want it ...no probs...I may have made a mistake there selling it anyway!!

[Ross VXD]

I've been trying to find out what that noise is for weeks - I heard it on YouTube ages ago and it's been playing on my mind Not a fan of the BOV 'TSSSSSSSSSSS' sound, but love the sound of turbo chatter..

Any way to induce it?

[DUNKZ2006]

an induction kit will let you hear it more but it says you drive a 1.6 so unless youve changed your car youl never achieve that sound im afraid buddy

[Ross VXD]

hehe, I'm just interested for future reference

Any particular type of induction kit? What is it that causes turbo chatter? I know it's the air hitting off the turbo blades, but why would an induction kit trigger this?