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Mopar151

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5. Intake muffling.....

Reply to Ford_Prefect (Reply #4)

Thu May 19, 2016, 12:00 PM

May 2016

Has little to do with how "modern" your turbo is, and everything to do with how the manufacturer thinks it should sound. Mustangs and Beemers have, in some models, "engine sound enhancement" playing through the stereo.

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Car turbo-charger question. [View all] Hoppy Apr 2016 OP

Yes, you will hear the turbo charger when it cuts in. nt JayhawkSD Apr 2016 #1

Thanks. I wanted to make sure I wasn't going to damage anything by driving it. Hoppy Apr 2016 #2

It's the turbo "spooling up" Mopar151 Apr 2016 #3

Most modern Turbos don't make intrusive noises. Ford_Prefect Apr 2016 #4

Intake muffling..... Mopar151 May 2016 #5