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Date:         Sun, 4 Aug 2002 21:21:00 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Question for Turbo Vanagon Owners
In-Reply-To:  <20020802024119.43985.qmail@web40103.mail.yahoo.com>
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I love my converted 1.9TD Westfalia with the exception of one thing - the whistle of the turbo charger. What have other people done for the air box on their turbo vans?

My intake system is a very simple setup. It consists of a 2.0" piece of muffler tubing that is bent at 90 degrees the end that attaches to the turbo charger was reduced to 1 7/8" to mate up with the turbo inlet - I used some hightemp silicon hose and stainless camps to mate the turbo to the pipe. The other end of the pipe was enlarged to 2 1/4" so I could fasten a cone style K+N filter to it. This filter sits in the area behind the driver side tale light and there is a piece of fiber glass isolating this chamber for the heat of the engine compartment so the K+N can only draw cold outside air.

It idle, things are good, inside is quiet and if you stick your ear next to the driver side intake vent you can hear a slight whistle from the turbo. One you get this thing on the road it is a totally different story. That turbo is very loud in side the vehicle - especially a part boost.

What have people done to keep the noise levels down? I like that whistle of power but this is a bit too much for me!

David Marshall

Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3

http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992 1160

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