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Old Oct 18, 2015 | 09:56 AM
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r56 turbo whistle

Hi!

Some wierd noise comes from turbo when accelarate from 4k

Today i remove drive Diverter Valve and noticed this missing plastic corner.
Can it make boost leak ?

 
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Old Oct 19, 2015 | 03:37 PM
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You found your problem. Where is the missing piece?
 
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Old Oct 19, 2015 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by grussell
You found your problem. Where is the missing piece?
You definitely wouldn't want that plastic piece to fly into you turbo compressor when it's spinning at 150,000+ RPMs! You found your whistle.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 12:30 PM
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Definitely replace it 11-65-7-593-273. Or you can go the Forge route, good NAM thread here.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 06:14 PM
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Just get the Go Fast Bits part. Way way better and more reliable.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2015 | 12:25 PM
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I run the Forge Atmospheric BOV on my R58S and love it. Have had no issues with it
Definitely gets attention wherever I go!
 
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