ben_uk

I assume its normal to hear the turbo spool up from within the cabin when accelerating hard and a slight 'psssst' when the changing gear on a standard sti?

My last car was a standard Astra VXR and you didn't really hear much of the turbo.

Frylite

I really hope so or we both have problems.

chopperman

Yeah, i can hear mine spool up and i love it.

DantheMan2605

Does it sound like an aeroplane turbine?

The little whoosh is the recirc valve

ben_uk

Yeah, sounds a bit 'jet engine like'

DantheMan2605

Just enjoy the noise

Can't really hear it too much now over the afterburner zorst. When I got the car it was bone stock. Loved hearing the noise. Aperently it's quite loud on drive bys too. A friend stated 'sounded like a Boeing goin down the runway'

ben_uk

It does sound fantastic! :-D

tubbytommy

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its probably not turbo spool on the 2.5 its the hg failing........

DantheMan2605

true!

Mine went after 5k.

Once they were done the noise was still there.

5k later I'm sitting with a melted/cracked piston.

chopperman

The head gaskets are supposed to leak tubbs. acts like a pressure relif valve so the pistons don't crack

ben_uk

lol.. please don't start with the horror stories..!

With the astra vxr it was gearbox paranoia as they were known to be a problem.

tubbytommy

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chopperman

Well you will not have to worry about the gearbox on these. The 6 speed box is very strong