[Lexus112]

I am looking for a good way to get more whistle out of my stocker. I know I have read on here about the foil delete mod but some say that it does not make that big of a difference. Will the ATS housing make the turbo louder even if I keep the stock wheel? I don't want to do anything that will make the turbo take longer to spool. I was at the gas station the other day and this 6.0 was in front of me. He had guages so I assume he had a chip. Even when he was at idle you could hear the turbo. When he pulled out you could hear the turbo over the sound of the engine. What is it about the 6.0 that makes the turbo so loud? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif

 

[redfishman17]

The ATS housing will actually pipe down the turbo in some sense, but you will get more whistle over stock, you just wont have that loud whoosh of air. A lot of folks love the sound of their WW/ATS combo, but that isn't the most efficient set-up.
Or you could get an H2E turbo that will scream. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

or......
ad another turbo and plumb it to go in place of your glove box, i think you'll hear it then. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/phoney.gif

 

[arisley]

But then where do you put your spare CPS. LOL

 

[samdust]

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But then where do you put your spare CPS. LOL

[/ QUOTE ]take ur hood liner out that made my turbo loud. also put an open element filter on it. hell take off the intake all together just run open turbo its pretty f'n loud then.

 

[arisley]

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But then where do you put your spare CPS. LOL

[/ QUOTE ]take ur hood liner out that made my turbo loud. also put an open element filter on it. hell take off the intake all together just run open turbo its pretty f'n loud then.

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But not for long.

 

[samdust]

ha good point

 

[redfishman17]

Or you could pull your 7.3 and drop one of these bad boys in there:
http://www.pwc.ca/en/3_0/3_0_3/3_0_3_4_1.asp

 

[arisley]

Now that will whistle. Do not stand in front while working on it though. And have a bumper sticker that reads "STAY BACK 50 FEET".

 

[speediesel]

well they make those little fake turbo whistle things you put in your tailpipe. If all you are looking to do is pose that should work great and is cheap.

The 6.0Ls have a nasty whistle because of the turbo design they use. IMHO it's borderline anoying. Your truck will never sound like that because the turbo is completly different. Also the 6.0L has a VG turbo that makes it spool quicker at low rpm so it spins faster even at idle. If you have a straight exhaust and go stand behind the truck you should be able to hear yours as well.

 

[phale]

The wicked wheel and an open air filter element like an afe or the DIY tymar will be much louder than the stock compressor wheel and intake.

 

[dysfunctional]

ATS housing, stock wheel and open intake is what I've liked the best so far in regards to sound. The ats not only cures surge, but it completely changes the sound of the turbo... it does sound pretty sweet. You will hear ALOT more whistle under the hood and the exhaust.

My TN turbo's have had a sweet whistle too, louder even... but I wanted to shove a screw driver through my ears after loooooong trips towing. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif The TN drop-in basically has a wicked wheel and ats housing... just a bit bigger version.

insulation removal is for poseurs /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/phoney.gif

 

[Lexus112]

It's not just the sound that I want. I am thinking that the lower RPM that you can hear the turbo the faster it is spooling. Is that wrong? I can't hear mine unless I am really on it and boost is at least over ten pounds. I want it to spool faster but don't have the money for injectors. I have been told that an aftermarket turbo will spool slower with the stock injectors. On the 6.0 you can hear the turbo right off idle. Is that just that the turbo is louder or is it a more efficient tubo?

 

[phale]

The 6.0 turbo is a completely different beast, at low rpms, the variable vanes direct more exhaust flow to the turbine wheel making it spool faster like a really small turbo. At higher rpms, the vanes open up and allow more exhaust to flow through the housing to keep egt's lower and manage boost pressure. The 7.3 turbo does not have variable vanes, thus it will only spool with more exhaust flow. You can put a 6.0 turbo on a 7.3L VAB has done it on both a super duty and an obs truck. I am not sure how they are controlling the vanes, but it has been done.

 

[phale]

Also, some turbo's are just louder than others. The design of the compressor wheel has a lot to do with noise, so a quieter turbo is not necesarily a less efficient turbo or has slower spool up. The stock turbo spools pretty dang fast with a good tune.

 

[samdust]

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Also, some turbo's are just louder than others. The design of the compressor wheel has a lot to do with noise, so a quieter turbo is not necesarily a less efficient turbo or has slower spool up. The stock turbo spools pretty dang fast with a good tune.

[/ QUOTE ]yeah it does my turbo is pretty loud with the dp and open element. i also dont have a hood liner. me and some other member had diesel shower under hood and called for the liner to be removed.

 

[Lexus112]

Thanks for all the great info. I don't tow anything and am looking for a good fast spooling set up. Will the new tubonetics ceramic ball turbo be good? I am looking to build 400 hp. I don't want too big of turbo but would like to do away with the surge. Will the ATS be enough turbo for what I am looking to do?

 

[phale]

The turbonetics will work well for what you are trying to do, contact brian bunting at www.blackwidowdiesel.com he is the TN guru around here. You might notice slower spool up with the TN with stock sticks, and you will have to upgrade your injectors to reach 400 hp. Remeber also, that when you approach 400 hp. you are reaching the limits of the powdered metal rods in your engine. The ATS housing on your stock turbo is just to cure surge that most people experience when you put a hot chip on our trucks, It really does not do much to improve performance, and the stock turbo will not live long at 400 hp.

 

[JimTJr]

I am straightpiped, Have the DIY Baldwin Open element filter. WW/ATS housing combo. It sings nicely. I really dont know what difference there would be if I had the Stock wheel with the ATS, (Everyone claims the ww is less efficent,, it spools pretty quick, makes a little less boost then stock. It may move a bit less air I don't know. I am not unhappy with my performance in the least, it will get with it, when I want it to. Pulls heavy and good, with no problems.

 

[dysfunctional]

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The ATS housing on your stock turbo is just to cure surge that most people experience when you put a hot chip on our trucks, It really does not do much to improve performance, and the stock turbo will not live long at 400 hp.

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I half agree... while an ATS housing doesn't add any power, it does however let you Use all the power you've got. It's a big improvement in "driveability". My stock turbo surges Baaaaad, I hate the thing soooo much. I can make it surge on flat ground with moderate throttle, un-loaded even.

 

[phale]

I agree that it allows you to use the power you have, but if he is shooting for 400 hp then he is just wasting money bandaiding a turbo that is just going to blow up. For stock or chipped trucks the ATS housing is a good choice.