my neighbor has a turbo car as well and it makes a very loud swoosh noise when he shifts gears.. he says it gives him more power... how do i get my turbo to go shwoosh and give me more power? help!

- (#12168) Rob, 18 Jul 04 20:38

Part 1 yep about right you pull out and nothing happens traffic is coming, panic, and then whoosh, well as whooshy as a Townace goes.
Noise, some whine good lots of very loud noise not so good. Have you changed the engine oil, that may make a difference?
Part 2 Is it a petrol turbo, or a later high tech Diesel ?

- (#12168) Clive (Bristol), 19 Jul 04 02:19

The turbo takes a few revs to come on song, I assume you have an auto box Townie, the turbo does not add power until you get to 16-1700 RPM, thus no power until then & then she takes off, if you want a 'Starsky & Hutch' get away, try holding her on the left foot on the brake & raise the revs a bit then let the brakes off. Still won't be lighting fast, but does help, don't overdo it though otherwise torque converter/autobox will suffer.

As regards your neighbours car, if it's a modern turbo diesel, they are no runiing high noost & fuelling pressures, therefore go really well. If it's a petrol turbo car it might have a dump valve to help stop turbo stall, this tends to give a doooohhhh noise when you back off the throttle on gear change.
Don't bother getting a dump valve for your Townie though, no need for diesels or autos.

Regards Rob.

- (#12168) Rob Drinkwater, 19 Jul 04 15:15