maximumBRAT Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 she's on the road again and i am so in love--- i have been missing her so much... one-two question(s): what does the BOV/Wastegate assembly consist of and do they usually sound really loud? mine is extremely noisy; spools at 2500 rpm and you can hear all the whirring and a BOV-type sound but i don't really know if this is normal because ,most stock cars don't have such a hiss (might i add, a veryyyyy sexy sound). My turbo legacy is 100% stock, 94 Sport Sedan 5 Speed, Agean Blue (if you were curious) and newly painted/bodyworked. has a few small holes in muffler but you could point out the location of the turbo from inside the car by just the noises. while i'm at it; what are average gas mileages for this vehicle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 My 94 turbo is an automatic :-\ so it spools and 'blows off' a little more of it's own will than I'd like. The turbo is noticeable but definately not loud and I think I've only heard the BOV about twice. The stock unit seems to be mostly silent as far as I can tell. Gas mileage is about the only thing I dislike about my turbo. It's completely atrocious. on a good day we see around 20mpg with ALL HIGHWAY. I can't even bring myself to talk about the in-town mileage because I'm likely to cry or something. she's on the road again and i am so in love--- i have been missing her so much... one-two question(s): what does the BOV/Wastegate assembly consist of and do they usually sound really loud? mine is extremely noisy; spools at 2500 rpm and you can hear all the whirring and a BOV-type sound but i don't really know if this is normal because ,most stock cars don't have such a hiss (might i add, a veryyyyy sexy sound). My turbo legacy is 100% stock, 94 Sport Sedan 5 Speed, Agean Blue (if you were curious) and newly painted/bodyworked. has a few small holes in muffler but you could point out the location of the turbo from inside the car by just the noises. while i'm at it; what are average gas mileages for this vehicle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megell Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 she's on the road again and i am so in love--- i have been missing her so much... one-two question(s): what does the BOV/Wastegate assembly consist of and do they usually sound really loud? mine is extremely noisy; spools at 2500 rpm and you can hear all the whirring and a BOV-type sound but i don't really know if this is normal because ,most stock cars don't have such a hiss (might i add, a veryyyyy sexy sound). My turbo legacy is 100% stock, 94 Sport Sedan 5 Speed, Agean Blue (if you were curious) and newly painted/bodyworked. has a few small holes in muffler but you could point out the location of the turbo from inside the car by just the noises. while i'm at it; what are average gas mileages for this vehicle? I have a 91 Legacy ss, 5spd manual. Turbo is noticable, but not noisey. I have checked mileage on every tank (8-10 tanks so far), pumped from the same station and same pump. The lowest around town has been 19.5 with a heavy right foot, Highway is 31.1 driving 65 mph with a couple of bursts to 80 mph. Average around town with gentle driving has been in the 22 to 23 mpg. I was amazed at the 31.1 figure. I live at over 7000' alt. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximumBRAT Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 I have a 91 Legacy ss, 5spd manual. Turbo is noticable, but not noisey.I have checked mileage on every tank (8-10 tanks so far), pumped from the same station and same pump. The lowest around town has been 19.5 with a heavy right foot, Highway is 31.1 driving 65 mph with a couple of bursts to 80 mph. Average around town with gentle driving has been in the 22 to 23 mpg. I was amazed at the 31.1 figure. I live at over 7000' alt. Mike I live in fort collins, about 5000 ft up, and so far i've gotten 200 miles and i have a quarter of a tank, i'm kind of scared about this. I always have my 86 22RE p/u if i need it but thr tleg seems to be killing the fossil fuel. that's what i thought about the turbo. Mine sounds like my friend's TSI that has a VF34 turbo on it.. it sounds like it's mad boosted. was wondering if my turbo's been atmosphered, but everything looks to be like it's still recirculated. thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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