Just curious, how would a boost leak sound like?

 

a little bit like a vaccum over wood floors.

 

sometimes 3rd or 4th gear...i floor it till 6k , and then it will make this loud vacuum noise and it will stop at 6k! is that a leak?

 

Does it occur at peak boost or generally at low levels of boost too? Is it VERY noticable in terms of sound?

 

Silent and deadly

 

If you have a boost leak it will get louder as you rev higher, think of it logically and it will make sense. The more air you are sucking in/forcing out, the more will escape if you have a boost leak.

 

wat do u think of my prob? mine doesnt get loud as a i rev higher...its justs makes a loud vacuuming noise at 6k, and then the needle stops there!

 

i couldnt hear mine at all and it was huge and bad just do a pressure test to b sure cost me a whole 20$ to make a thing and like 30 min to test

 

I know what a friend and me had....Check the Pushpins on the snorkle of ur airbox....ours came out and at high RPMS it would sound like a boost leak and the car ran like crap cuz it wasnt getting air....if this is your problem replace with zipties

 

Eling, I'm going to use my psychic powers and guess that your plastic intake snorkel is not secured to the bumper with the stock fasteners. Go make sure the snorkel has both clips fastening it to the bumper, then go drive beyond 6k to your heart's content...

If you don't have the stock intake snorkel anymore, then please disregard, for it means my crystal ball is malfunctioning.

 

Don't use zipties, though. Use the exact same clips that went there originally by snagging them from the trunk lining. These clips are re-usable, but you have to first learn how to use the little clips in the middle.

 

im sorry..was is the intake snorkel? is that the plastic intake pipe between the turbo and the intake box?

 

No, that's the MAF pipe.

The snorkel is the snorkel...you know, the thing that sucks air in kinda like a...snorkel. Here's an illustration:

Air -----> Snorkel -----> Airbox

 

hahaha... crystal huh, i thought they were lead..

 

hahaha even better..