turbo noise

[turbomick]

i just been out in the car again and notist i cart hear my turbo spoul up is this normal its completly standed 

[rockmonkey69]

Well your golf is standard so your not going to hear the turbo spool, turbo diesels you can hear when standard.
But on a petrol turbo your unlikely to on a standard car, if it's modified then you can hear the whistling loudly and clearly, mine whistles all day long when it starts spooling.

[turbomick]

wat woul be a good thing to get first then mate to get it to spoul also do u now wat psi mine should be standed

[rockmonkey69]

Think it should be 0.6 bar so roughly 9psi standard, bolt on mods won't necessarily increase boost beyond a preset level, the ecu will just open the wastegate through the n75 and dump excess boost.
I ain't sure which one alone will give the best results for noise as I done my basic breathing mods in one go, but it included:
3" downpipe, 3" decat, 2.5" catback exhaust with middle resonator removed, turbo intake pipe, cold air feed and open cone filter, but even then if I recall correctly the whistle was still very faint until I had some more mods done and went stage 2

[turbomick]

kk mate cheers ill bear all that in mind but i dont think mine  psi well it defo dont feel that much n e ways

[rockmonkey69]

9psi is extremely low boost anyway. These small turbos don't boost much, even at stage 2 it's not big boost. But does sound alright at stage 2

[turbomick]

so it prob is 9 psi then wats the dif between stag 1 n 2 

[rockmonkey69]

It varies, the requested boost may not actually be the actual sustained boost, mine holds a touch over 20psi and spikes to 28psi, but a remap isn't all about increasing boost to get power.
But if want the golf to sound better on boost a stage 2 will do nicely. I can hear mine spool even driving around town and when the wastegate opens it sounds like a turbo car should and screams

[turbomick]

would i need to upgrade my parts first and how much am i lookin at for stage 1 or 2

[rockmonkey69]

Ideally you should get the mods fitted first then go for the map, the price varies depending where you take it to, depends where you live and how far your willing to travel and what your preferences are. But they're all about £300-400 for a stage 1 and then they normally offer a discount for stage 2 but think it's something like £200 for stage 2 have a look around.