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Originally Posted by ShadowReaper
This isn't the case here. I'm already set on the Garrett GT option. I'm just curious if that sound is a Garrett thing, but since GTX is a bigger turbo, I would assume that sound is more dominant. Ive seen some problems with the precision here and there, but nothing with Garrett. I'm not interested in spending about +1000 on the GTX either, I'm not trying to build so much.
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Not really. Yes, different turbine and compressor wheels will sound different but the biggest component of the "turbo sound" is the fact that you have a pair metal wheels spinning at ~100,000 RPM moving air. High rotational speed gives you the high pitch. The layout of the intake plumbing and air filter before the turbo controls the volume and the profile/size of the wheels themselves change the "color" of the sound.
The reason it sounds like a jet is basically because it is. At least it has all the major components of a jet engine, just with external combustion rather than internal. Here's a video of a turbocharger that has been converted into a jet engine. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0phVKg57dM"]GR-7 DIY Turbojet Engine Performance Testing - YouTube[/ame]
-Matt