N63 550i owners come in

535_BiTurbo · 12-02-2016, 04:56 PM

Ive been curious about the turbo sound and just now thought to make a post about it. From the interior, My E60 535i with DCI/jb+ produced the normal turbo spool sound. However on my F10 550i stock (except for JB stage 1) the turbos sound like a low pitch posi/eaton/roots blower when they spool up.
Does anyone elses turbos sound the same?? is this normal?

my car: 2012 550i M sport

MavRick · 12-02-2016, 05:44 PM

i dont think i've ever heard my turbos. i think my exhaust drowns it out...

EL Jeffe 5 · 12-02-2016, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MavRick

i dont think i've ever heard my turbos. i think my exhaust drowns it out...

same here

NV GUNS · 12-02-2016, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 535_BiTurbo

Ive been curious about the turbo sound and just now thought to make a post about it. From the interior, My E60 535i with DCI/jb+ produced the normal turbo spool sound. However on my F10 550i stock (except for JB stage 1) the turbos sound like a low pitch posi/eaton/roots blower when they spool up.
Does anyone elses turbos sound the same?? is this normal?

my car: 2012 550i M sport

go to n63intake.com.com and get the intakes and then you will hear you turbos.

rntaylor · 12-03-2016, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by 535_BiTurbo

Ive been curious about the turbo sound and just now thought to make a post about it. From the interior, My E60 535i with DCI/jb+ produced the normal turbo spool sound. However on my F10 550i stock (except for JB stage 1) the turbos sound like a low pitch posi/eaton/roots blower when they spool up.
Does anyone elses turbos sound the same?? is this normal?

my car: 2012 550i M sport

Yea, when I was looking for my 550i I test drove one (I got to take it home overnight) and you could hear those turbos spooling

(the sweetest sound)! Well, I ended up not getting that one (Got a newer one with more options) and the one that I did get you hear nothing!

haha!

The previous owner of the first one that I test drove definitely did something to it so that you could hear the turbos.

krautmeister · 12-03-2016, 05:28 PM

RE whining noise

Yeah... lately in cooler temps I've heard rhis

The_M6 · 12-03-2016, 07:41 PM

2012 550i...no turbo spool sound at all

Atlantis M3tallic · 12-03-2016, 10:01 PM

Or put some catless downpipes and you'll hear them spool up. You can even hear them at a cold start idle.

xxpanipuri · 12-03-2016, 10:37 PM

I can't hear mine inside the car. nor could i hear the exhaust (now i can with the m5 comp package exhaust)

i ordered the n63intake, looking forward to getting it and installing it.

DDD31 · 12-04-2016, 09:02 AM

Did anybody really expect BMW to have you hear the turbos spooling on their top of the line 5 series (not counting the M5)? The 5 series is a luxury car first and a sports sedan a distant second. I would expect most 5 series owners to not want or care to hear their turbos.

To answer the OPs question I don't hear the turbos at all on my 550i. In my E60 535i, I did hear some turbo noise but that was the twin turbo N54 engine.

rntaylor · 12-04-2016, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by DDD31

Did anybody really expect BMW to have you hear the turbos spooling on their top of the line 5 series (not counting the M5)? The 5 series is a luxury car first and a sports sedan a distant second. I would expect most 5 series owners to not want or care to hear their turbos.

To answer the OPs question I don't hear the turbos at all on my 550i. In my E60 535i, I did hear some turbo noise but that was the twin turbo N54 engine.

Personally, I'm OK with not hearing the turbos and I agree and understand that the 550i is a luxury car "first" and happens to be pretty fast as well. But with that being said you have to admit the sound of turbos spooling is amazing!

DDD31 · 12-04-2016, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by rntaylor

Personally, I'm OK with not hearing the turbos and I agree and understand that the 550i is a luxury car "first" and happens to be pretty fast as well. But with that being said you have to admit the sound of turbos spooling is amazing!

I completely agree with you, I love the sound of turbos spooling ever since I first heard it as a kid in my dad's Mercedes 300D (boy I'm old), but as I said, most 5 series drivers are more concerned with the badge on the hood.

David3 · 12-06-2016, 04:22 PM

My '12 550ix: I hear the turbo whine every now and then when conditions are just right. Nice sound if you know what it is.

The_M6 · 12-08-2016, 08:18 AM

Just ordered my intakes from N63intakes.com...

SLVSRFR · 12-08-2016, 08:57 AM

Just to help clear things up,

The turbo spool can only be heard if the restrictive parts of the exhaust are removed. Because not only do these parts mask the sound of the turbo spool but also all the engine noise (i.e. Wastegates). In other words, remove the cats with catless downpipes, and you'll hear the turbos spool from half a mile away. But you also get the engine noise and the smell of fuel.

N63intakes (which I had installed before my catless DP's) will give you some nice gains but for sound wise, it gives you the "whoosh" sound and you kind of have to bring it out. The sound doesn't occur naturally. You don't hear the turbos spool at all. You can also swap a full comp package exhaust from the M5 and you'll hear the turbos spool slightly (but that's only because twin resonators and baffles in the mufflers are removed with the comp package exhaust)

535_BiTurbo · 12-13-2016, 11:49 AM

I wish K&N made filters for our cars

535_BiTurbo · 09-12-2017, 01:33 PM

how do I post a vid? I have a vid of the sound Im hearing

badblack550xi · 09-12-2017, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 535_BiTurbo

how do I post a vid? I have a vid of the sound Im hearing

upload to youtube

535_BiTurbo · 09-21-2017, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by badblack550xi

upload to youtube

Im not sure how to post a vid

535_BiTurbo · 10-10-2017, 08:45 AM

I finally figured out how to upload the vid. Does anyone elses turbos make this sound?

Its a high pitched whine....

12-02-2016, 04:56 PM	#1
535_BiTurbo Captain 107 Rep 659 Posts Drives: 2012 550I - BMS Stg 1 & CAI Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	N63 550i owners come in Ive been curious about the turbo sound and just now thought to make a post about it. From the interior, My E60 535i with DCI/jb+ produced the normal turbo spool sound. However on my F10 550i stock (except for JB stage 1) the turbos sound like a low pitch posi/eaton/roots blower when they spool up. Does anyone elses turbos sound the same?? is this normal? my car: 2012 550i M sport
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MavRick Captain 687 Rep 750 Posts Drives: My Wife's M Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	i dont think i've ever heard my turbos. i think my exhaust drowns it out...
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krautmeister krrrraaauuuuut 177 Rep 524 Posts Drives: G12 750i X Drive M-Sport Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0) Garage List G12 750i [0.00]	RE whining noise Yeah... lately in cooler temps I've heard rhis __________________ (Current) G12 750i X Drive / M-Sport / LOADED (Current) 997 Turbo / 6MT / HRE FF01, Land Rover LR3 - Overlanding Family Adventure Shed, E60 525i - "family beater", Alfa Romeo Spyder Veloce - garage art (Gone) F10 550i / M-Sport, D2 Audi S8, AP1 S2000, Z32 300zx, S13 240sx
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The_M6 Lieutenant 248 Rep 544 Posts Drives: 2013 M6 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: AL iTrader: (0)	2012 550i...no turbo spool sound at all __________________ Project Gamma Intakes / Project Gamma Catless Downpipes / Muffler Delete / DME Stage II Tune / H&R Springs
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Atlantis M3tallic Private 57 Rep 96 Posts Drives: 2017 M3 ZCP Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Orlando, FL iTrader: (0)	Or put some catless downpipes and you'll hear them spool up. You can even hear them at a cold start idle. __________________ Current: 2017 F80 M3 - ZCP Previous: F10 550i M Sport - Alpine White - Vossen CV4 Graphite / H&R Sport springs / Active Autowerke Down pipes & Exhaust / BMS Stage 1 / M-Performance Front Splitter /DTM CF Diffuser
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12-03-2016, 10:37 PM	#9
xxpanipuri Major 767 Rep 1,154 Posts Drives: 550i Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Silicon Valley, CA iTrader: (0)	I can't hear mine inside the car. nor could i hear the exhaust (now i can with the m5 comp package exhaust) i ordered the n63intake, looking forward to getting it and installing it.
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12-04-2016, 09:02 AM	#10
DDD31 Captain 1649 Rep 891 Posts Drives: 24 M3CS, 95 E320, 85 300CD Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0)	Did anybody really expect BMW to have you hear the turbos spooling on their top of the line 5 series (not counting the M5)? The 5 series is a luxury car first and a sports sedan a distant second. I would expect most 5 series owners to not want or care to hear their turbos. To answer the OPs question I don't hear the turbos at all on my 550i. In my E60 535i, I did hear some turbo noise but that was the twin turbo N54 engine. __________________ 2021 MBB M5C (retired) 2018 Daytona Violet M3 ZCP (retired), 2016 AW 550i (retired) 2013 EBII 335i (retired), 2008 Platinum Bronze 535xi (retired), 2007 Monaco Blue 335i (retired) 1999 Hellrot M3 coupe (retired)
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12-06-2016, 04:22 PM	#13
David3 Second Lieutenant 124 Rep 218 Posts Drives: E21 (x2), E46, F15, G05 LCI Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	My '12 550ix: I hear the turbo whine every now and then when conditions are just right. Nice sound if you know what it is.
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The_M6 Lieutenant 248 Rep 544 Posts Drives: 2013 M6 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: AL iTrader: (0)	Just ordered my intakes from N63intakes.com... __________________ Project Gamma Intakes / Project Gamma Catless Downpipes / Muffler Delete / DME Stage II Tune / H&R Springs
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12-08-2016, 08:57 AM	#15
SLVSRFR Captain 245 Rep 785 Posts Drives: BMW 550i Join Date: May 2015 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Just to help clear things up, The turbo spool can only be heard if the restrictive parts of the exhaust are removed. Because not only do these parts mask the sound of the turbo spool but also all the engine noise (i.e. Wastegates). In other words, remove the cats with catless downpipes, and you'll hear the turbos spool from half a mile away. But you also get the engine noise and the smell of fuel. N63intakes (which I had installed before my catless DP's) will give you some nice gains but for sound wise, it gives you the "whoosh" sound and you kind of have to bring it out. The sound doesn't occur naturally. You don't hear the turbos spool at all. You can also swap a full comp package exhaust from the M5 and you'll hear the turbos spool slightly (but that's only because twin resonators and baffles in the mufflers are removed with the comp package exhaust)
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12-13-2016, 11:49 AM	#16
535_BiTurbo Captain 107 Rep 659 Posts Drives: 2012 550I - BMS Stg 1 & CAI Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	I wish K&N made filters for our cars
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09-12-2017, 01:33 PM	#17
535_BiTurbo Captain 107 Rep 659 Posts Drives: 2012 550I - BMS Stg 1 & CAI Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	how do I post a vid? I have a vid of the sound Im hearing
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10-10-2017, 08:45 AM	#20
535_BiTurbo Captain 107 Rep 659 Posts Drives: 2012 550I - BMS Stg 1 & CAI Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	I finally figured out how to upload the vid. Does anyone elses turbos make this sound? Its a high pitched whine....
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