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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 05:46 PM
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Is the Turbo spooling sound ( whistling sound during gear shifts ) very noticeable on the 535i?
Or did BMW do their best to mute this sound?

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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 05:46 PM
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I can barely hear it on the 335i. Sucks!

Originally Posted by Kzang' post='903685' date='Jun 7 2009, 06:46 PM
Is the Turbo spooling sound ( whistling sound during gear shifts ) very noticeable on the 535i?
Or did BMW do their best to mute this sound?

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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 05:54 PM
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i can hear it from first to second in M when shifting around 4500 very noticably with the windows open. no mistaking that sound. after that, wind noise dominates.
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 05:59 PM
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only way you can really hear it is if you put on an open air intake/cone intake, but that will also cause you to lose some performance.

definitely difficult to here with the stock box. when I switched the air filter and installed my jb+ I think I can hear it a bit more, especially when launching from a dig in DS. But I always have my iPod on anyway
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by GENEaTALS' post='903696' date='Jun 7 2009, 09:59 PM
only way you can really hear it is if you put on an open air intake/cone intake, but that will also cause you to lose some performance.

definitely difficult to here with the stock box. when I switched the air filter and installed my jb+ I think I can hear it a bit more, especially when launching from a dig in DS. But I always have my iPod on anyway
how much performance might one lose? is the sound worth the loss. i can deal with 1 or 2 RWHP.
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 06:02 PM
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actually, gene, you just reminded me, i too hear it quite well in DS, windows up pedel to the, uh, carpet. at least 1-2 gear and 2-3 gear
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='903699
actually, gene, you just reminded me, i too hear it quite well in DS, windows up pedel to the, uh, carpet. at least 1-2 gear and 2-3 gear
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='903699' date='Jun 7 2009, 10:00 PM
how much performance might one lose? is the sound worth the loss. i can deal with 1 or 2 RWHP.
Not me. I want all the power I can get.
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 12:47 AM
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i hear it on mine with the windows up, whistles quite loud as it happens
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 01:17 AM
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