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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 05:25 PM
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Blow off valve

are there any aftermarket turbo blow off valve's that make a louder whistle than the stocks. Own a 04 6.0 f250.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by y0manda
are there any aftermarket turbo blow off valve's that make a louder whistle than the stocks. Own a 04 6.0 f250.
Uhhhhhhhhhhh....

The 6.0L Powerstroke has no need for such low-tech solutions as "blow off valves." The Variable Geometry Turbo (VGT) makes sure the optimum amount of boost is available to the engine without having to dump any excess. If you just want to make weird noises as you run up through the gears, I think it's back to the ricers, sorry...

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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 07:08 PM
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There's always 'muffler delete' or straight pipe, and/or an aftermarket exhaust to help get the whistle up to ear piercing tones..

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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 08:28 PM
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Not sure if youre just misinformed or not, but yeah, the 6.0 doesnt have a blow off valve. The whistle sound is the that of the turbo spooling. If you want to hear that better get the exhaust.

If you want a blow off valve sound, uhhhhh, you could get one of those fake blow off valve speaker things
 

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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 09:02 PM
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ahaha okay, I'll look into getting an exhaust. any recomendations?
 
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 10:21 PM
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the '04 with straight pipe will not whistle-sounds like a gasser
 
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Old Sep 17, 2004 | 08:27 AM
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ahaha okay, I'll look into getting an exhaust. any recomendations?
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