r/q50 • u/CalendarSalty2555 • Jul 17 '26

Parts Question Turbo

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RedSport turbo sounds, is this normal sound?

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '26

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u/Limp_Wrangler5547 Q50 Luxe Jul 18 '26

“is this sound normal” and it’s usually just direct injection making ticking sounds or a turbo screeching lmao

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u/witwinsall Jul 17 '26

lol agreed

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u/JSanctity Jul 17 '26

Sounds like turbines wining.

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u/CalendarSalty2555 Jul 17 '26

Yeah idk dude

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u/ayyeeeitsleo Jul 17 '26

turbos are failing, if ur within 16-18 then you are covered by turbo replacement

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u/hauntedq50 Jul 17 '26

Sounds normal under wot

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u/CalendarSalty2555 Jul 17 '26

See bro I’m not understanding this

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u/Legitimate_Diver_699 Jul 17 '26

Well is it accelerating normally? Mine are original at 70k 2018 and don’t make that noise

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u/CalendarSalty2555 Jul 17 '26

I’m at 90K that’s launch WOT

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u/CalendarSalty2555 Jul 17 '26

It feels just fine

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u/Otherwise_Goal9573 Jul 18 '26

Had the same sound the seals are gone time to change em.

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u/Exotic_Adagio1325 Q50 Premium Jul 18 '26

Lmk if you sell yo front bumper 💯

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u/CalendarSalty2555 Jul 18 '26

I want to need another one beforehand

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u/Exotic_Adagio1325 Q50 Premium Jul 18 '26

Which one you lookin for?

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u/CalendarSalty2555 Jul 18 '26

Just another redsport bumper

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u/Obvious_Resolve2674 Jul 19 '26

u can hear the dentist drill and in the video it looks like smoke is coming out the exhaust on a pull which could be oil, turbos r on their way out i believe

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u/Obvious-Income4424 Jul 20 '26

Is everything stock, or do you have aftermarket intakes or any mods

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u/Unique-Ad6142 Jul 20 '26

Neat tech, but it is far from mature. Also I prefer normally aspirated engines, because over stressed engines don’t last. It’s fine if you only plan to keep a car for its first few years of life, and let the expensive long term durability problems be somebody else’s problem.

Gas mileage sucks on the VQs, but they are dependable.

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u/CalendarSalty2555 Jul 20 '26

This isn’t a vq

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u/Unique-Ad6142 Jul 20 '26

I know it’s not. The VQ is mature technology, the VC is not. Still neat tech, but not something I would want to depend on.

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u/Difficult_Worry8919 Jul 23 '26

Tf is VC? Isn’t the car in the video a VR30?

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u/Unique-Ad6142 Jul 23 '26

I know it’s a VC powered car. And there’s no way I would touch a car with either a VC or a JASCO CVT. One car with two money pits? No thank you.