Sup guys,
so ive had my 06 ralliart for a few months but have only just got it on the road.
really like the car, i was suprised at the power for a n/a sohc engine.

i have a question though, i hear a swishing noise when the mivec engages. is this normal?
it sound to me like air entering the air filter!
the car had an injen cold air intake, but i didnt like the way its in 2 pieces so i turned it in to a short ram. im going to be adding a heat shield to the filter within the next couple of weeks.

i have never heard this before. is it normal?

thanks
Dave

 

I have the RRM SRI and I experience the same thing, Im assuming its just added airflow into the engine.

It sounds cool. Don't worry about it.

 

well if it is just added air flow into the engine then it sounds very cool indeed.
just wondering why its so loud though? dirty filter?

 

the sound you're hearing is just the air being sucked in through the intake. its normal when your car is going near redline

 

awsome sound kinda like a turbo spoolin just without the psssss lol love it some times i floor it just to hear it i think the cleaner the filter the louder it gets so i like swichin it up lol

 

im gonna have to hijack this threat a bit... anyone know an equivalent replacement for RRM's cone filter with a k&n one? part #?

 

http://www.knfilters.com/universal/universal.htm

im sure any k&n dealer would order it for you, just measure the pipe diameter on the intake tube.

 

RRM will sell just the filter if you need one

 

buy an AEM dry filter....save you alot of headache in the end. Buy the 2.5x5 filter.

 

well i would buy the rrm filter, but its 50 bucks a pop all the time. rather spend the money on a washable/cleanable filter.