help loud whisle
Originally Posted by turbo speedy
im gettin aloud whisle when boosting and the boost will drop from 20 to 15 in a instant... could it be a boost leak?
Does it happen only at 6000rpm? Do you hear a loud whistle that sounds like a boost leak while instantaneously losing almost all boost and thusly all power?
If so, then you have the wonderful Air intake Snorkel Syndrome. I call it the ***, because that's how you feel after you figure out the problem. If you are still on the stock intake, go check your intake snorkel, which is the plastic thing that connects to the front of the engine bay and that sends fresh air into the stock airbox. If the two clips aren't there to fasten it down, then it gets sucked up against the hood, which cuts off the engine's air supply.
Go check it now, and if both fasteners are gone, get 2 out of your trunk lining. They are reusable, so don't break them. Just lightly push the center piece down, and then pull the clip out. To reuse them, push that center piece back out through the top, put the clip in, then press down on that center piece until it clicks into place.
Voila, send me $50 via Paypal, kthx.
Originally Posted by Warrtalon
I love answering this one!
Does it happen only at 6000rpm? Do you hear a loud whistle that sounds like a boost leak while instantaneously losing almost all boost and thusly all power?
If so, then you have the wonderful Air intake Snorkel Syndrome. I call it the ***, because that's how you feel after you figure out the problem. If you are still on the stock intake, go check your intake snorkel, which is the plastic thing that connects to the front of the engine bay and that sends fresh air into the stock airbox. If the two clips aren't there to fasten it down, then it gets sucked up against the hood, which cuts off the engine's air supply.
Go check it now, and if both fasteners are gone, get 2 out of your trunk lining. They are reusable, so don't break them. Just lightly push the center piece down, and then pull the clip out. To reuse them, push that center piece back out through the top, put the clip in, then press down on that center piece until it clicks into place.
Voila, send me $50 via Paypal, kthx.
Does it happen only at 6000rpm? Do you hear a loud whistle that sounds like a boost leak while instantaneously losing almost all boost and thusly all power?
If so, then you have the wonderful Air intake Snorkel Syndrome. I call it the ***, because that's how you feel after you figure out the problem. If you are still on the stock intake, go check your intake snorkel, which is the plastic thing that connects to the front of the engine bay and that sends fresh air into the stock airbox. If the two clips aren't there to fasten it down, then it gets sucked up against the hood, which cuts off the engine's air supply.
Go check it now, and if both fasteners are gone, get 2 out of your trunk lining. They are reusable, so don't break them. Just lightly push the center piece down, and then pull the clip out. To reuse them, push that center piece back out through the top, put the clip in, then press down on that center piece until it clicks into place.
Voila, send me $50 via Paypal, kthx.
Originally Posted by Evo VIII
WOW very nice, we should all bow down to the sensei.
That's why I call this problem the ***.
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Originally Posted by Warrtalon
I only know this one, because I was first a moron for BREAKING OFF my fasteners when installing my MBC, and then I was again a moron for spending a full week trying to diagnose what I thought was a huge boost leak. Since it happened right after installing my MBC and JDM MR DV, I naturally assumed it was a boost leak - it sure sounds like one. Well, after a week of re-installing my mbc, dv, and piping a hundred times, a friend noticed and asked why my clips were holding the snorkel down. He had no idea this was the root of the problem, but he showed me where to get some out of my trunk and also how to use them, so I just did it for the sake of being neat. Next thing you know, my car is cured.
That's why I call this problem the ***.
That's why I call this problem the ***.
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Originally Posted by Evo VIII
Nice, good thing your friend was at the right place, at the right time .
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Originally Posted by Warrtalon
He was actually letting me borrow his HKS SSQV w/recirc kit to see if it was a BOV problem. I actually thought his BOV fixed at first, since I did the clips right after the BOV swap, but I realized afterwards that I had changed 2 variables, so when I went back to my BOV, I wasn't surprised that everything was golden. Now, it is my life's duty to make sure no one else has to deal with this problem for more than a day!
Originally Posted by Kronik
I still like the part in Warrtalon's story where he used a bicycle pump to check for boost leaks.... 
That must have taken a LOOOOOOOOONG time to build up 21 psi...
That must have taken a LOOOOOOOOONG time to build up 21 psi...