strange intake sound help
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strange intake sound help Hey , i just installed a cold air intake into my 04 civic. Took me about 1 hr to install, after testing all the hoses , wires ect. i took it for a drive. In 2 hrs i drove it a few times. came home and about 1 hr later i took it out but when i started it out i heard a humming sound. Im not sure if its coming from the filter area or not cant single out the sound location. Is this normal kinda sounds like a lower humming sound as if u was to blow into a empty bottle or somthing , it does sound like its coming from the side of the intake tho.
If anyone knows anything about this please let me know pm email or what ever .
Thanks alot
vic
If anyone knows anything about this please let me know pm email or what ever .
Thanks alot
vic
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Intakes make all sorts of noises. But here's something to think about. I've been through an AEM intake and now a K&N fipk (supposed to be the best). Recently I've also found out that the filters that come with these intakes (made by K&N), do a worse job of filtering air than stock paper filters. So I've gone back to the stock intake and am getting a napa gold paper filter next week. Do you really want to risk ruining your engine over time for a couple of hp?
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Originally Posted by gearbox
Intakes make all sorts of noises. But here's something to think about. I've been through an AEM intake and now a K&N fipk (supposed to be the best). Recently I've also found out that the filters that come with these intakes (made by K&N), do a worse job of filtering air than stock paper filters. So I've gone back to the stock intake and am getting a napa gold paper filter next week. Do you really want to risk ruining your engine over time for a couple of hp?
did u clean out the intake manifold?...hmmm i should check it out sometimes...interesting
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Rep Power: 813 I cleaned around the throttle body and it was filthy black. I still couldn't get all of it out, but it's pretty good I guess. Just clean the area under the butterfly valve with TB cleaner.
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Rep Power: 332 well, cone filters filter better when they are dirty, ive taken my filter off my injen cai several times, been through my throttle body a few times and its been perfectly clean, not a speck of contamination.
and yes, what you hear is called vacuum, its your car sucking in air without a resonator.
and yes, what you hear is called vacuum, its your car sucking in air without a resonator.
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