I'm getting some noise when i first start accelerating. It sounds like its coming from where the axles connect to the transmission. Any time i move from a stop (forward or reverse) i get a metallic popping or creaking until there's a load on the drive train then its gone. I don't think its a cv joint because it goes away once moving.

Trying to figure out what it was i jacked up the front of the car to try and simulate the noise by rotating a wheel in forward and reverse but it didn't produce any noise. I did notice there was a good amount of play until the wheel 'grabbed' making the opposite wheel spin. Maybe like a 1/4 turn back and fourth. Is that normal? I've never paid much attention.

I faintly remember hearing a similar noise before i turboed but it wasn't nearly as loud.

Car is making 400hp 280tq, stock trans and axles.

 

sounds like your differential is getting a bit worn out. My sohc trans does the same thing. kinda what happens when you triple the stock power output through it. wear and tear

 

What about the clicking noise im getting. Does anyone get anything similar?

 

I get a definable underbody clunk when starting from halt (esp if there are no load on the drive train to begin with). I jacked the car up when I had my coolant change and rotated the shaft/wheel. When I jerk it, I can hear the same noise but not as loud on the area where the shaft meets onto the diff. This is on the right side btw.

I don't care if my diff is rooted as I'm changing it to LSD soon. I don't think that it would the CV joint because when they give out they give constant click when turning. There was a thread on the accord section where the bloke said the shaft where loose 'axially' so it would move in/out direction towards/away from the engine thus making a clunk.

Any insights peeps???

 

i have ls vtec in dc and mine is doing the exact same thing not axles i just pu two new in it its bugging th crap out of me. im boggled ive had honda tech in my car nd he cant figure out 3 people that fix cars for a living have no clue some one save me from rebuilding this whole fu******* sh**TY bi*** A** CAR

 

Clicking is almost always a bad axle. Ive broken 3 and all of them sounded like clicking.

 

any of u do 2nd gear heavy rolls