I've had this really loud whr-whr-whr sound for several months. It happens only when I move, and it increases with acceleration and changes according to what kind of road I'm on. I have 16" Konigs with Yoko Parada Spec II tires. They're balanced, and I even had a bent control arm replaced and the two back tires replaced, no difference. My friend's car (mines 99, his is 00, otherwise no difference) that's totally stock has no such sound. Is this rim/tire related?

Thanks..

 

Does it do it in neutral or just in gear? Almost sounds like it could be transmission related.

Oh yeah, some tires are just loud.

 

Clutch in, neutral, same thing. It's definitely not tranny related. The tranny has problems of its own (pilot bearing grinding sound in or out of gear with any revs)

 

Sounds like it could be a tire noise, or possibly a wheel bearing. I had a similar noise in my EL when I bought it about a month ago. I thought it might be a wheel bearing, but I put the wheels and tires on it from my other car and they were quiet. I had cheap *** tires on it before, and they were badly cupped. Try putting your stock wheels back on and taking it for a drive.

 

Probably a wheel bearing. Try rotating tires to see if the source of the noise changes, and/or swapping on a different set of tires to try and eliminate them as a possibility.

 

tire noise probably, possibly a wheel bearing.

- Nathan

 

what kinda tires you have

 

Parada's and Falken Azenis are VERY loud tires. Its due to the softness of the tire and the tread pattern. Its tire noise.

 

I figured that it would probably be the tires. I don't like the noise, but I wouldn't give up the grip that I get with them. They're sticky and expensive.