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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 10:03 PM
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everytime i accelerate/step on the gas, i hear a "ssssstttt" sound or that sound u would hear when u run out of paint from tha spray can n nothin but air comes out.... any ideas on what tha heck that is??
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 10:04 PM
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is your car turbo and do you have your bov(blow off valve) vented to the atmostphere??...does it sound like pressure being released?
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 10:07 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by WyteNyteGSR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is your car turbo and do you have your bov(blow off valve) vented to the atmostphere??...does it sound like pressure being released?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Haha, that would be classic. Someone putting in a turbo and takes it around the block. After the first shift he hears a "psssshhhh", he looks around and says "what the hell was that".
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 10:08 PM
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Default Re: "ssstt" sound (BlueIntegraBoy)

that made me laugh.

Whats done to your car tho? My intake makes a very subtle bov release sound sometimes.
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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lmao.. NO.. i know what turbo is.. n i dont have it.. n its not a quick "sssttt" .. it continually makes that sound as i step on tha gas.. and im a SHE.. thank u very much


oh yea.. hah`.. i have some gay intake.. n i recently installed a stock exhaust.. runnin a stock cx motor..
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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Dude are u turbo or not maybee the last owner luft you some goodies
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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cold air intakes does this...i know mine did..made this slight spooling sound.... pretty nice though...
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 10:36 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ms e kay &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">and im a SHE.. thank u very much</TD></TR></TABLE>

ownage

it would be the intake. i play with my throttle all the time to get the turbo spool sound.
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 10:39 PM
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Yea, mine does the same but only when I hit the throttle fast... If I baby it, it doesnt happen.
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 10:44 PM
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hah`.. thanks guys
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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 01:02 AM
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well i know aem cai cause this like hummin sound like "hummmm" with no pressin of the gas, but when i hit the gas i hear like, well to me it sounds like a supercharger sound but real low.. I get a nice sound out of my cai
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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 01:35 AM
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maybe its an exhaust leak
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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 02:03 AM
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^lol thats great!! probably
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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 03:30 AM
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i get the same sound when i'm coasting and I slightly press on the gas... it's the cai
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