My car sounded a lil different when I started 2 or so days ago....It was a deep rumbling and all I have is a short ram(can't be heard at idle just a whistle) anyways I looked today and the filter was completely off so I put it on tightly but when I started the car it still was makin the noise. I drove around the block and it didn't feel bad or anything but the noise is a sign that somethin changed. Im just worried I may have hurt the engine in some way cuz im goin with a t25 set up shortly.........Anything you can contribute is greatly appreciated....

 

i say its ur short ram its lose tie it down then double check everything else

 

It's all in your head. You want it to be messed up so you're trying to find something wrong.

 

No........ I kno the car like the back of my hand and I don't want to keep driving it if something is wrong.........And Ill go check the short ram pipe now maybe thats it

 

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LOL. I am sure the guy knows his car.

 

Nope piping is cool...........

 

Guess what im wondering is can 2 days of unfiltered air driven about 30-55 miles hurt an engine?

 

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You should be ok.

 

you may have sucked up something, but i doubt it. as long as your weren't on dirt roads without the filter or something, it is not like it is a cold air. you could try just basic tune up stuff, ie spark plugs, wires, oil, etc.

 

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turbo guys do it all the time. i still think it's in your head man

 

It's not even about a Turbo guy thing I jus Love my car and I kno it in and out.......So 4 it 2 make a diff sound I'd notice that type of thing.........But Yea thats cool Ill just go back over the basic upkeep ........Thanks GuyZ I haven't been down any dirt roads or anything so it may jus be a coincidence that the sound came along at the same time......

 

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good have sucked something in while that filter was off?

 

it was prolly just a bird or something, i wouldn't worry about it

 

should be cool.. ive seen turbo guys just run a little screen on the turbo to stop like little rocks and other ****

 

i ran with no intake or filer and it made a weird noise but other then that its fine i had to take it out cuz it was raining and i had a CAI. I put it back on and it was okay ran it for 1 whole day.

 

I drove my car without a filter for a good 2 or 3 days, on the freeway, on the street, going 60-70 mph and my car is fine. I'm sure yours is too.

 

unless you sucked up a rock or a bird I'd say you're ok , these d's can take a lot of damage and keep on going, there's a video floating around of some guys going through hell trying to destroy a d15, including pouring water directly into it with no oil!

 

i havent had a filter on my car all winter

 

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How the $#@% is taking the filter off supposed to stop you from sucking water up into a CAI and hydrolocking the engine?

 

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He said he took off the intake and filter.

 

Have you done compression and leakdown tests?

 

Its probably just a squirrel or something that crawled up into the intake and is stuck in the throttle butterfly, I wouldnt worry about it.

 

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I thought Honda engines were hamster-powered. I don't know if you can mix squirrels and hamsters in a Honda engine. You'd think it would be twice as powerful, but they may not be compatible.