Been trying to figure out what could be causing this noise when accelerating in my 95 Del Sol Si. It doesn't happen when I am coasting, in Neutral, in Neutral and reeving.
Kinda lost on what to check. My next steps were to put the car on Jack stands and have someone put the car in gear and drive slowly to isolate the noise.
The car is pretty much stock except for an AEM intake.

My initial thoughts were maybe the Axles? I linked a video of the sound. Kinda sounds like a frog.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/MSRYAPhiKNbNN64F7

 

Does it sound like it's coming from the engine? maybe adjust your valve clearance

 

It does sound like its coming from the front end if it was valve clearance wouldn't it happen as well when I am reving the engine and not moving?

 

Mine only did it when there was a load

 

Interesting, so If I jacked it up and had someone slightly press the gas to get wheel spinning should probably put a load on engine. So yours made the same noise? its such a weird noise. lol

 

Not sure if that'll give enough load, but you can try it. And I'm not sure if it's the same noise but I've adjusted valves on many vehicles after hearing a tapity tap tap coming from the engine. usualy fixes the problem. If it isn't a VTEC I would toss some marvel mystery oil in with your next oil change.

 

lol, I called Honda for quote to do Valve adjustment. $580.....haha.

 

just get a feeler gauge and a simple wrench set, Honda's have THE EASIEST heads to work on, everything is literally right there.

 

So I jacked the front end up. Rotated both wheels and no noise. I grabbed the wheel at 12 and 6 oclock and no play there. Grabbed it at 9 and 3 and about .5 - 1.0" of play. This is on driver and passenger side.