i went to test drive a 97 ITR
and when the RPM is around 3k~4k i can hear this qiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii sound under the hood.... the dude says its when the v-tec kicks in , but i don't believe it... any thouhgs? @@ thanks

edit
my bad... .@@ typed in hurry~


Modified by tnkw at 8:52 AM 7/4/2003

 

That's when you hear the AEM whistle, eh?

 

Umm..

1) vtec on a Type R does NOT kick in between 3k->4k. It kicks in at ~ 5800 rpm
2) is the sound you're trying to describe a whistling sound? If so, does the car have an aftermarket intake? If so, that is perfectly normal.
3) fyi, before anyone flames you, it's vtec not vtech

Good luck with the purchase

 

it could be a heatshield rattle.

 

describe the sound alittle better then a q and bunch of iiiiii , im not sure what that sounds like , haha


i would edit my post changin it to VTEC if i was you . . . .

 

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It`s gotta be the v-tech.

 

I though i heard a Rucus ? what Rucus ? Could you describe the Rucus ? ( a little better )

 

ha ha .. good one. Mess with the bull and you'll get the horns

You might want to sneak a peak in the engine bay

 

ummm..
ok

the sound is like a super small version of the noise that a car will make when you were driving 160 and make a sudden hard break...
like geeeeeeeee

are you sure its aftermarket turbo..? @@ i hope so..

 

heheheh...

 

could be an aftermarket intake rubbing......if it's an AEM then thats def. what it is..........One of my friends type r's had a cracked rod bearing and you could only hear a slight ticking noise at like 3000 RPMS.....you could hold it there and the noise would persist...as soon as you gave it more gas the noise would go away

 

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like geeeeeeeee</TD></TR></TABLE>

WTF!?

Is it mechanical sounding?

 

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I would certainly hope you would know if its turbo. If not, maybe looking at buying a car by yourself isn't such a great idea.

Maybe find a friend that has some previous car knowledge when you test drive one again?