Outrider01

I put on a cold air intake on my dad's 3.0, and I had a problem with the thing giving off a high pitched whistle at around 3000 rpms. It's a misserable sound, and I would have liked to keep the intake on, but the fact is that the sound was too hard to get used to. The sound is defintly just the sound of tons of air getting sucked into the engine, but I was wondering if anyone did something to stop the noise. I was thinking about Putting something on the inside of the intake piping so restrict the air flow a bit, but then i didn't want anything getting sucked into the throttlebody. I was thinking, maybe putting some dynamat on the inside of it. If anyone has found a way to get rid of the problem, let me know, I would love to put the intake back on. Until then, it's waaay to noisey for a 45 year old man on his way to work that just wants some extra HP.

Please Post Suggestions. Thanks

dustbuster4

It's normal. Welcome to the world of high-pitched-noisy-sounding CAIs!

I got used to it after a week or so. Now, I occasionally notice it, but only if someone else mentions it. I can deal with the noise for the extra power!

BTW: I'm 36, and people just get out of my way, when I'm going to work!

97CLgenius

DO NOT PUT ANYTHING IN THE INTAKE TUBE!!!!!!! Like you mentioned, you do not want any type of foreign object getting sucked into the throttle body. Is it a generic intake or a brand name? You may want to try a different filter cone.

Nugs3

I have a AEM CAI and it makes the same sound........it's normal learn to deal with it! I think it sound cool!

Limmerz

Yup....you got to live with the sound....i like it personally.

moforose3.0

I dont like the whistle, but I love the growl

VXCL

i dont have a 3.o but i can tell u my aem cai is great. now loud whislte for me. but the exhuast screams w/ vtec. god i love that shit

30CLstyle

I have noticed there are certain cone filters that wont make as much noise, ACP had a plain jane cone filter that it pretty quite on our cars, just a thought if you didnt want the sound, I personally like it but..

f0de

don't get a CAI.. that'll fix the wistle

moforose3.0

my car whistled with my short ram on it also. Its just the aftermarket intakes that do it, its doesnt matter what it is.

Luckyax2

is it normal for the engine to make a sound too? Cause when i had my hood up I heard two new sounds, one from the intake and one from the engine. Also does an intake void the warranty?

dustbuster4

Your intake won't void the warranty. You'll hear a consistent sucking of air, plus once your moving, you'll hear a whining noise at time. Once you hit VTEC, you'll hear a grumbling roar!!!

Luckyax2

Yeah the VTEC sounds awesome! I dont have my muffler on yet and it sounds GREAT

99CL

that sound is normal. I fingured out a way, so that i won't be able to hear it. ANd that is, turning up my system and bumpin it. and that fixes everything, from that high pitch sound to road noise.

The0FaLLen0

lol ya my intake is the same way whistling and roaring its fun but ya when i dont wanna hear it i just bump the system : ) best way to fix the problem

Chinisimo

well, at least the noob is using the search function

viperkv

why are you going to put something in it to restrict the air flow. loss of power man. if you really dont like the noise i say put your stock intake back on. more air = more power, colder air = even more power. stickers = super power :P

Chinisimo

i think he probably have solved his issue a couple of years ago. :P

viperkv

didnt see the date on it. thanx Chinisimo.

JLai

Is there a way to stop noobs from doing stupid shit like this?

On a side note: 3.0 + AEM CAI = no whistle for me. I've installed 3 different CAIs on CLs including a CL-S and all come out perfect. No humming, no whistling.

nicholbr

thats weird....i've installed a CAI on my integra and a short ram (both AEM) on my CL and have the whistling sound on both...i wonder what, if anything you did differently than everyone else with your install...?

rEmixnZZa

yes how do you install without the whistling sound?? mine has had it for a year now...i'm used to it and all but just wondering

JLai

Thats the thing...I dunno. But I've done more than a few intake installs. Everything from our CLs to 1.8Ts. Cold air and Short ram. Never had one whistle on me before. I did hear "Perfecto's" (?) short ram at a meet and it hummed like a mother fucker. Mine was nothing like that at all. Dunno what I did differently. Then again...My car's shift point is at 6800 to 7000. So maybe my car is different?

rEmixnZZa

why does your car shift so high?

JLai

Another question I dunno the answer to.