Cold Air Intake Whistling

nmordecai99LS

New Member
What's up club integra members?

Last year I bought a 99 LS coupe, and now that I'm out of school and I have a job I'm looking to start putting some more power into the car. I'm probably just going to stay with the motor instead of a turbo upgrade dispite what some critics might say.

Anyway, 2 weeks ago I had a AEM cold air intake installed and I can already feel and hear a difference in the car which is great. But what I'm unsure about is that there seems to be this whistling comeing from the right side of the car where the intake is. It goes beyond the intial sound that you hear as the intake is pulling in air when you accelerate. It seems to occur when you press the pedal down only slightly and not to the floor as if you were accelerating on a highway. I have checked and rechecked to make sure that all hoses and/or connections are tight, and I have a feeling that the reason there is this whistling is the intake cone's close proximity to the bumper and what not.

I've never had a cold air intake before, so is this the norm or is there something that can be done about it.

P.S. sorry for the long description, but I just thought I would be thorough.
 

CHILD

all day all JDM
its just because of the intake. All intakes do it, depending on the size and location of the intake plus the amount of pressure on the accelerator is what makes the difference in sound. Nothing is wrong.

here's a metaphor that'll teach ya.

think about when you whistle (if you can)......you softly blow and you get the sound, but when you blow hard you only hear it really shortly and then its a bunch of air....its basically the same thing with the car
 

CHILD

all day all JDM
no problem man....anything you need ask away....there's a ton of knowledgeable people on club Integra
 


TegSox

Super Duper Moderator
The whistling sound is normal. I used to have the AEM CAI in my GSR and it did the same thing yours is doing.
Pretty nice increase in power though, huh? I was so happy with the added power and throttle response that intake gave me. It got me hooked on doing more mods.
 

IntegraBoi

New Member
besides the regular whistling sound it already makes, the extra sound might be a little hole or a crack somewhere in the intake. why would u all motor a Ls engine...ls are good for turbo...u should turbo. or supercharge
 

CHILD

all day all JDM
you can still go all motor with a LS and make good power. Look into Crower. you can completely rebuild for high compression around 12:1 and higher. They offer everything you need too
 


IntegrasAreBest

Honda / Acura Fanatic
damn child you know your shit man, i thought i was all cool cuz i was gonna go crower and go high compression on my gs. lol are you a honda tech or something?
 

CHILD

all day all JDM
hahaha....i pretend to be in "my world" but I spend most of my non-tuning time reading and learning about Honda and the aftermarket
 

CHILD

all day all JDM
no doubt ask away. I really like it when i get a question i dont know.... Im one of those expand your knowledge guys lol
 

GSROWNSU

New Member
CHILD said:
no doubt ask away. I really like it when i get a question i dont know.... Im one of those expand your knowledge guys lol
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yea same here you really know ur shit man. I swear everytime i come on this site i learn something new every day.
 

CHILD

all day all JDM
DC2_Project said:
CAI do have a whistle but you might want to check your IM gasket and make sure its not leaking
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if that were leaking he would hear it a lot more than just slight throttle......you can't keep gaskets from making noise
 
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