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woogy
- Oil Changer
i just installed my injen cai and after driving it with the windows down, i can hear a lot of hissing and it sounds niice. i know thats not an unusual noise for cai's but i just wanted to make sure it's normal for tC's to have that much hissing and that its not an air leak anywhere.
[#] Apr 09, 2007 10:57pm skunk
- Godlike Advisor
check the engine bay again...there could be a snake in there.
yes thats normal for a CAI...but it could also be a very bad exhaust leak
The Skunk tC
Fo shiggity my niggity
[#] Apr 09, 2007 11:01pm Web
- THE SHADOW
If it's like a whistling type sound when you give it some gas, then it's normal. The TB actually is designed to make that sort of sound. It's just the air passing the TB butterfly.
Complaining is futile when you supported the victory.
http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Apr 09, 2007 11:03pm woogy
- Oil Changer
lol ive been checkin up on it and so far no snakes rimjay 
and the everything else on the car is stock and workin fine so i guess that rules out the exhaust leak. phew. as for the sound itself, it's high pitched like a high whistle as Web said. my friends told me its normal and i figured as much but i just wanted to check with u guys just to make sure 
[#] Apr 09, 2007 11:12pm TongMan
- Master Mechanic
that is the sound of the CAI...it's supposed to make that sound...i think it's more of a sucking sound from the tube at the filter.
TRD Supercharged Release Series 2.0 tC
[#] Apr 09, 2007 11:13pm Web
- THE SHADOW
Yup, the whistle is the tC whistling at all the cars its passing 
.....I like to think that or if it's whistling at me.
Complaining is futile when you supported the victory.
http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Apr 09, 2007 11:14pm woogy
- Oil Changer
lol. im just glad its normal cause ive never heard so much of it on my friends' cars' intakes. but boy does it sound good! love it 
[#] Apr 09, 2007 11:20pm Vicious
- El Chupacabra
The hissing is coming from your hamster. Chances are that it doesn't like all the increased air flow going into the engine and it's hissing at you :o
The Thread Killah
[#] Apr 09, 2007 11:47pm Mayo
- The Guru
So its not a fluke thing right? will Injen CAIs will have this wistling? I hope so.
Oh, and this should be in intakes right?
"gonna wash my car before i take a nap.. can't rest well knowing i've got the entire cast of A Bug's Life on my bumper" - Vicious
-- Want to post a "For Sale" thread? Check out the rules first.[#] Apr 09, 2007 11:51pm ChInO_TrD
- Detailer
so the hissing is a hamster, a snake, and people wistling at the car.... wow... lol....
Anyone can buy a fast car, but its the people who build a fast car that are truly the winners.[#] Apr 09, 2007 11:53pm Vicious
- El Chupacabra
Lol, thanks Mayo. Moved to Intakes. Ka-chow!
The Thread Killah
[#] Apr 10, 2007 12:00am andino
- Godlike Advisor
it's normal...and awesome 
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Have a question and no one is willing to help? Shoot me a PM or hit me up on AIM.[#] Apr 10, 2007 12:59am MrScion07
- Godlike Advisor
i get a sound on my injen intake it almost sounds like a leaf stuck on the filter and when it sucks in the air its flapping and kinda sounds hahaha like a wet fart...
[#] Apr 10, 2007 01:53pm Web
- THE SHADOW
- MrScion07 wrote:
- i get a sound on my injen intake it almost sounds like a leaf stuck on the filter and when it sucks in the air its flapping and kinda sounds hahaha like a wet fart...
hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahhahahha
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http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Apr 10, 2007 01:56pm MrScion07
- Godlike Advisor
can i get the the air filter without takin the front bumper off? i never really looked befor
[#] Apr 10, 2007 01:59pm Web
- THE SHADOW
- MrScion07 wrote:
- can i get the the air filter without takin the front bumper off? i never really looked befor
No need to take the bumper off, just take the splash guard off on the driver's side with the tire.
Complaining is futile when you supported the victory.
http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Apr 10, 2007 02:00pm Vicious
- El Chupacabra
I find taking the bumper off to be less of a hassle than just taking the splash guard off :o
The Thread Killah
[#] Apr 10, 2007 02:00pm exiled622
- Scion Guru
just getting that last pipe through that little gap by the fender is the hardest part... but you dont need to take off the bumper
[#] Apr 10, 2007 02:06pm Vicious
- El Chupacabra
You need to take the bumper off to screw in the CAI pipe to the body. But yea, the CAI pipe is a bitch to slide into the fender.
The Thread Killah
[#] Apr 10, 2007 02:19pm Web
- THE SHADOW
- Vicious wrote:
- You need to take the bumper off to screw in the CAI pipe to the body. But yea, the CAI pipe is a bitch to slide into the fender.
No you don't. I didn't have to with my K&N or the Injen I installed. Just pop the 3 plastic pins off the driver's side corner bumper along with the splash guard and that's plenty of room...try it when you clean the filter.
No need for the extra work of taking the whole thing off.
Complaining is futile when you supported the victory.
http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Apr 10, 2007 02:20pm Vicious
- El Chupacabra
Hmm.. I guess it's been a while since I installed my CAI :o
The Thread Killah
[#] Apr 10, 2007 02:22pm Web
- THE SHADOW
- Vicious wrote:
- Hmm.. I guess it's been a while since I installed my CAI :o
Yeah, i'm at 35953 and haven't cleaned it yet. Will do that when I get my exhaust paint and take the heat wrap off to paint the intake pipe along with the header and exhaust.
Complaining is futile when you supported the victory.
http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Apr 10, 2007 02:23pm aDelcoTc
- Scion Guru
- rimjay wrote:
- check the engine bay again...there could be a snake in there.
believe it or not, i've seen it happen. theres a pic of it online, a big ass snake got wrapped up in some belts and mashed up..
haha, but, seriously doubt u got a snake in there. i would bet your connection/flange at the tb is loose. seeing as how that is closest to the manifold and has the greatest vaccuum pressure, that could account for why you are hearing a hissing sound.
unfortuately, you're the only one who can actually inspect your engine bay to find out for sure... good luck.
Scion tc: Its essentially a 2 door Camry that spins up the tires quicker.....[#] Apr 10, 2007 04:14pm
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