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Alright, so I installed AIRTEC Stage 2 induction kit. I took it out for a skoot and I noticed once I put my foot down there was a whistle coming from the passenger side...

I am completely lost on why its making this weird sound and would appreciate any help or suggestions!

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Is it under hard acceleration or normal driving? I've heard some induction kits that are designed to whistle as the turbo spools up


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I talked to a local mechanic about this issue ive been getting, and hes said it's probably just the air filter itself making the whistle, apparently it common in a K&N Airfilter which sucks!

Especially if I remap it, I don't want it to sound even louder... if thats the case I will buy the K&N panel filter (stupidly) and put it in the stock airbox which might get rid of the whistle, but will reduce the induction noise which is what I would like to have...

 

Decisions :unsure:

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It's probably just turbo whistle, the original airbox is designed to dampen all noise...both induction and turbo...with a big impellor blocking the inlet you'll never get the nice induction noise that an NA petrol gives but will get an annoying whistle.  I bet it'll make the same noise if you remove the filter completely, don't drive it like that though lol.    

K&N panel filter makes absolutely no difference though, the restriction is the intake piping, not the paper filter.  I've been daft enough to buy various panel filters, they don't make a difference to power or noise over a clean paper filter.

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Alright dude, thanks for giving me your opinion and saving me money! I'll deal with it and not drive like that 😉 But thanks again dude!

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