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Hear Stock intake from the inside
Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 5:10 am
by Dans_03Vibe
its werid ever sence i cleaned out one of the a/c vents i hear a sucking sound i think its the intake or a piece of gum raper in the vent(my nephew but some in there before i Had it lol)
Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 5:11 am
by northvibe
i hear that in my engine compartment too....
Re: Hear Stock intake from the inside (Dans_03Vibe)
Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 9:16 am
by ColonelPanic
You can try to remove the cowl trim to gain access to the HVAC system's air intake and see if there is anything in there that may be making the noise.I've got a brief how-to of getting access to the HVAC stuff under the trim here:
http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=19575Maybe that will help...
Re: Hear Stock intake from the inside (ColonelPanic)
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 5:22 am
by nkaltso
I am having the same problem right about 60,000 miles. I Sell air induction systmes and noticed the problem during a bench marking excersise.There is a resonator that attacheds to the dirty side of the air box. it is rather long. it goes from the air box and coils to the front of the car were the inlet is next to the radiator. There is a rope type mesh over it. that is a resonator that quites the air going into the airbox. The problem is it is cloged.you have two options clean it out. (with the engine off) by hosing it off or. replacing it with a new $40 dirty air inlet form the dealer. but you need to take out the raditor hose battery and a fuse box to get to it.Good luck I hope that helps.I did not notice it untill someone pointed out to me.Nick
Re: Hear Stock intake from the inside (Dans_03Vibe)
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 10:52 am
by nkaltso
Is your vibe a manual trans.If it is let me know.Nick
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 2:34 pm
by Dans_03Vibe
auto/ latly i havent heard it sence i rehocked my a/c drain
Re: Hear Stock intake from the inside (nkaltso)
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 10:34 pm
by wyldejackyl
Quote, originally posted by nkaltso » but you need to take out the raditor hose battery and a fuse box to get to it.I don't think you need to take out all that stuff. I can't remember if I loosened or removed my fuse box but I don't think I did. I did have to remove the battery and tray. IIRC it's only one bolt that holds it to the body and puts the intake below the driver's side headlight. I removed this as well, since all it is is needless restriction. I know it took me less than half an hour, so if you want to delete it, go for it. I can't say performance has improved drastically, but the (removed)-dyno says my throttle response is a little bit better..maybe a hp or two, but I doubt it.