Loud Whistle from ebay cai

98mustang · August 13th, 2005, 04:38 PM

I bought a cai from ebay and the sent me a 99-01 kit instead of a 96-98 kit! I put it on my car and when i would drive it would whistle extreamly loud! Even louder when the A/C was on! The weird thing was that it didnt do it in park that bad! I could even feel a strange vibration in the pedal as i let off the gas? it was really weird! So, i took the cai off and plan on buying another from mustang tuning i hope it dosnt do that again! Anybody know why it would do this?

Bossman351 · August 13th, 2005, 04:44 PM

I couldnt tell you without being able to listen to it but a CAI does whistle. Its because there is less restriction and the air flows better. Any CAI is going to whistle a little bit. As for the vibration, I couldnt tell you.

Bossman351 · August 13th, 2005, 04:48 PM

Now that I think about it, if the CAIs intake tube is metal and it is not insulated where it mounts to the fender, It will transfer engine vibrations through the throttle body and you could more than likely be able to feel these vibrations through the throttle cable and into the pedal.

98mustang · August 13th, 2005, 04:50 PM

Yea i had Atlantic look at it before i moved away and he agreed with me that it was way to loud of a whistle, i knew it would whistle but this was sooooo loud it was obnoxious!

AtlanticBlue99 · August 13th, 2005, 04:54 PM

it was louder than his A/C lol. i can only hear my cai over my exhaust when i shift.

Bossman351 · August 13th, 2005, 04:56 PM

Is it using the el cheapo filter element? That could be part of it too. I would almost bet money that the tube has nothing to do with it. A K&N filter might help and you can get one at the local AutoZone. Yeah, the cheaper one is cotton just like the K&N but it may not have the restriction that a K&N would and it wouldnt silence the same way.

sAJ1420 · August 14th, 2005, 01:07 PM

:homo those autozone filters can really make some wierd ass noises, and they dont have very good air flow either

Casper98GT · August 14th, 2005, 04:21 PM

WELL... the 99+ are different than the 96-98's. I have the same BBK set-up on my car. NO WHISTLE. It was on a 02 and i took it off and swapped. I dont wanna sound like a dick, but did you install it correctly? Maybe something rubbing or hitting like Boss said, may be rubbing and causing a vibration.

98mustang · August 14th, 2005, 07:47 PM

yea im totaly sure that it was on right but see we had to fabricate it to fit a 98 since it was for a 99 and on a 98 the TB is parallel to the side wall, in a 99 the TB has about a 45 bend in it. I had to fab up a rubber piece from home depot to make it fit. Also the pcv hose is located in a entirely dif spot on the 99 so i had to get a longer piece of hose to make it reach up there. Its pretty hard to screw up putting a cold air intake on! I know it sounds bizzar but ask Atlanticblue it was the strangest noise!

98mustang · August 14th, 2005, 07:49 PM

yours is also a gt mine is a v6 and the Tb is located diff and the 99-04 gt is closer to the same design than i 98 v6 and a 99 v6.

AtlanticBlue99 · August 14th, 2005, 08:11 PM

andrew, was it rubbing against the ac at all? if it was... well, make sure it wasnt.

Bossman351 · August 14th, 2005, 09:37 PM

Best advice I can give here is to see if you can send ir back and trade it for one that is made for your year model. You shouldnt have to fab on something that is supposed to fit from the factory. At least not as extensively as you say you had to with this one.

AtlanticBlue99 · August 14th, 2005, 09:53 PM

he bought it ebay with money order, no return. sorry to hear about your bad experience with ebay man. i guess this is good reason to get densecharger?

sAJ1420 · August 15th, 2005, 01:03 AM

i say e-mail the seller and tell him it was his fault that he sent you the wrong one or that he didnt make it clear in the description what year it was for. he has to return your money and you would send him back the cai, its a rule on e-bay that if the item is different from description blah blah you can return it

JRuckas · August 15th, 2005, 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by 98mustang

I bought a cai from ebay

i am not trying to be a smart ass, but that is your problem!

AtlanticBlue99 · August 15th, 2005, 07:02 AM

he told me the description said like 96-01 or something obviously wrong. he emailed the seller and the seller guaranteed it would work on a 98. funny thing is, i went over to help him put it on after he had problems and it was the same one i have on my car, just black.

mustangsweethrt00 · August 15th, 2005, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by WHT00GT

Originally Posted by 98mustang

I bought a cai from ebay

i am not trying to be a smart ass, but that is your problem!

Hey now, I bought one off Ebay and it works fine.

I've heard bad things about certain Ebay ones, and good things about others. I went with a Bomz Racing CAI and installed it myself, never had problems.

I can hear it, especially when I start her up, but I don't have any loud sounds or vibrations.

98mustang · August 15th, 2005, 09:34 PM

I emailed this seller and he said no returns all sales are final and sent me this page that has it all in writing but thats besides the point the origanl question for this thread was dose anyone know why it would happen i thought that was one of the parts of this forum helpin each other out and not being a smartass about somthing when i wask a question!

AtlanticBlue99 · August 15th, 2005, 09:39 PM

i bet it was rubbing your AC and you had a vaccuum leak somewhere along the pipes even though you thoroughly checked for leaks. sorry you had a bad ebay experience, but move on and get a densecharger/ tunable induction for your yr

2000Si · August 15th, 2005, 09:56 PM

It's all normal. with the radio down my CAI whistles at high RPMs. If it wasn't for the sound of the MaD TyTe VTEC!!!! That's all I'd hear.

CAIs make great sound.

August 13th, 2005, 04:38 PM	#1
98mustang Regular 1998 Mustang 3.8L Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Statesboro/Augusta GA. Posts: 229	Loud Whistle from ebay cai I bought a cai from ebay and the sent me a 99-01 kit instead of a 96-98 kit! I put it on my car and when i would drive it would whistle extreamly loud! Even louder when the A/C was on! The weird thing was that it didnt do it in park that bad! I could even feel a strange vibration in the pedal as i let off the gas? it was really weird! So, i took the cai off and plan on buying another from mustang tuning i hope it dosnt do that again! Anybody know why it would do this?

August 13th, 2005, 04:44 PM	#2
Bossman351 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: On the trailer.......broke. Posts: 1,261	I couldnt tell you without being able to listen to it but a CAI does whistle. Its because there is less restriction and the air flows better. Any CAI is going to whistle a little bit. As for the vibration, I couldnt tell you. __________________ http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...ic137.html.jpg

August 13th, 2005, 04:48 PM	#3
Bossman351 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: On the trailer.......broke. Posts: 1,261	Now that I think about it, if the CAIs intake tube is metal and it is not insulated where it mounts to the fender, It will transfer engine vibrations through the throttle body and you could more than likely be able to feel these vibrations through the throttle cable and into the pedal. __________________ http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...ic137.html.jpg

August 13th, 2005, 04:54 PM	#5
AtlanticBlue99 Modded Autos Site Mod 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Evans, GA/Athens, GA Posts: 7,249	it was louder than his A/C lol. i can only hear my cai over my exhaust when i shift. __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

August 13th, 2005, 04:56 PM	#6
Bossman351 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: On the trailer.......broke. Posts: 1,261	Is it using the el cheapo filter element? That could be part of it too. I would almost bet money that the tube has nothing to do with it. A K&N filter might help and you can get one at the local AutoZone. Yeah, the cheaper one is cotton just like the K&N but it may not have the restriction that a K&N would and it wouldnt silence the same way. __________________ http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...ic137.html.jpg

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August 13th, 2005, 04:50 PM	#4
98mustang Regular 1998 Mustang 3.8L Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Statesboro/Augusta GA. Posts: 229	Yea i had Atlantic look at it before i moved away and he agreed with me that it was way to loud of a whistle, i knew it would whistle but this was sooooo loud it was obnoxious!

August 14th, 2005, 01:07 PM	#7
sAJ1420 Moderator 2000 Audi S4 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: MA Posts: 1,332	:homo those autozone filters can really make some wierd ass noises, and they dont have very good air flow either

August 14th, 2005, 07:47 PM	#9
98mustang Regular 1998 Mustang 3.8L Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Statesboro/Augusta GA. Posts: 229	yea im totaly sure that it was on right but see we had to fabricate it to fit a 98 since it was for a 99 and on a 98 the TB is parallel to the side wall, in a 99 the TB has about a 45 bend in it. I had to fab up a rubber piece from home depot to make it fit. Also the pcv hose is located in a entirely dif spot on the 99 so i had to get a longer piece of hose to make it reach up there. Its pretty hard to screw up putting a cold air intake on! I know it sounds bizzar but ask Atlanticblue it was the strangest noise!

August 14th, 2005, 07:49 PM	#10
98mustang Regular 1998 Mustang 3.8L Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Statesboro/Augusta GA. Posts: 229	yours is also a gt mine is a v6 and the Tb is located diff and the 99-04 gt is closer to the same design than i 98 v6 and a 99 v6.

August 14th, 2005, 08:11 PM	#11
AtlanticBlue99 Modded Autos Site Mod 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Evans, GA/Athens, GA Posts: 7,249	andrew, was it rubbing against the ac at all? if it was... well, make sure it wasnt. __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

August 14th, 2005, 09:37 PM	#12
Bossman351 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: On the trailer.......broke. Posts: 1,261	Best advice I can give here is to see if you can send ir back and trade it for one that is made for your year model. You shouldnt have to fab on something that is supposed to fit from the factory. At least not as extensively as you say you had to with this one. __________________ http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...ic137.html.jpg

August 14th, 2005, 09:53 PM	#13
AtlanticBlue99 Modded Autos Site Mod 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Evans, GA/Athens, GA Posts: 7,249	he bought it ebay with money order, no return. sorry to hear about your bad experience with ebay man. i guess this is good reason to get densecharger? __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

August 15th, 2005, 01:03 AM	#14
sAJ1420 Moderator 2000 Audi S4 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: MA Posts: 1,332	i say e-mail the seller and tell him it was his fault that he sent you the wrong one or that he didnt make it clear in the description what year it was for. he has to return your money and you would send him back the cai, its a rule on e-bay that if the item is different from description blah blah you can return it

August 15th, 2005, 07:02 AM	#16
AtlanticBlue99 Modded Autos Site Mod 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Evans, GA/Athens, GA Posts: 7,249	he told me the description said like 96-01 or something obviously wrong. he emailed the seller and the seller guaranteed it would work on a 98. funny thing is, i went over to help him put it on after he had problems and it was the same one i have on my car, just black. __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

August 15th, 2005, 09:34 PM	#18
98mustang Regular 1998 Mustang 3.8L Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Statesboro/Augusta GA. Posts: 229	I emailed this seller and he said no returns all sales are final and sent me this page that has it all in writing but thats besides the point the origanl question for this thread was dose anyone know why it would happen i thought that was one of the parts of this forum helpin each other out and not being a smartass about somthing when i wask a question!

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August 15th, 2005, 09:39 PM	#19
AtlanticBlue99 Modded Autos Site Mod 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Evans, GA/Athens, GA Posts: 7,249	i bet it was rubbing your AC and you had a vaccuum leak somewhere along the pipes even though you thoroughly checked for leaks. sorry you had a bad ebay experience, but move on and get a densecharger/ tunable induction for your yr __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

August 15th, 2005, 09:56 PM	#20
2000Si Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In my house. Posts: 995	It's all normal. with the radio down my CAI whistles at high RPMs. If it wasn't for the sound of the MaD TyTe VTEC!!!! That's all I'd hear. CAIs make great sound.