S/C INSTALLED!

by **krook** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 12:11 pm

okay, i FINALLY INSTALLED MY S/C!! everything is running fine. however......(uh-oh) i know there is supposed to be a slight whining noise from the s/c right?? but i keep hearing like a 'sputtering' type of noise when it's idling. it's not too loud, but it is noticible. what the hell could it be? other than that, it's boosts quite nicely!

FOR THOSE OF YOU CONSIDERING DOING THIS MOD YOURSELF

it's acutally not that bad. (yeah right) no...seriously, it only took me like 3 days to finish. :roll:

but that was only b/c i had to keep swinging by Sears to pick up tools i didn't have. all in all, it was a great learning experience, and even if you're not too mechanically inclined (like me) this job is still a medium level DIY.

by **happy_aggies** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 12:48 pm

Contrats!

the idling noise is normal as stated in the manual. :fadein:

by **Flipside909** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 12:53 pm

krooked Solara wrote: but i keep hearing like a 'sputtering' type of noise when it's idling.

That's normal.

by **Yanks0114** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 6:56 pm

The noise should be normal. For the first few hundred miles I even experience a noise at around 2000rpm but that has since ceased. Now the idleing noise stops at around 900rpm.

by **krook** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 9:02 pm

really? sputtering? heheh...kinda sounds like when you're sipping a drink and you reach the end of the drink, y'knowhadimean??? it's definitely gonna take some getting used to.

by **Yanks0114** » Wed Apr 30, 2003 1:01 pm

Thats exactly what it sounds like. I always though it sounded like fluid but you described it. It'll lessen over time as the SC breaks in and you'll get used to it

by **Flipside909** » Wed Apr 30, 2003 1:43 pm

krooked Solara wrote:really? sputtering? heheh...kinda sounds like when you're sipping a drink and you reach the end of the drink, y'knowhadimean??? it's definitely gonna take some getting used to.

That's normal. As your S/C ages...you will start hearing more chatter from the moving parts inside the s/c.

by **Guest** » Wed Apr 30, 2003 6:48 pm

How's the power? Are you running with 4psi or 5.5?

by **krook** » Thu May 01, 2003 12:16 am

4 psi with the stock pulley

by **JoeB** » Thu May 01, 2003 1:05 pm

krooked Solara, I know what you mean about the noise. I just got my S/C installed about 3 weeks ago. I had mine installed at Toyota from a guy that has done several of them. I'm not mechanically inclined enough to tackle a DIY on a project like that. Besides, I need the car to get me to work in the morning. When I first heard it, I had to ask too. I just didn't sound right. -Joe

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That gurgling noise...

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