High speed whistle-(WTF)

[MSP-4-ME]

I just took a road trip in my MSP where I was able to really open her up and around 100mph I started hearing this strange whistling sound coming from the front of the car. When I dropped back down to around 85mph it went away but as soon as I got back up to speed it came back.
(dunno)Anyone have any idea what it might be??? :wtf:
At first I thought it was the windshield wiper arm but I don't think so.

 

[KyRaceFan]

sounds like air rushing over the car....

who cares?

 

[Aaron]

I get that exact same noise. I know what you are talking about but have no idea what the hell it is. I don't remember this noise when I first got the car. but now everytime I hear it..

 

[Moeed]

Take the whistle tip off your exhaust!

EDIT: seriously though, its prolly air rushing over the car, make sure you weatherstriping around the door is down all the way.

100 mph you will hear weird noises.

 

[jersey_emt]

the whistles go (woowoo)

Nah, like others said, it's most likely air turbulence. Don't bother going to the dealer with that problem...they can't drive over the speed limit, and such cannot recreate a problem like that.

 

[Brian MP5T]

Could be the turbo spooling to maintain that speed with all the drag that the car would experience. Do you have a boost guage? If so, are you still in Vac?

 

[Togan]

must be air rushing over ur car.. i get that too

 

[Brian MP5T]

Awww, Take the car back, It must be broken...

J/K

 

[MSP-4-ME]

I remember hearing something about a TSB about wind noise for earlier Protege from the Windshield molding. Does anyone know that TSB?

 

[KyRaceFan]

i think you need to not drive 100mph.
Its not safe at all.

Problem solved.

 

[Puckpimp71]

I remember hearing something about a TSB about wind noise for earlier Protege from the Windshield molding. Does anyone know that TSB?

I read about that too... Maybe it was on that TSB sticky here... I dunno. 16 hours of straight work on 4 hours of sleep make me lazy.

 

[Damaga]

driving 100 mph not safe??? ah! what a joke...

 

[BlueMP5Dave]

My car does it at 80MPH it is just the windshield molding. Wish mine would wait till 100MPH to make that noise, cause I rarely ever make it the high.

 

[tiwing]

i think you need to not drive 100mph.
Its not safe at all.

Problem solved.

Occasionaly here the flow of traffic is 100mph (but usually more like 85-90) on a 6-7 lane highway. (140-160kph). Every morning on the way to work I hit 140 along with everyone else on the 401. Welcome to Toronto. Saying "don't drive 100" on those days is less safe than going with the flow IMO.

 

[tekkie]

yeah you have to drive fast here you will get ran into

try the detroit area those people are even more crazy

 

[Gbourdon]

Occasionaly here the flow of traffic is 100mph (but usually more like 85-90) on a 6-7 lane highway. (140-160kph). Every morning on the way to work I hit 140 along with everyone else on the 401. Welcome to Toronto. Saying "don't drive 100" on those days is less safe than going with the flow IMO.

Damn, my car wont pass 135 without cutting out. (scratch)

Going that fast you are running boost so you may be hearing the turbo spooling.

 

[slyydrr]

You aren't by chance running synthetic are you? I totally remember reading something about running synthetic, and hearing a slight whistle from the turbo (not it spooling up or anything, thats different). In fact, I can even hear it on my car at lower speeds if I tune out engine/exhaust/turbo spooling noises. Anyway, my guess is that at that speed, you're prolly still acellerating, allowing the turbo to still do its job, which might be your source of the whistle... because chances are, your turbo is already spooled up and you're already max-boosting, so all you have left is the whistle? Now this might be totally out there on a limb, and in fact, plain wrong, but I know I read it MULTIPLE times before...

 

[Gbourdon]

Running at like 100 I am usually around 0 in of vac. I'll hit a couple of pounds of boost and that is where the turbo sounds loudest.

 

[Rich03MSP]

dude the whistle is comin from the turbo spoolin up

 

[Heathen23]

dude the whistle is comin from the turbo spoolin up

Nah, it's the molding around the windshield. Do a search, all the pro's do it. I was looking at this just the other day when trying to resolve my noisy passenger side window area.