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Old 07-21-2006, 02:54 AM
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Default SC whines somthing terrible! is it broke?

ok, so it whined a little which i thought was normal.. then when i pulled into the garage, it was super hella loud.. and its commin from the SC.. is it going bad already? 16K.. bearings or somtihing id guess.. just curious as i dont want to drive it to the dealershipp.... and im anxious and cant wait till tommorow for an answer.. we got the big photo shoot in chi-town and i wanted to go.. guess snot..
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sound clip? i have a very faint whine..its not constant just briefly, and you could barely hear it over the rattling noise.
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Old 07-21-2006, 03:23 AM
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Heard a spun bearing berfore on a SC. If its loud chances are that is what happen. I hope you fix it bro, you should still have a warranty.... right??
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bought it used... not sure.... dizzam
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Sound like this??
http://video.tinypic.com/player.php?v=14myo1v

Who did you buy it from?
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hey zer0, was that the editted video made a lil while ago? if not, how and why does it sound like that?
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The vid is from Lundy..

You are hearing a messed up bearing on the shaft/pulley side, smashed perhaps...
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Old 07-21-2006, 05:39 AM
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in a garage the sound from the SC is a lot louder than normal.
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does the sound go away or get worse when you hit the gas?
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louder of course
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Old 07-22-2006, 10:58 PM
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Mine is crazy loud as well, but it still runs good and seems to be boosting fine. I still need to get the dyno done to make sure it is putting out the power it should be. Mine has sounded like this from day 1 of install though and the vehicle hasn't been thrashed. Probably only been under heavy acceslleration abou 5 times since it was installed about a month ago.
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Originally Posted by magyver
louder of course
im asking that because most people would say "it goes away when you hit the gas" because this s/c does make odd noises. Since you are saying that it gets louder "of course" then you have a bearing problem. Its going to boost fine ....it it gets ruined totally. Anyway - go get it looked at.
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Originally Posted by bdonscion
Mine is crazy loud as well, but it still runs good and seems to be boosting fine. I still need to get the dyno done to make sure it is putting out the power it should be. Mine has sounded like this from day 1 of install though and the vehicle hasn't been thrashed. Probably only been under heavy acceslleration abou 5 times since it was installed about a month ago.
does it sound like that sound clip? if not, how much louder is it? did frank say anything about it? hard to hear anything over a header+trd exhaust combo lol.
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i doubt it gets louder then the sound clip if im thinking of the one you are. Sounded like WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ...thing was crazy.
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