Hi guys, new on here, joined for a friend who has no web access and has just bought an '04 wrx
Apparently it makes a rather loud whooshing/ whining sort of noise when he goes over 130, any ideas please??!!
( Before anyone else says it, I did tell him to just not go over 129mph!)

 

Its da sound of da poleese

Could be many things mechanical mate, ie gearbox, diff or even just wind noise ect ect

 

a big white car behind him with bright blue lights on the top

 

my guess is if he keeps that up the only noise he will hear is the plod or his big ends knocking.

 

its probablly his ******* lol

 

lower the tone

 

probably air rushing past the mirrors

fix? stick to the speed limit

 

Had similar noise out on a track at above 120. Cured by lowering and raising the passenger window. (rubber seals then seated properly)

 

I normally turn the radio up louder to drown it out. Could be something straight forward. The windscreen wipers or aerial at these speeds.

 

Door seals, the joys of having frameless doors.
Oh though i dont know how you got that on a rolling road

Tony

 

if your holding 130 for any length of time its probably your intercooler begging for air

 

had a similar noise with my 03 wrx at just under 130 on the long straight at bedford autodrome. Pretty sure it was the wind at that speed on something like the wing mirrors.

It seemed to do it consistently on that straight but not on the lower speed straights, say at about 100, with the noise slowly building at the top speed. I assumed that it was nothing bad!

 

On a more serious note there is the same problem on the Bugeye and it's all to do with the front grill. At that speed and some times lower, if you're going into a head/cross wind, the air gets between the grill and front body line and starts to oscillate which creates the noise, it some times mimics a horn. But it doesn't happen on all newage which would imply that it's a fitment problem.
Check that the grill is fitted properly and tight into the plastic retaining clips.
Not a lot you can do to stop it other than change the front of your car.
On the up side it goes away after 150mph.

 

i get a similar thing but its normally the wife saying slow the f-ck down

 

yes i get that noise to mate

 

I was told it was a few things, most likely the wing mirrors, first time I heard it I shat myself, as you could be mistaken for thinking it was a siren.

Yes it also goes away after 150ish.


PSML at the lowering and raising windows at 130MPH +

 

mice trying to decamp!

 

Be there done that, I took the mirrors off and it still done it

 

passenger side wing mirror. i had this problem to. hope this helps

 

What speed rating are your tyres?