tonybooth

As I have got a few K miles on the clock, I thought I would 'open her up' so to speak. At an indicated 137 m.p.h. a very strange noise came from the engine. It sounded like a deep tone horn, but clearly it was no such thing. I backed off straight away. It has never done this before in any gear at any r.p.m.

Any ideas?

TONY

RB5SCOTT

It could have been wind noise Tony, did you have a window slightly open?

tonybooth

Windows were all closed, and it was not windy outside. Never heard a noise like it.

TONY

andym172

Sorry to state the obvious, but at that speed it could be tyre noise. What tyres do you have on the car?

I get the same type of sound when I brake from say 100 to 20kph in a shortish distance. I think it may be the fact that I have warped my discs, but I think it's probably tyre noise as well.

tonybooth

No defineately not tyre noise

Scooby_Killer

You can't thrash scooby engines too much!!! cos, they are made from chocolate and they melt down!!! LOL

tonybooth

If you have nothing sensible to add, please stay in the muppet forum or on the Skoda BBS or wherever.

TONY

Scooby_Killer

LOL

bug-eyed wonder

Can't say that i've experienced anything like this. Have had an indicated 143 on the clock and was amazed by how quiet it was over my previous MY00 which sounded like a door was missing! LOL Would suggest getting it looked at as mystery noises at these speeds can't be a good thing.

Apple

Tony

Did you get a loss of power with the noise or just the noise?

Could it be with the atmospheric conditions you were starting to choke the turbo (ram too much air into it so that it can't handle it)?

Chubbs

Tony have you got the down pipe fit yet,
did it come from that.

Steve

evo kid

not windy out side at 137 mph ?

tonybooth

Apple - I did not notice a lack of power. It was still accelerating. I built up the speed in 5th from 90 mph. I did not redline it in 4th first.

Chubbs - No downpipe yet. Still have not made my mind up

Evo Kid - LMAO I meant there was no excessive adverse wind.

TONY

Apple

howsabout something resonating in the wind - if there's no local air movement, you've effectively got a wind speed of 137mph?

which directions are the horn trumpets on the 01, are they or anything else in the airflow?

Apple

ps it wasn't the screams of passengers was it?

tonybooth

It is tough to describe beyond what I have already said, and I suppose anything is possible. It was a 'F*ck me I've broke it' sound. As for passengers - there wasn't any.

TONY

scoobyboy

there is a problem with some new 01my scoobs where it gives a resonating sound from about 3000 rpm upwards in each gear we have heard it is from the rear crossmember that the gearbox is bolted to and i.m are trying out modded crossmembers on a few cars to see if it cures the problem

LEE P

hiya Tony! funny you should bring this up! i know exactly what you mean, i had a go in a mates MY01 on sat, when i booted it in fourth it got to 6000 rpm 120 mph and that strange howl type horn noise came in, its the sort of noise that makes you back off immediately! so i did it again bang on 120mph 6000 it did it again, scary, this car was chipped so i wasnt sure if it was out to do with that. i didnt dare try 5th gear as it wasnt mine and that noise was worrying. when i got back my mate had noticed it, he reckons it wind noise through wiper blades? could be? it did come from around the bulkhead area or front of screen n/s. let me know if you suss i. cheers Lee

Scooby50WRX

My 01 WRX had this problem...At about to 190 km/h same sort of noise you described in the first post. The problem was coming from the front windshield which is not very well sealed on the car.
It's a known problem and a technical notice is edited by Subaru. After a little modification by my Subaru garage, all is OK !

Hunk

It's not a 'feature' on all MY01 cars. Never noticed it on my travels trough Germany. I did notice that at those speeds the tank is empty in one hour... wow... who cares about the noise, fix that hole

MyDreamCar

lol - i got bollocked into on here for saying id had 120mph out of my scoob racing a nissan 300zx - you were doing 20Mph more and get nothing but sympathy - thats so not fair!!!! - By the way - just how fast do u want to go??
And as for the Ford driver - come on Ford ruscort says it all!!!

RichieB

Tony....yes, I've had the same thing!!...I think its the same anyway...at 100mph or just over, I get a whine, high pitched like a finger around a wine glass making it sing.

I've told the dealer, but they have to take the car off me for a day to define it,.. and I havn't got round to it yet.

Does that sound like the same noise?

Cheers,

Rich

tonybooth

Lee P & Richie B - It sound like it could be the same noise.

MyDreamCar - You probably got flamed cos you were on a public road

TONY

The Zohan

Having seem 152mph (indicated) on my MY99 i would imagine the noise was an old shape Impreza passing you

I'll just get my (flamproof) coat.....

Paul

[This message has been edited by Paul Habgood (edited 24 September 2001).]

LEE P

LOL! you will need that coat too! Lee

wilf

You sure it wasnt the police car siren wailing behind you?

dteagles

I've had an indicated 150mph in my MY01 WRX (with PPP) but had noises whatsoever, in fact I was very suprised how quiet it was. I was of course on a private road at the time!

Darren.

PS, it wasn't maxed out, any idea how accurate the speedo's are on 01's?

DrEvil

I'm afraid this appears to be a feature on the MY'01, mine does it and so do the two demostrators at B&C (wagon & saloon).

Alex

dteagles

I had a TR6 a few years back, and at max speed/load you could actually see the fuel guage going down.

I think that makes the fuel consumption for the 01 to be approx 13 mpg at max speed! (assuming you used 50 litres and were actually doing 145 mph), that's not bad, I reckon that my Westie ysed to do about 8 mpg on a track day!

Darren.

LUCKY

Thanks Tony,
I posted a problem with high pitched whistle/horn noise about six weeks ago after having a detachable tow bar fitted to my MY01, to tow my race bike.
But had no responce, it happens at about 120mph and sounds if its coming from the middle of the scoob.
I'm gooding to get it check out next service, if I remember again.
The scoob has now completed 12500 miles and is running sweet as a nut, with the P1 18" fitted and scoobysport back box.

LEE P

Hiya lucky ! is yours green with gold wheels on? just wondered as i had a little run along with one that had em on. Lee