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Old 03-18-2015 | 10:07 AM
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Haven't done anything.
It's at the shop having the aero-mirrors and rub strips painted.
Should have it back soon.
Gonna check the TPS and a few other things.
Needed a break anyway, it was getting very frustrating.

Maybe the intake leak was so bad, there was not enough of a pressure buildup to send the smoke out the small leaks. We may have the throw the smoke machine back on there if you continue to have issues.
Mike, I may take you up on that.
I'll let you know.
Old 10-25-2016 | 12:08 AM
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So what eventually solved your issue? I'm chasing a similar whistle combined with a significant miss at idle that smooths out around 2k rpm. This is after an intake powdercoat/refresh.
Old 10-25-2016 | 08:32 AM
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It was a vacuum leak.
I ended up running a smoke test on it.
It turned out to be several small leaks from driver side intake gasket.
Had some gaskets special made....the whistle stopped.
Hasn't whistled since....knock wood.

Old 10-25-2016 | 11:24 AM
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For my issue, the Powdercoating of the intake runners had warped the flanges that mate to the intake ports of the head, so I had to remove the intake & put the runners on a belt sander to re-flatten. One was so bad you could see light under it & it failed the vacuum/smoke test.
Old 10-25-2016 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by MarkRobinson
For my issue, the Powdercoating of the intake runners had warped the flanges that mate to the intake ports of the head, so I had to remove the intake & put the runners on a belt sander to re-flatten. One was so bad you could see light under it & it failed the vacuum/smoke test.
Had one do exactly this a few weeks back. Took a good amount of time to get the mating surfaces flush so they would seal with the factory gaskets.
Old 10-25-2016 | 11:44 AM
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Exactly Sean. Exactly. My warp was at Runners 3 & 4 (#4). Used a Firework punk to find the leak, verified it with light as well: no wonder that sucker whistled so loudly!
Old 10-25-2016 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by MarkRobinson
Exactly Sean. Exactly. My warp was at Runners 3 & 4 (#4). Used a Firework punk to find the leak, verified it with light as well: no wonder that sucker whistled so loudly!
I pressurize the intake and listen for the air with a mechanics stethoscope. If it holds pressure for a bit of time then it's good. If not, well ya leaking.



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