Just got a LS1 Trans Am (Couple of questions)
08-10-2009, 09:26 PM
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Just got a LS1 Trans Am (Couple of questions) HI,
I just bought a 2000 Trans Am. I just had a couple of questions. First, is the exhaust near the front of the car supposed to hang so low? It scrapes the exhaust when I go over the speed bumps in my apartment complex. Second, is there supposed to be a 'whistling' sound when I accelerate and also while at cruising speed? Thanks for any assistance!
I just bought a 2000 Trans Am. I just had a couple of questions. First, is the exhaust near the front of the car supposed to hang so low? It scrapes the exhaust when I go over the speed bumps in my apartment complex. Second, is there supposed to be a 'whistling' sound when I accelerate and also while at cruising speed? Thanks for any assistance!
08-11-2009, 12:02 AM
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Yeah. Cute. It's cool to make the joke, but its even cooler to come clean on it. The gentleman asked a question. If you're not going to help him answer that question, then don't post. I'm not trying to sound like a babysitter. I'm just saying that I ask questions on this site too. When I do, I would like to get an honest answer, so I can solve whatever problem I have at the time. That is what I expect, and the O.P. should be able to expect the same. Any bullshit answers just get in the way.
There were never any 4th Gen F-body's with a factory installed supercharger. So that is not your whistling. But I have noticed a whine on my car ever since I installed my longtubes and they definitely hang lower than the factory exhaust. I can't say I've ever scraped my exhaust when it was factory or since the upgrade, but unless you're doing alot of Off-Roading with your T/A it isn't that simple to scrape with the factory pipes. You may have some LT's that were installed prior to your ownership and that may explain your whistle as well. Guess I can't say for sure. Do you have any underbody and/or under the hood pictures you could post, so we could take a look at what we're dealing with?
There were never any 4th Gen F-body's with a factory installed supercharger. So that is not your whistling. But I have noticed a whine on my car ever since I installed my longtubes and they definitely hang lower than the factory exhaust. I can't say I've ever scraped my exhaust when it was factory or since the upgrade, but unless you're doing alot of Off-Roading with your T/A it isn't that simple to scrape with the factory pipes. You may have some LT's that were installed prior to your ownership and that may explain your whistle as well. Guess I can't say for sure. Do you have any underbody and/or under the hood pictures you could post, so we could take a look at what we're dealing with?
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08-11-2009, 12:19 AM
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Just to throw in my 2cents. The whistling could very possibly be an exhaust leak due to the fact that your headers are being "hit" quite frequently. I would atleast take a look at that.
08-11-2009, 10:57 AM
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Thanks for the replies guys. I'm going to have a Borla cat-back put on in a week or two and have them check it out. I'll try to post some pics later of the current exhaust.
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Does this whistling sound arise when you are at a dead stop? Is your car an A4 or an M6? If you're an M6 and you experience this whine/whistle with your car in gear ONLY, then you could have some bad synchros in your transmission. My car does it in 4th and 6th on occasion. If you're an A4 guy...your torque converter maybe?! I don't know much about the automatics.
As far as your exhaust scraping...without pictures to help us out...I don't no.
As far as your exhaust scraping...without pictures to help us out...I don't no.
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haha well i do have to say the jokes bout the supercharger were pretty funny, i giggled, any regular would get it lol but i understand he is a newb. but mine whines in 5th and 6th and i just thought it was only because they were overdrive. but the real whistle is when i get it at its best! 5500 RPM and slam through the gears 
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