Can anyone give me an idea why my 80 has always whistled through the exhaust under medium throttle or greater? (I have already inspected the catylitic convertors. I saw unobstructed light through both of them.)
80 Whistles... why?!
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They all make the noise due to design of exhaust - it's normal.
Check your advanced search function under "exhaust whistle' and 80 series threads and you will see several long discussions about it.
Check your advanced search function under "exhaust whistle' and 80 series threads and you will see several long discussions about it.
I've wondered about the whistle too. My 96' had a faint exhaust whistle and for some odd reason I decided to remove the tail resonator. The thing had contacted some rocks and was a bit beat up. The exhaust definitely whistles now although its not as annoying as it was several months ago. What's different in the exhaust resonance from a 2F? You can throw any old exhaust on a 2F and it never whistles. On a 1FZ it seems really touchy - has to be just the right setup not to whistle. And what's with the intake resonator tucked in the front fender? Does the truck breath better with it in place? Is it just to knock down some noise?
yeah they all do it, X2 on it sounding a little bit like the cool guys with the turbos...one can dream
Mine does it, I tell them its the turbo that comes on when I hit the PWR button.
interestingly, I just replaced my blown/rusted our stock exhaust (muffler and tailpipe parts specifically) with brand new OEM parts from Cdan and that whistle has gone away completely.
but I still can't tell you what causes it...
but I still can't tell you what causes it...
i can't believe this hasn't been posted yet:
That made my day. "its like Waoo Woooaa!!!!"
Its jus fo decoration man, its jus fo decoration!
Try the gasket between the cats. That's where mine comes from. The mechanic found it and asked if I wanted it fixed. I verified. Yup, that's it. I told him I liked it like that.
In case you missed it, 80s whistle, unless you drive like a 
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In case you missed it, 80s whistle, unless you drive like a
I disagree - Mine has never whistled in 15 years and it hasn't been driven like a
either, so don't go there!Is the tip of the exhaust bent or has it been cut off? That little notch on the bottom of the end of the exhaust pipe has a purpose - to eliminate (and it sounds like for some of you) mitigate whistling.
Hanna used to (don't know if he still does) cut the very end off for the install of his rear bumper and that caused a whistle to occur.
I disagree - Mine has never whistled in 15 years and it hasn't been driven like a
Is the tip of the exhaust bent or has it been cut off? That little notch on the bottom of the end of the exhaust pipe has a purpose - to eliminate (and it sounds like for some of you) mitigate whistling.
Hanna used to (don't know if he still does) cut the very end off for the install of his rear bumper and that caused a whistle to occur.
You are an unusual case, my friend, both of mine whistled. Any of the 80s I've been around with stock exhaust do the same.
