Help, car whines under acceleration?

[mdchaser]

During acceleration there is a whine coming from the car that increases with acceleration. Cornering seems to make it worse. The noise disappears almost immediately after I put the clutch in (it sounds like it's winding down for another half second or so then is completely gone) so I don't think it's the gears. Could it be the throw out bearing in the clutch? Any ideas?

Thanks.

[TheBeast]

might want to check under the hood and make sure there isn't a blower in there


sorry ok no more corny jokes

[mdchaser]

haha, don't I wish. If it gets any louder thats what it's going to sound like though.

[Dustin]

Is it a very loud whine or a more distant whine. It kind of sound like the power steering whine, but I don't know why it would stop when you push the clutch in....

[mdchaser]

I doubt it's a power steering problem. I had the pump replaced about 3k ago.

[bu-bye]

Is the fluid at the right level? Lack of will cause a whine. But if it goes away when you push in the clutch its something else.

[BigED]

Does it go away when your stereo is off?

[mdchaser]

Nope, it only goes away when the clutch is in... It's not the power steering pump, it's a different sound, a "smoother" whine.

[zlightning]

Hm could it be your rear end?

[mdchaser]

I doubt it for two reasons. First, though I had new gears installed recently they haven't made a bit of noise (this whine started a month or so after they were installed). Second, it goes away when the clutch is in, wouldn't gears whine all the time?

[hawgs]

maybe you have a mustang driver stuck under your hood... they whine a lot