Engine Whining when i give it gas

[kal el]

i dont know if this belongs here, if not please put it in the right spot!

when i start my car and give it some gas i get a high whine coming from the enginge, i checked the belts and everything seems to be fine.but when i get on the road i can hear it even more. anyone had this problem before? please help! it sounds like a supercharger when i get on it but i still know its wrong!

thanks!

[pgriffith]

I think my car makes that noise too. It doesnt sound like a supercharger but it does whine a little.

[fbird3800]

mine does the same thing. I think its normal.

[kal el]

yea ive had that i litte too but it was really loud, like them ghetto cars that roll down the street but now i went to check on it now and there was no sound but im still worried!?

[SCv6]

When I first bought my car it did the same thing (a loud high pitched whistle that sounded like a supercharger) and it turned out that I was missing a clip on my air box. This caused the engine to suck some air through the crack made by not having the clip and made the whistle. So I'd say check that (it should be obvious and cheep to fix if that's it). Hope this helps.
Jon

[greenasgrass]

did you happen to see a super charger under the hood? [img]graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]

[geisencam]

When I first got my camaro I heard that same sound, but it was not really a big sound. I don't even notice it any more, only if I drive are truck for a wile then go back to the camaro. :D

[Fireman]

i have this problem to it is at the point were as when i stomp the gas it sounds like it is super charged and every one will look at me trying to figure out what the noise is.if it really bothers u take a really long srew driver and while the engine is running put the screw driver on diffrent items like altenator,power stering pump,Ac pump ect and put your ear to the handle. The sound will travel and and u will hear what item is making the whining noise. i did mine that way and my power stearing pump is making the whining noise on my car. but it is not broke yet so no need for me to fix it yet. plus i think it funny when everone gauks and start rumour around town :D . might be one of the reasons no whants to race me even though could win. but they all really think i have a s/c in my car when i don't [img]graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]

[kal el]

i did do the free ram air mod, but i dont know if this would make that noise! but i just went to lunch and came back and when i got off the highway it stopped and it went back to just a tiny noise, just when i first brought it. ill try the screw driver thingy, but all of my clips are on the air lid.

any one else?

[sped214]

Could be your alternator. if a bearing goes out, it will cause it to whine. Just replaced mine because of that...

[kal el]

did you replace the whole thing? how much was your alternator?

[bu-bye]

you can get a new bearing for a few bucks if thats the problem. I had the same sound I think and it turned out to be a bad bearing on a pulley. Replaced bearing and sound was gone.

[sped214]

I replaced the whole alternator, as it had other issues as well. it was about $120. You can, as was stated earlier, get a rebuild kit, or have it rebuilt for considerably less...