It's more than likely just the normal "whistle" of an open air setup. It's
particularly noisy on cold mornings. It kinda sounds like a blower under the
hood!........sweeeet!
It does take awhile to get used to though.
"psychonaut"
"Bernd D. Ratsch" wrote:
> You sure it isn't the noise from the FABM. A buddy of mine did this
> conversion on his '98 Dak (5.2l) and the thing whistles and groans at half
> throttle. (Kinda annoying.)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Doug Myers
> > Sent: Monday, March 01, 1999 12:39 AM
> > To: Dakota Mailing List
> > Subject: DML: 10" FABM installed
> >
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I just installed the 10" FABM today. I used the Edelbrock 1208 air
> > cleaner and made my own "s-bolt", but since no one had the 10x2.5" K&N in
> > stock, I'm using the 2" paper element that came with the
> > edelbrock for now.
> > I should have the K&N sometime this week.
> >
> > After I installed the unit, I noticed that the truck started up much
> > faster... almost instantly. It also revved alot quicker in neutral. It
> > responds noticeably better at taking off, and doesn't seem to run
> > out of air
> > as quickly as before (1st gear lasts longer now). I'm very pleased so far,
> > and expect to be even more pleased once I get the K&N installed.
> >
> > One thing that kind of concerns me though, is that when I'm
> > accelerating
> > somewhat hard, after I shift from 2nd to 3rd I hear an almost
> > squealing type
> > sound, almost like my clutch is slipping or something similar that wasnt
> > there with the stock air box. I know that the FABM is noisy, and that you
> > should hear a 'whistle' sound, but is the sound I'm hearing normal?... It
> > only does it in 3rd gear.
> >
> > Doug
> > '99 Dakota RC Sport 5.2L/5-speed/3.92SG w/10" FABM
> >
> >
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