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Lankysean · 09-24-2011, 06:52 PM

Anyone else notice a whine from their Z while in sport mode? I never noticed till today but it almost sounded like a super charger but it probably was from the IMA. Like I said it was the first time I heard it... Anyone else get this whine? And if not, should I be worried? It was a pretty sweet whine and I wish it was there all the time lol.

Scotty001 · 09-24-2011, 07:18 PM

Should hear it whenever you see the IMA assist light come on to varying degrees - depending on how hard you are pushing it. Nothing to worry about.. I - at times - hear it more in ECON - especially going up a hill.

artkozak1 · 09-24-2011, 07:24 PM

I hear it in sport mode also...I kind of like the sound it sounds like a remote controlled car.

...Ironically, the sound doesn't happen in my gf's CR-Z.

DerekS · 09-24-2011, 09:58 PM

I don't notice a whine, but I do notice a 'chuff' during shifts when I'm leaning on it a bit.

Lankysean · 09-24-2011, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DerekS

I don't notice a whine, but I do notice a 'chuff' during shifts when I'm leaning on it a bit.

Oh, I got the CVT so now shifts for me.

Also, I think I only noticed it today because I was on the phone while driving so I didn't have music to drown out the whine.

JCRZ · 09-24-2011, 10:35 PM

Sounds like you have a blown motor, take it in to Honda.

NoWr2Go · 09-25-2011, 02:57 PM

I've had the whine from day one and it's normal. I notice it above 60 mph and it sounds like a whining supercharger sound like on my 2005 Cooper S. It does get a bit annoying when you are in Sport mode and going over 75mph. Once you switch to normal that whining noise goes away.

TotallyCRZ · 09-25-2011, 04:03 PM

I think that has to do something with the IMA, does it not? After all, most hybrid vehicles are portrayed as being "super quiet that you can drive through a forest and not disturb the wildlife"

This is normal.

Lankysean · 09-25-2011, 04:06 PM

Good to know, I've actually been playing around with this since I first noticed it. It's the IMA for sure, and it's way more noticeable in sport more, especially with the windows up. Now that I notice it, I keep myself in sport mode more often... *sigh* I kinda wish it was louder actually.

09-24-2011, 06:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lankysean Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 453	sweet whine in sports mode. Anyone else notice a whine from their Z while in sport mode? I never noticed till today but it almost sounded like a super charger but it probably was from the IMA. Like I said it was the first time I heard it... Anyone else get this whine? And if not, should I be worried? It was a pretty sweet whine and I wish it was there all the time lol.

09-24-2011, 09:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
DerekS Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 783	I don't notice a whine, but I do notice a 'chuff' during shifts when I'm leaning on it a bit. __________________ Granny shiftin' not double clutchin' like you should. You're lucky that hundred shot of NOS didn't blow the welds on the intake!

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JCRZ Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: West Hartford, CT Posts: 1,782	Sounds like you have a blown motor, take it in to Honda. __________________ "For those 17 seconds or more, I'm free..."

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09-25-2011, 02:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
NoWr2Go Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 16	I've had the whine from day one and it's normal. I notice it above 60 mph and it sounds like a whining supercharger sound like on my 2005 Cooper S. It does get a bit annoying when you are in Sport mode and going over 75mph. Once you switch to normal that whining noise goes away.

09-25-2011, 04:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lankysean Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 453	Good to know, I've actually been playing around with this since I first noticed it. It's the IMA for sure, and it's way more noticeable in sport more, especially with the windows up. Now that I notice it, I keep myself in sport mode more often... sigh I kinda wish it was louder actually.