My GT has this weird crackling noise under WOT. Aways had it but is intermittent and usually only for the first time I WOT it which isn't as often as you might think.
After it happens once it does happen again unless I turn the car off. I have tune and O/R exhaust but this was there before any mod at all. Figured knock sensor would flag it if it was knock.
I've noticed other GTs do it too. Namely the black GT on you with the Borla SType exhaust.
It's not pre-ignition I don't think. It sounds like electricity crackling rather than knocking. I've seen videos of other stands that have this noise too.
We send out thousands of tunes and build them all from the ground up for your PCM code and your mods. They're not just "canned" tunes, they're built custom by our team, so every once in a while it's possible we mess one up! The chances of us messing up 5-6 tunes on the same car are extremely unlikely. Please shoot me a PM with your order number included and I'll have a Bama tuning specialist contact you right away!
It's hard to pin point exactly what you're experiencing. It does sound like pinging or detonation but there's no way all of your 5-6 Bama tunes would have the same issue. Have you tried returning the car to stock and seeing if it still happens? If it does still happen it's not related to the tune.
Hang in there, we'll help you troubleshoot and get you squared away!
Lifters are fine cuz I don't hear ticking at idle. Maybe I'll swap out the plugs this weekend and see if that works. Not exhaust issue either took it to exhaust shop to test for leaks.
Dealership trip I guess but for sure its out of warranty. Hmmmm... Fix Or Repair Daily seems applicable if a lot of mustangs seems to experience this as one user said.
Lifters are fine cuz I don't hear ticking at idle. Maybe I'll swap out the plugs this weekend and see if that works. Not exhaust issue either took it to exhaust shop to test for leaks.
Dealership trip I guess but for sure its out of warranty. Hmmmm... Fix Or Repair Daily seems applicable if a lot of mustangs seems to experience this as one user said.
Always 93 octane and 95% of the time from the same 3 stations I pump at. I try not to pump from stations I never got gas from before. Always from busy stations (99% from Chevron) so I don't run into owners who cheat on gas by diluting it or selling 87 for 93 to boost profits. Friend of mine did it at her moms gas station. That's effed up so I try to be careful.
God I hope it's my speakers. But I usually drive with no music and windows down even if its 100deg out.
Electrical interference with the speakers on acceleration? I don't think it is. Power is off. But I will turn down the volume and see if that makes any changes.
But my cars got over 22K now and I've done plenty of nice sprints in it. Hasn't imploded or exploded (*saying this while knocking on every piece of wood I can find and silently praying to the car mod gods wherever whoever he/she/it/they may be*)
I don't think this is the kind of pinging he is hearing, but I get what you're saying. Usually exhaust popping on cool down doesn't have a consistent pattern like he stated he has in this situation.
I've tried recreating the nose all day today after work. No luck. Well I should actually say good luck.
Maybe Gizmo and his gremlin buddies decided my engine is no longer a good place to live. Cars still pulling strong.
Barton Shifter w two post bracket is in. At first I wasn't 100% sold on liking it. But now that its starting to be broken in .... I love it.
Still not thrilled with the extra difficulty of pressing down and reverse tho. When I push down I lift my body up just slightly off the seat. Maybe i just need to drive a few more days for it to loosen up. And it's hard to slide to the left too.
Thank you all for your input to my thread. I think that I'm just paranoid because lately I've been tempted to SC my with a Roush Phase 3 (carhttp://www.americanmuscle.com/roush-r2300-phase-3-supercharger-1114gt.html) and I'm just picking on stuff being all worried about things.
After the latest tune from BAMA I thought I still had it but then again between the CAI suckin up front and the catless exhaust blowing in the rear I can't hear the crack as much if any. So maybe it was a tune or something with the cats I have no idea.
Also I noticed now, I blip the throttle a lot more after going catless but I don't WOT it hardly at all. Maybe cuz I'm paranoid with the loudness and being arrested for "disturbing the peace".
So after 7-8 WOT after starting the car I can't hear the crackle... I don't know but I guess... No problem anymore. Thanks again for sharing in my momentary nightmare!
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