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Whilst sprinting down the runway at Duxford on Saturday I noticed a peculiar noise coming from my car. When I hit the brakes at 130-140mph I got a loud whining noise which lowered in pitch as the car's speed scrubbed off. The whining was almost like a whistle (sounded a bit like being dive-bombed!). The first time I thought it was the Ferrari 348 behind me, but then I realised how far behind me he was
Next time round was quicker and again, as soon as I started deccelerating, the whine started. I messed about both on and off the brakes, in gear or clutch dipped. The noise only varied with the road speed and only on decceleration. I assume its the diff?
The weird thing is I cannot get the car to replicate the noise at lower speeds. 110mph and braking it won't do it. Yet when it started the noise at 135mph it kept making the noise right down to 30mph.
Very odd. Anyone have any ideas?
Next time round was quicker and again, as soon as I started deccelerating, the whine started. I messed about both on and off the brakes, in gear or clutch dipped. The noise only varied with the road speed and only on decceleration. I assume its the diff?
The weird thing is I cannot get the car to replicate the noise at lower speeds. 110mph and braking it won't do it. Yet when it started the noise at 135mph it kept making the noise right down to 30mph.
Very odd. Anyone have any ideas?
Mine did that at Duxford as well - just as you hit the braking area the car makes a weird transmission type noise, I went up in a 3000M as well which did it as did several other people I spoke to.
I expect it was more due to the road surface rather than the car - probably caused by winding the car right up to the limit and then braking harder than you normally would on the road - my car was fine on the drive home.
Just had Exactly TVR check the car out and MOT it and they didn't mention anything so I'm not worrying about it!
I expect it was more due to the road surface rather than the car - probably caused by winding the car right up to the limit and then braking harder than you normally would on the road - my car was fine on the drive home.
Just had Exactly TVR check the car out and MOT it and they didn't mention anything so I'm not worrying about it!
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