So I've had a Focus ST for over a year now and I've been a long-term lurker, but this is my first post.
I wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts on this noise that developed after I installed the CP-E FMIC.
Whenever I release the gas to switch gears, the car makes a loud noise, it's not a whistle or a bang, but more like scrape (although I feel like it is caused by airflow, not an actual scrape). It does not make this noise when I rev the car in neutral and I can't replicate when I brake sporadically (so I don't think anything loose). As best as I can tell, it sounds like it is coming from the driver side. I took everything back off and re-did all the hose connections and everything looked good. I also made sure the FMIC had plenty of clearance from the plastic crash absorber. Afterwards I hooked up my accessport (currently with stage 1 tune) and it consistently showed the charge temp at about 20*F over ambient temps and 10*F over intake temps. Boost does seem consistent however.
I recently added the CP-E intake kit, but I ran it a few times before installing the FMIC and didn't have any issues. Other mods include CBE, BOV, and RMM (but all of these have been on the car awhile).
I uploaded a sound clip but I had a hard time getting a clear recording of the noise. You can hear it pretty clearly around the 9 to 10 sec mark.
I really wish my first post wasn't a "help me" post, but hopefully someone can.
Thanks in advance
I wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts on this noise that developed after I installed the CP-E FMIC.
Whenever I release the gas to switch gears, the car makes a loud noise, it's not a whistle or a bang, but more like scrape (although I feel like it is caused by airflow, not an actual scrape). It does not make this noise when I rev the car in neutral and I can't replicate when I brake sporadically (so I don't think anything loose). As best as I can tell, it sounds like it is coming from the driver side. I took everything back off and re-did all the hose connections and everything looked good. I also made sure the FMIC had plenty of clearance from the plastic crash absorber. Afterwards I hooked up my accessport (currently with stage 1 tune) and it consistently showed the charge temp at about 20*F over ambient temps and 10*F over intake temps. Boost does seem consistent however.
I recently added the CP-E intake kit, but I ran it a few times before installing the FMIC and didn't have any issues. Other mods include CBE, BOV, and RMM (but all of these have been on the car awhile).
I uploaded a sound clip but I had a hard time getting a clear recording of the noise. You can hear it pretty clearly around the 9 to 10 sec mark.
I really wish my first post wasn't a "help me" post, but hopefully someone can.
Thanks in advance