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ffcars · 08-29-2013, 10:53 PM

Please don't be offended, I'm just trying to understand what I'm missing here.

Why do many of you like the whine a CAI adds?

I love the exhaust sound of the ZL1, but I don't like the whine I've heard on videos of ZL1's with CAI's. I was going to add a cold air box, but I just don't think I would like the noise.

I've seen so many posts where owners say the whine gets louder and they "love it". Maybe you can tell me why you like it?

lakersftbl69 · 08-29-2013, 10:55 PM

Your sure its not the whine of the supercharger your talking about cai doesn't or isn't suppose to have a whine just better air flow to your engine

2010 SSRS · 08-29-2013, 11:03 PM

Superchargers all should be heard, louder the whine the better

Evotion · 08-29-2013, 11:50 PM

That's actually a question I've never given much thought to.

I think I've loved the whine of a S/C since the first time I saw The Road Warrior as a kid. To me it just sounds like power.

DJ-Silver 2SS · 08-30-2013, 12:13 AM

I love the whine of my sc.

djnice · 08-30-2013, 12:49 AM

I am with the OP. The whine is okay, but it sort of gets in the way of other sounds and I am not sure that I like it. It is growing on me.

2012-1822 · 08-30-2013, 01:22 AM

First of all, I noticed it the first night I installed and then drove it around, and then the first time I took it to the strip with the Rotofab on 6 days later.

But I couldn't tell you the last time I noticed it. But I always have the radio on.

Second, I don't know, because it's bad ass. But seriously, I guess because it's a physical and noticeable manifestation of the SC which might be seen on a car with a blower sticking out the hood, but they engineered our cars so well that in stock form anyone who doesn't know it's a ZL1, doesn't know it's a ZL1 if you get my drift. So what some of us want is a little more credit for driving such bad assery in normal situations.

ZL1-V · 08-30-2013, 03:02 AM

So that people that are really into performance cars hear you step on it and know it's running a BLOWER!

My first supercharged vehicle was a 2002 Escalade with a Magnacharger added. The whine from that system was louder than my ZL1. The stock exhaust on our cars is pretty loud, you're just unable to hear what others are able to hear outside the car at WOT! You need the whine to balance it out.

NightmareZL1 · 08-30-2013, 04:27 AM

The whine is a sound versio nof a badge that says, "supercharged." Not unlike the turbo blow off valve sound, the supercharger whine adds more "look at me" to the Zl1. And our Zl1's , always - always get looks.

AWSME SS · 08-30-2013, 05:38 AM

I enjoy a little wine myself.

DDoug · 08-30-2013, 05:53 AM

'cause I neva had a SC before.

DDoug · 08-30-2013, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evotion

That's actually a question I've never given much thought to.

I think I've loved the whine of a S/C since the first time I saw The Road Warrior as a kid. To me it just sounds like power.

for me, it goes back to car cruises, seeing '30's Fords with 6-71's howlin' down the road.

DRKS1D3 · 08-30-2013, 06:31 AM

Because it lets people know you mean business. I love going to a car show and someone pulls in with a lot "blower whine". It gets people's attention ASAP!

Trentin24 · 08-30-2013, 07:00 AM

Turbos spooling and superchargers whining just screams AMERICA to me. You find out very quickly whether to race someone if you can hear that sound or not, its like a snake using its venom, or a dog using its bite. Scary stuff:(

08-29-2013, 10:53 PM	#1
ffcars Drives: 2013 Zl1 Convertible Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Atlanta Posts: 52	Why do you like the "whine" Please don't be offended, I'm just trying to understand what I'm missing here. Why do many of you like the whine a CAI adds? I love the exhaust sound of the ZL1, but I don't like the whine I've heard on videos of ZL1's with CAI's. I was going to add a cold air box, but I just don't think I would like the noise. I've seen so many posts where owners say the whine gets louder and they "love it". Maybe you can tell me why you like it?

08-29-2013, 10:55 PM	#2
lakersftbl69 Drives: 2010 camaro ss Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: conway sc. Posts: 1,435 View My Garage	Your sure its not the whine of the supercharger your talking about cai doesn't or isn't suppose to have a whine just better air flow to your engine __________________ ordered dec 15 2008 picked up on june 8 2009. upgrades kooks 1 7/8" LTH w/ deleted cats, corsa exhaust, hurst short throw shifter stage 3 comp cam, 3.91 gears ecs kit blower, meth injection, upgraded axles, drive shaft, McLeod rxt clutch, fully forged 416ci stroker all installed and dyno tuned by slowhawk performance in bridgewater ma.

08-29-2013, 11:03 PM	#3
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,187 View My Garage	Superchargers all should be heard, louder the whine the better __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

08-30-2013, 12:13 AM	#5
DJ-Silver 2SS Ah DJ-IOM ZL1 haha Drives: 13 IOM ZL1 M6 & 10 SIM 2SS M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hope Mills, NC Posts: 580 View My Garage	I love the whine of my sc. __________________ 2013 IOM ZL1 #002415 Born 09/13/12 2010 SIM 2SS/RS #005549 Born 05/02/09

08-30-2013, 12:49 AM	#6
djnice Drives: 13 ZL1 SIM, 99 Z28 Black Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 708	I am with the OP. The whine is okay, but it sort of gets in the way of other sounds and I am not sure that I like it. It is growing on me. __________________ 2018 C7 Z06 - WGG, M7. / 2013 ZL1 - SIM, 6 spd, RotoFab CAI, Can. / 1999 Z28 - Black, 6 spd, K&N, Subframe. / More Fun Stuff - www.inlandspeed.com

08-29-2013, 11:50 PM	#4
Evotion Warehouse 13 Survivor!!!! Drives: '13 ZL1 - 69' Camaro Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 802 View My Garage	That's actually a question I've never given much thought to. I think I've loved the whine of a S/C since the first time I saw The Road Warrior as a kid. To me it just sounds like power.

08-30-2013, 01:22 AM	#7
2012-1822 Drives: Black ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: City of Champions, Alabama Posts: 3,698	First of all, I noticed it the first night I installed and then drove it around, and then the first time I took it to the strip with the Rotofab on 6 days later. But I couldn't tell you the last time I noticed it. But I always have the radio on. Second, I don't know, because it's bad ass. But seriously, I guess because it's a physical and noticeable manifestation of the SC which might be seen on a car with a blower sticking out the hood, but they engineered our cars so well that in stock form anyone who doesn't know it's a ZL1, doesn't know it's a ZL1 if you get my drift. So what some of us want is a little more credit for driving such bad assery in normal situations. __________________ Check out Alabama Camaros, for Camaro enthusiasts all around Alabama https://www.facebook.com/groups/1739...group_activity

08-30-2013, 03:02 AM	#8
ZL1-V Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,155	So that people that are really into performance cars hear you step on it and know it's running a BLOWER! My first supercharged vehicle was a 2002 Escalade with a Magnacharger added. The whine from that system was louder than my ZL1. The stock exhaust on our cars is pretty loud, you're just unable to hear what others are able to hear outside the car at WOT! You need the whine to balance it out.

08-30-2013, 04:27 AM	#9
NightmareZL1 Can't stop ***ifying Drives: Ashen 2013 Gray ZL1 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 273 View My Garage	The whine is a sound versio nof a badge that says, "supercharged." Not unlike the turbo blow off valve sound, the supercharger whine adds more "look at me" to the Zl1. And our Zl1's , always - always get looks.

08-30-2013, 05:38 AM	#10
AWSME SS Drives: 2015 Cummins Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Northern California Posts: 594	I enjoy a little wine myself.

08-30-2013, 05:53 AM	#11
DDoug Drives: '13 Inferno Orange ZL1 Convertible Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: The 313 Posts: 437	'cause I neva had a SC before.

08-30-2013, 06:31 AM	#13
DRKS1D3 Drives: '17 Corvette Grand Sport M7 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,748	Because it lets people know you mean business. I love going to a car show and someone pulls in with a lot "blower whine". It gets people's attention ASAP! __________________ MY RIDE: 2017 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT--TRIPLE BLACK, 7 SPEED MANUAL, VARARAM TCR-7 INTAKE, BORLA CATLESS X-PIPE, CARBON FIBER STAGE 2 AERO, MGW SHORT-THROW SHIFTER SOLD2011 TRIPLE BLACK SS CONVERTIBLE--6 SPEED MANUAL, MANY MODS, 455 RWHP/435 RWTQ DAD'S RIDE: 2012 ZL1 #1866--BLACK, 6 SPEED MANUAL, EXPOSED CF HOOD, POLISHED WHEELS, SUNROOF, ROTO-FAB INTAKE "Silly Americans, taking from the rich and giving to the poor only works in fairy tales. Success is earned here!".

08-30-2013, 07:00 AM	#14
Trentin24 Trentin24 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Washington Posts: 1,377 View My Garage	Turbos spooling and superchargers whining just screams AMERICA to me. You find out very quickly whether to race someone if you can hear that sound or not, its like a snake using its venom, or a dog using its bite. Scary stuff:(