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430 Rubbing sound at high speed

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  1. gammi

    gammi Karting

    Feb 5, 2025
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    I've noticed lately on my 430 scuderia that at high speed I'll start to hear a rubbing/fluttering sound almost like if you stick a playing card in a fan. Sounds like it's coming from behind my left ear. I checked both driver's side wheel wells and couldn't find anything that looked like it was rubbing.

    Here's a video clip, you can hear the sound start once I'm at the top of 3rd into 4th gear.
    Any ideas? Thanks!

     
  2. bonehead

    bonehead Karting

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    Only on decel and only in that gear?
     
  3. gammi

    gammi Karting

    Feb 5, 2025
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    No, it happens under accel and decel and any gear.
    What triggers it is going over a certain speed, which makes me think it's something bending under the air pressure and rubbing.
     
  4. bonehead

    bonehead Karting

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    Did you check the floor pans?
     
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  5. Racer_X

    Racer_X Karting

    Oct 20, 2017
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    See if you can get your hands on 4 or 5 magnetic mount Go-Pro cameras. Place them under the car and in the engine compartment.
    That might help you pinpoint the noise location and you might even see something on the video.
     
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  6. gammi

    gammi Karting

    Feb 5, 2025
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    I looked under the car and didn't see anything hanging/sticking out visually but that's a good suggestion, I should get a closer look.
     
  7. Extreme1

    Extreme1 Formula 3

    Jun 27, 2017
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    Check the heat shields that cover your CV’s. Just an educated guess.
     
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  8. bonehead

    bonehead Karting

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    May not be hanging down but a loose panel could be fluttering with the air under the car at high speed
     
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  9. Jedi

    Jedi Moderator
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    Outside of that, it sure sounds lovely to my ears :)

    Jedi
     
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  10. gammi

    gammi Karting

    Feb 5, 2025
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    Just put on the Kline inconel exhaust a few weeks ago, I absolutely love it. Sounds exactly how a Ferrari should sound imo, that high pitch "F1" sound
     
  11. RedTaxi

    RedTaxi F1 Rookie
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    Great idea but there is no steel to stick it to. I have a great magnetic light that I love for working on cars. Useless on my Ferrari. :(
     
  12. gammi

    gammi Karting

    Feb 5, 2025
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    I just wanted to report back that I solved this.
    It was the exterior window seal where the top of the door meets the bottom of the window.

    That seal on my car shrunk a little and there was a gap where it meets the side mirror. I simply pulled/stretched it back to close that gap and the sound is gone.
    Apparently wind was getting into the door at high speed and making a fluttering sound.
     
  13. ADA///M

    ADA///M Karting
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    mine didnt sound like that, but they needed some "massaging" (bending) to stop rattling at certain RPMs even though there were perfectly mounted.
     

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