My apologies if this topic has been covered but it's one of those difficult to search topics.

With the winter snow just around the corner, I'm getting ready to do some major work to my Ramsey, so I figured I'd slowly sort out my plans.

First problem for all of you is a very loud almost deep whistle I'm hearing at high speeds. I can't say exactly where it starts speed wise, but to the best of my knowledge it's above 90mph. From the best of my recollection the whistle starts and stops pretty suddenly. Not quiet at first and louder as I go faster. It sounds like it's either the rear spoiler, or possibly the rear right side of the car. Everything on the rear is pretty solid, nothing out of the ordinary hanging or loose.

I could probably get audio of it, but I'm not sure when I'll have the opportunity to get on a "track" again.

Any ideas what may be "catching the wind"?

 

Slow down and it will go away...jk go faster and see if that helps. I vaguely know what ur refering too but it's been a while since I've gone that fast. Decided to slow down after I got pulled over doing 97 in a 70

 

That's what the s.o. said too.

Noise continues well into the mid 120's

 

My wipers make a loud whistling sound (SCREEEEEEE) trying to pull off the glass at 100MPH. It was hard to hear over the sound of my girlfriends shouting, but I think that's what it was.

 

Are you sure theres something catching or blocking the wind & not just rubber seals shrinking from the cold & causing a slight gap somewhere?

 

I get an odd rattle at about 140, but it stops after I reach 155.

 

i think it has something to do with that drop down on the headliner. the reason i say that is i noticed it changed (from loud to dampened or silenced) when i put my hand over the vent on that vented roof thing.

 

I also had the wiper issue, and the molding on the right side lower front windshield. Changed the Blades and when I had the 3rd windshield installed made sure they fixed the molding correct, wind noise was gone

 

Heres a few other older threads that may lead you in the right direction.

Wipers:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...t-100-mph.html

A/C Recirculate:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ing-at-me.html

 

I get that sound at about 125......I keep thinking that its my super charger crying in agony. But is it really something as simple as the wiper?

 

It might be. I don't have a supercharger and have never done 125, so I don't know what that might sound like... but the wiper death cry was a high pitched squeal.

 

Im a R56 guy but I had this problem at one time and it was the front seal on the sunroof since it was out of adjustment

 

I never thought sunroof as it sounds further back, but next time I can I'll try taping the whole sunroof and see if that helps.

 

Maybe take a passenger as I wouldn't suggest seeking noises at 125+ Also it ride much smoother at the 130+ range with 2 more people in it. Took longer to get there but at 140 or so it was planted with passengers.

 

turn up the radio

 

Scheduled for a radio delete this winter. Besides, it's louder than then radio ever gets anyway.

I may be headed on a trip to CT this weekend so if the weather is clear I may be able to reproduce the sound again.

 

In my case, it was the windshield seal, has to be just right.
One time it was the A-pillar cap after it blew off (won't disclose speed), the rest of the drive home was horrible, so the aerodynamics of the MINI vertical windshield is critical.

 

Just to clarify for everyone from my original post...
It can not be the wipers, or the windshield, and most likely not the sunroof unless it's the farthest rear edge of it.