LOL well no bang yet and I've done half my trip! YaY! Bad news is I haven't gone up the hill yet. I totally get what you're saying and no no it's not like that. You see, I don't know if its been like this the whole time I've had it or not. And I mean the rpms as well as the noise I hear....and here's why. About 6 months ago I got the rear wheel bearings fixed and they were terribly loud. They needed to be fixed..well let's just say for way too long! So I really couldn't hear much except for the low, as in decibel low, hum coming from the darn wheel bearings or my stereo! So to be honest I really don't remember what it should sound like. Strange I know. If someone would just let me take theirs out for a spin then I would know and who knows, maybe all my problems would be fixed! lol The last six months after fixing the bearings Ive unfortunately been sick most of the time and haven't really been driving it much. So there's my story. Hopefully that's makes things more understood.
So today while on my trip I've been watching the rpms of course and wanted to mention that I decided to continue accelerating to see what would happen and the rpm's continued to go up past 4000.
I checked the fluid and it seems to be ok. I mean, it wasn't too low or too high, it was kind of in the middle of the two lines. That's where it should be right? So I'm thinking I need to skip the trip up the hill. Any thoughts?
As far as the noise goes I don't know how to describe it. I guess it may sounds a bit like a lawn mower or leaf blower from a block away. lol Its really hard to tell where it is for some reason. Sitting in the drivers seat it sounds like it's sort of in the back in the middle but sitting in the backseat it sounds like it's in the front somewhere. I also think that it starts after the car has been running for a while. I will continue to pay attention to that, but I might just have to have a mechanic sit in my car.
Anyway thanks again. Back on the road I go.