Today, I drove my Baja for the first time with the midgate open, but the bedcover closed (wanted to get the A/C into the bed, so the plants I bought wouldn't fry...anyway...). I noticed that whenever I accelerated, there was a distinct whooshing noise coming from the bed area of the car. Never noticed this before with the gate and back seat closed. It's almost like a turbo noise, but obviously not, since that's in the front.
Could it be the AWD shifting to the rear wheels for acceleration traction? If that's it, I'm surprised at how noisy it is - I could clearly hear it over the stereo and with the A/C fan on full blast. Has anyone else noticed this, and does anyone know whether or not it is normal? The car is new, so I'm not accustomed to all its noises yet.
tks,
-Mike
