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on a cold air intake water gets in the filter and will eventually hydrolock the motor, any way to help prevent the water from getting in?, other than not driving in the rain... do those rubber tube inserts that say they prevent it help?
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there's nothing "eventual" about a hydrolock bud. if you get some drops or a quick splash in there, you'll most likely be fine as it will evaporate when it hits the hot intake manifold walls.
If you fully submerge, the engine is still moving, and it is sucking through the intake, then it will swallow a ton of water all at once, and then you will have your hydrolock. All in an instant.
Get one of the bypass things they make, that way it will suck the air through it instead of sucking the water in if you should submerge.
If you fully submerge, the engine is still moving, and it is sucking through the intake, then it will swallow a ton of water all at once, and then you will have your hydrolock. All in an instant.
Get one of the bypass things they make, that way it will suck the air through it instead of sucking the water in if you should submerge.
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so are the bypass things pretty good against the water? or is it just for the momentary splash?
the reason i ask is because where i live the roads have ditches and low areas that help to drain the water when a bad storm hits i have no choice but to drive through them (its not far but its a good 6+ feet from side to side and water has gotten as high as my door panels in a good enough rain) because i have to go to work etc. my prelude is currently the only vehicle that i can rely on to get around that said it makes me nervous driving through the ditches, and id rather have cold air than ram air, so would it be safe with one of the bypass' or am i kinda restricted to a ram air?
the reason i ask is because where i live the roads have ditches and low areas that help to drain the water when a bad storm hits i have no choice but to drive through them (its not far but its a good 6+ feet from side to side and water has gotten as high as my door panels in a good enough rain) because i have to go to work etc. my prelude is currently the only vehicle that i can rely on to get around that said it makes me nervous driving through the ditches, and id rather have cold air than ram air, so would it be safe with one of the bypass' or am i kinda restricted to a ram air?
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Re: (mgags7)
some dude did a demonstration where he stuck the CAI into a bucket of water on his NSX (i think it was) and showed how the bypass works, even with the filter fully submerged. i'll try to find that video.
Modified by Saosinx at 10:37 PM 6/13/2008
Modified by Saosinx at 10:37 PM 6/13/2008
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I like my Iceman intake, plastic, so no heat soak, and also can be run as short ram, or full cold air, can be changed back and forth in about 5 minutes.
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when I drive around in the rain, I always drive in a lower gear so that the RPMs stay up and if water does get sucked in, it'll get shot right back out so that it doesn't have time to settle in the motor
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