I am going to be purchasing the mugen intake soon, and a friend told me not to drive in the rain becuase the mugen will suck up the water. I wanted to verify with the pros on here if that is true. I've never heard of anyone saying this about the Mugen intake.

 

I have driven my car in the rain with the Mugen intake @ WOT without problems...

 

You just need to stay out of deep puddles!! .. like with an AEM ...

 

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You'd have to hit a pretty big puddle (as in small pond or river) in order to submerge the opening of the m00gen intake.

 

You need to punch your friend in the teeth.

 

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LMFAO, I prefere a good karate chop to the adam's apple

 

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LMFAO, I prefere a good karate chop to the adam's apple </TD></TR></TABLE>

just wanna hurt i think, not kill

 

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LMFAO, I prefere a good karate chop to the adam's apple </TD></TR></TABLE>

LOL yap. On the Mugen instruction it says do not drive in heavy heavy rain or hurricane.

 

Yes........are old Chris is making his way back out

 

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LOL yap. On the Mugen instruction it says do not drive in heavy heavy rain or hurricane. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Let's see. If, on average, our minimum ride height is 4.5 inches (measured from jacking point), its safe to assume that the bottom of the front lip is about the same distance to the ground, give or take a tiny bit.

The scoop on the bottom of the Mugen intake faces upwards and at no point is as low as the front of the lip, it sits slightly higher, say, 4.75" from the ground. Just a guess, as I haven't seen my intake in a while... but the top of the scoop (the opening) is about 2-2.5 inches higher than the lowest point of the intake arm.

ANYONE dumb enough to willfully drive through 6.75" +/- 0.5" of water deserves to hydrolock their engine. The scoop would have to be totally engulfed to suck water. Not to mention travel up that huge intake arm, pass through the relatively thick filter, etc. A drop or two isn't going to make it past.

Good thing most companies use a nice catch-all like "don't drive in heavy rain, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornados, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc", because its obvious that some people aren't smart enough to spend three minutes to determine how difficult it would be to just all of a sudden end up in a 7" .... lol... puddle. "omg! wow! im in half a foot of water!! how did that happen!! oh snap!!" Most of us cringe at a pothole or ANY standing water, let alone half a foot or more.

Chris - who notes the use of the word 'willfully' in reference to driving through large puddles. (as opposed to insane flash floods, being stuck on an underpass with water approaching, etc)

 

Alright, thats what I thought, but just wanted to be safe. I didn't make any sense, but now all these replies are worth the question I asked. Funny ISH guys thanks.

I think I'll just flick him in the eye for telling me this.

 

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I think I'll just flick him in the eye for telling me this.</TD></TR></TABLE>

good choice

 

JUDO CHOPP!!!!!

 

Chris, you would be proud to know that it would take about a 8" puddle to get into j00R old intake.

 

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I think I'll just flick him in the eye for telling me this.</TD></TR></TABLE>


A swift kick to the nut sack is good every now and the too.

 

what about the mugen intake with the mugen front for the s2000 it looks as if the tube is just facing the outside

 

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how does one get stuck on an underpass?

 

Its easier than you think to end up in a situation where you can hydrlock your motor. It doesnt take a whole lot of water... Few weeks ago a friend of mine was driving home, and drove into a monster t-storm, and was pulling off the road because it was so bad (bald falkens and AEM intake) when he hit a big *** puddle and cyl #1 ate it.

http://mmsports.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=857

 

damnnn .rj that must of sucked balllls

 

It didnt happen to me.....

 

o i know. but since u posted it and it was your friend i figured that must of sucked ***** hahah