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31-Mar-2004, 06:53 AM
#22
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Originally posted by jamessh1
Just wanted to say that Winnipeg got lots of rain two days back, and two of my girlfirend's brothers friends hydrolocked their cars (went through a huge puddle with a CAI). Both cars shut off immediately, but one was started shortly after and something is not quite right with it. The other car is waiting to be looked at and had to be towed. I've ran my CAI since the middle of februrary and haven't had any problems (i'm a puddle dodger that has been lucky). CAI's are definitely better suited for the summer, with an exception being the comptech icebox.
Just wanted to say that Winnipeg got lots of rain two days back, and two of my girlfirend's brothers friends hydrolocked their cars (went through a huge puddle with a CAI). Both cars shut off immediately, but one was started shortly after and something is not quite right with it. The other car is waiting to be looked at and had to be towed. I've ran my CAI since the middle of februrary and haven't had any problems (i'm a puddle dodger that has been lucky). CAI's are definitely better suited for the summer, with an exception being the comptech icebox.
31-Mar-2004, 10:53 AM
#23
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they did tests with cold air intakes and there is a reason they are angled towards the front of the car opposed to straight up and down...its so there is less surface area for water to be sucked up by, you have to completely submerge the filter in water, like all the way up to the neck of the filter element for water to be sucked in and with the way the filter is situated on that angle it makes it so you have to go through an even deeper puddle to achieve this (which is possible as people have done it many time, just dont really see how they ended up in a 2ft+ puddle)...but for sure the bypass valve is a cheap piece of insurance to help eleminate the chances of it happening...driving smart is another one and a free one at that
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