Intake in the rain

TheSoundMan

TheSoundMan

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OK....So im running the SPT intake on my bugeye wagon. Today as i got on it getting on the highway, i hit a couple of momentary losses of power, I can only assume from water getting into the intake and maoter, etc. Question being, is this horrible for the turbo/motor, and is there anything I can do about it? Thanks in advance.......

 
It can cause something called hydrolock (water gets in the engine, bad things happen, but that's all I know
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Is it a Short Ram or Cold Air? I've been through some huge puddles with my short ram and have never got any water in my intake. Maybe it needs a tune?
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If it hasnt hydrolocked yet then you should be okay.(hopefully)

 
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Happened to me once with my AEM cai a couple months ago. When I tried to hit boost, there was a momentary loss of power. I just continued to drive below boost and took off the filter part which was very soaked. I dried it over night and it was all good. Learned my lesson about flying over huge puddles.

 
I'm speaking from 4-stroke outboard experience, but a bit of water in the engine isn't really a horrible thing as long as it gets out. Like if an outboard is submerged I'll dry it out, get it running, but then run it like hell for a while to make sure all the water (and salt in an outboard) is evaporated and purged. If you shut your engine off with water in it, it's going to do nasty things inside.

 
the same thing was happening to me tonight..there was a small lag when i got into it at any RPM never happend before tonight:iam:

 
its simple if u have a cai in the rain if u see a big puddle coming up let off the gass. if you stay at low rpms over deep puddles the car wotn produce enough power to suck up any water

 
its simple if u have a cai in the rain if u see a big puddle coming up let off the gass. if you stay at low rpms over deep puddles the car wotn produce enough power to suck up any water
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or you can floor it to lift up the front end as much as possible
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You basically have to submerge the intake to suck in enough water ho hydrolock an engine. Then 2 things can happen. 1) The engine stops running. Remove spark plugs, Change oil, and crank engine to push water out. 2) The engine is turning at high rpm when water is ingested- this gets expensive. The water cannot be compressed and the weak point- usually pistons and rods- are grenaded through the engine block. I have witnessed this. I had a 2009 Chevy Silverado with a 6.0 (rental truck, go figure) that came in running rough and noisey. The # 7 and 8 rods had broken and gone through the side of the block- enough to crack the starter. Didn't know why the engine blew at first- only had 2,000 miles. After replacing engine under warranty, during test drive vehicle wouldn't shift correctly. Brought it back into shop and trans was full of water. And transfer case. And front and rear diffs- No longer warranty. Enterprise was not happy about the bill
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Thanks man,

So I guess my question has somewhat been answered but, to clarify, I don't need to worry about the water splashing up off the highway getting into the motor, small amounts from an average rainstorm pose no threat?

 
It will be fine, it can just make it run like crap cause some water is going in to the intake.

 
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