will a dry flow cold air intake cause hydro lock?
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With performance upgrades, I look at the Cost vs. Gain vs. Risk factor.
Cost = Not Bad (a few hundred)
Gain = 4-5hp , maybe 1/10 sec in the 1/4 mile (let's be honest)
Risk = Generally Low but COMPLETE DISASTER (if compromised)
So for the amount of gain received, I don't think CAI's are worth the potential risk (even the smallest chance of hydrolock is TOO GREAT).
Also, if your car is a dd ... the risk is increased.
I'd say go with an exhaust instead.
Cost = Not Bad (a few hundred)
Gain = 4-5hp , maybe 1/10 sec in the 1/4 mile (let's be honest)
Risk = Generally Low but COMPLETE DISASTER (if compromised)
So for the amount of gain received, I don't think CAI's are worth the potential risk (even the smallest chance of hydrolock is TOO GREAT).
Also, if your car is a dd ... the risk is increased.
I'd say go with an exhaust instead.
Avoid standing water. I've never heard of somebody in a ss/sc having hydrolock from driving in the heavy rain. OUr filters are placed behind a spash gaurd in front of the driver-side front tire. That placement leaves it pretty hard to get hydrolock being 18" off the ground unless you are driving through a foot of water (which you should never do anyway). I had these same concerns and its a good question for somebody who doesn't know.
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A bigger gain than that hp is the 10% mpg you would gain. I would argue it is worth it. But we are all being friendly and offering advice so here is mine.
Avoid standing water. I've never heard of somebody in a ss/sc having hydrolock from driving in the heavy rain. OUr filters are placed behind a spash gaurd in front of the driver-side front tire. That placement leaves it pretty hard to get hydrolock being 18" off the ground unless you are driving through a foot of water (which you should never do anyway). I had these same concerns and its a good question for somebody who doesn't know.
Avoid standing water. I've never heard of somebody in a ss/sc having hydrolock from driving in the heavy rain. OUr filters are placed behind a spash gaurd in front of the driver-side front tire. That placement leaves it pretty hard to get hydrolock being 18" off the ground unless you are driving through a foot of water (which you should never do anyway). I had these same concerns and its a good question for somebody who doesn't know.
Check this out!
Years ago, there was a race we went to in Houston. Maiden voyage in a brand new stacker trailer filled with two cars and spares, tools, easily six-figure value altogther.
As we blow into town, Tropical Storm Allison greets us. I may live to be a hundred, and I bet I never see anything like this again. This bitch Allison lays 24 inches of rain in FOUR HOURS. It was like driving through waterfalls.
Needless to say, the town floods...instantly. We spent the rest of the evening in a panic, trying to find higher ground and save our equipment. The flooding was biblical, with billions of dollars of damage. I could go on and on, but I'm telling this for one reason, to share something we learned that horrible night...
We came across countless flooded sections of road. Needless to say, one never knows how deep they are, and we were loathe to just drive in with the rig. We learned there was no need, for sure enough, if we just parked at the edge of the water and waited, a 'scout' would appear.
What's a 'scout'? Heh, in thic case, it's someone wild enough to try and drive their vehicle through the standing water! Without fail, one would always show, and we'd watch its path through the water closely, paying attention to how deep the water got. We'd know immediately if we could proceed! And if the car got washed away or stalled, well...we'd turn around and seek another route
Loved those all-too-willing scouts that crazy night, they saved our asses repeatedly!
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Typically, no one was ever in danger, even if their cars were 
Well, their shoes were in danger as they waded away from the car! "Washed away" is a relative term in this case...more like "washed to the curb"
Nonetheless, it was a hellish night, and the whole city had adopted a desperate, every-man-for-himself attitude. Even the cops we saw and asked 'where's the higher ground at?' were confused and unwilling to help us much, for they perceived our needs as rather low priority while their entire city was being laid to ruin.
Fact is, most of the folks who were reckless and unfortunate enough to just plow through standing water and get stalled would laugh as they got out of the car, kind of a 'damn, I'm so stupid!' attitude
Check this link. No, this isnt a river, it's a highway underpass. As the water would recede in the days to come, thousands of vehicles were found in these underpasses...the flooding came so fast, that people had to just abandon their cars and run / swim for their lives!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:T...s_flooding.jpg
Well, their shoes were in danger as they waded away from the car! "Washed away" is a relative term in this case...more like "washed to the curb"
Nonetheless, it was a hellish night, and the whole city had adopted a desperate, every-man-for-himself attitude. Even the cops we saw and asked 'where's the higher ground at?' were confused and unwilling to help us much, for they perceived our needs as rather low priority while their entire city was being laid to ruin.
Fact is, most of the folks who were reckless and unfortunate enough to just plow through standing water and get stalled would laugh as they got out of the car, kind of a 'damn, I'm so stupid!' attitude
Check this link. No, this isnt a river, it's a highway underpass. As the water would recede in the days to come, thousands of vehicles were found in these underpasses...the flooding came so fast, that people had to just abandon their cars and run / swim for their lives!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:T...s_flooding.jpg
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Typically, no one was ever in danger, even if their cars were
Well, their shoes were in danger as they waded away from the car! "Washed away" is a relative term in this case...more like "washed to the curb"
Nonetheless, it was a hellish night, and the whole city had adopted a desperate, every-man-for-himself attitude. Even the cops we saw and asked 'where's the higher ground at?' were confused and unwilling to help us much, for they perceived our needs as rather low priority while their entire city was being laid to ruin.
Fact is, most of the folks who were reckless and unfortunate enough to just plow through standing water and get stalled would laugh as they got out of the car, kind of a 'damn, I'm so stupid!' attitude
Check this link. No, this isnt a river, it's a highway underpass. As the water would recede in the days to come, thousands of vehicles were found in these underpasses...the flooding came so fast, that people had to just abandon their cars and run / swim for their lives!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:T...s_flooding.jpg
Well, their shoes were in danger as they waded away from the car! "Washed away" is a relative term in this case...more like "washed to the curb"
Nonetheless, it was a hellish night, and the whole city had adopted a desperate, every-man-for-himself attitude. Even the cops we saw and asked 'where's the higher ground at?' were confused and unwilling to help us much, for they perceived our needs as rather low priority while their entire city was being laid to ruin.
Fact is, most of the folks who were reckless and unfortunate enough to just plow through standing water and get stalled would laugh as they got out of the car, kind of a 'damn, I'm so stupid!' attitude
Check this link. No, this isnt a river, it's a highway underpass. As the water would recede in the days to come, thousands of vehicles were found in these underpasses...the flooding came so fast, that people had to just abandon their cars and run / swim for their lives!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:T...s_flooding.jpg
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