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10-02-2010, 04:39 AM
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dont drive through puddles especially when u know its flooding. if u see a deep spot or even a spot on the road where its completly submerged by water just pull over and turn around dood. hope everything works out for ya dood.
10-02-2010, 07:58 PM
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If I was in a situation where i had to drive threw water with an SS/SC .....and I had a CAI . I would get out and unhook the intake at the blower ..... not the best for the motor running unfiltered but it won't suck up enough water to hydrolock . Even if you don't have a screw driver .... a dime or penny will work in a pinch. The filter on my SS/SC seemed to attract water like a magnet even without standing water lol
10-02-2010, 08:04 PM
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whos your insurance company if its the same as mine i can sleep easy at night knowing if this happens to me i would be spending my own money to fix it.
10-02-2010, 08:46 PM
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get the cai bypass valve from aem
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10-02-2010, 08:58 PM
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How is this supposed to work? The air entering the motor would be unfiltered but more importantly, it wouldn't be MEASURED by the MAF... Your car would run like **** if it ran at all and most likely would still suck in water at the throttle body. Engine bays aren't dry.
10-02-2010, 09:12 PM
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usaa. and i guess the only reason why they covered it was because when the water entered the engine it cause the engine rods to puncture 3 big holes in the motor. yeah my engine got completely messed up. so the end price for everything is $5500 and im covered. WHICH IM FREAKIN STOKED ABOUT!!!!
10-02-2010, 09:59 PM
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I drove through a river basically one day..Not quite but the road was completely submerged..water up to the crash bar at least. The car stalled on me twice but I was able to get it out of the water. Left it off and pushed the rest of the way to my house. Next day pulled plugs and cranked, no hydro lock. Must say I got EXTREMELY lucky.
10-03-2010, 09:11 AM
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usaa. and i guess the only reason why they covered it was because when the water entered the engine it cause the engine rods to puncture 3 big holes in the motor. yeah my engine got completely messed up. so the end price for everything is $5500 and im covered. WHICH IM FREAKIN STOKED ABOUT!!!!
I will never run a CAI without one.
10-03-2010, 09:38 AM
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What is being missed here is if the water is deep enough to get in the CAI, it's going to cause problems elsewhere. Preventing it from getting in the CAI is the tip of the iceberg. Cars are designed for water resistence (splash), not for being partially submerged.
10-03-2010, 11:08 AM
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A hydroshield is good for repelling drops of water . It won't stop water if the filter is in standing water ..... the only thing that will save you there is something like an AEM water bypass valve .
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