God this has been discussed so much on the AEM forums. Go read all those posts. There's like 500 of them. But ya as long as it's not submerged or under most of the way you should be ok. Unless you go full throttle, then some will be sucked up.
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God this has been discussed so much on the AEM forums. Go read all those posts. There's like 500 of them. But ya as long as it's not submerged or under most of the way you should be ok. Unless you go full throttle, then some will be sucked up.
But still if you do get it fully submerged you need to be at full throttle long enough to suck all that water up the entire length of the intake arm.
I reckon that alone would be impossible for the engine because if you hit a puddle (READ: Flooded road) your car will stop/slow significantly which means your revs will drop therefore reducing/eliminating its ability to suck water up the pipe.
Just remember that water is heavier then air so its gonna be harder to suck up, and its also going through a filter designed for air which is alot finer then a filter designed for water.
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LOL, take your filter out and look at it.
Even worse for those using k&N filters.
HAHA yeah i've seen them before. you can see alot of light through them but still, water will have a harder time getting through there then air would.
Bottom line, IMO, hydrolocking isn't something that people with CAI's should worry about.
For places with good drainage, it's fine. For those in Sydney eastern suburbs, there is only 1 place which I've seen a puddle huge enough to hydrolock. It's at the lights before the junction where Southern Cross drive meets General Holmes drive. The left lane floods all the way up to the bumper cavity height. I think it's about 30-35cm worth of water there because of the slight dip in the left side of the lane. Those with lowered cars and CAI, beware.Quote:
Originally Posted by JasonGilholme