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Okay I was wondering if anyone has come up with a solution to the issue of hydro lock presented when using an injen CAI other than just buying the hydro shield pre-filter..??
The idea of hydro lock has been planted in my head and would like to find a method that someone may have implemented to give piece of mind and provide better protection against hydro lock.
all ideas welcome..
thankyou
Buy that filter and dont thrash the car in the rain.
the weather in QLD has been shit lately, floods everywhere and most roads have some massive puddles. have gone through them all, no problems with the injen cai :)
trick is, don't thrash it in the rain.
yeah that and if you got the splash guard on, you should be alright
just dont drive when its wet
pretty simple
or get rid off it it its going to do something bad to your car
or put a raincoat on it when it rains
^^ agreed.. if its raining... pissing down seriously... just dont drive... wait it out.. make other arrangements... spitting your car will be fine....
just dont hit puddles and get a bloody large amount of water splashing up lol
Lol yeah ok...
Why do they make them then? If it's raining for 2 weeks straight your not going anywhere.
The chances of hydrolock are slim.. And if there is such a high chance then you don't buy them
Stock intake for me ftw
most of the time if you read the box
says for off road use only
Your not going to get hydrolock unless you submerge the filter, that is if your driving through half a meter of water. If your doing that then your just asking for it. That or if your not running your inner guard and water is being pumped on to your filter. Where the filter is placed it is enclosed, and small amounts of water on it will make no difference.
thank god for a bit of sense in the thread... thanks Deano
buy a piece of alluminium and make a box in your splash gaurd :) and beware of ponds.
x2 !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Zilli
i have had the injen on my car for over a year and i have never sucked up water :)
ended up getting a mugen CAI thanks to cartoon... xD best outcome
Stick the air filter inside the cabin like mx5 owners
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Originally Posted by vtecing
Hahaha
While i do agree :)Quote:
Originally Posted by DLO01
You can water log the fllter and then your car will begin to slowly choke suffering from air loss, i've had this problem before..
^^^ yes of course. To the point where it will start to suck up water.
I had an injen CAI without hydro sock on my DA9 for over a year, drove it in the rain a lot over time, never had any issues. :)
i wanted a mugen originally anyway settled for the injen...
then changed my mind and didnt want to have to worry everytime it rained...
which had seemed to be alot at the time...
got a mugen in now and am more then happy with it.