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im thinking about buying a aem v2 intake and i was wondering if anyone had any problems with hyrdolocking.. the design seems pretty good and that it is tucked into the bumper pretty good..i do drive in the rain but i dont ever go through huge puddles so i should be ok
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Driving in rain is not the problem. Driving through deep puddles or flooded streets is a big problem.
Also, you must plug the drain holes on the passenger side of the engine bay along the hood rain rail. The water that drains from these holes comes down directly on the filter and will pool in the first elbow of the intake. It will not take much rain to cause enough water to pool in the elbow to hydrolock the motor on start-up.
Also, you must plug the drain holes on the passenger side of the engine bay along the hood rain rail. The water that drains from these holes comes down directly on the filter and will pool in the first elbow of the intake. It will not take much rain to cause enough water to pool in the elbow to hydrolock the motor on start-up.
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I have the V2 also and i did all that plug up stuff and i also had a AEM bypass valve custom put on so everything will fit and it still sounds great and i have no issues in the ran but i still try to stay out of puddles just incase.
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Originally Posted by Ap2masta,Aug 15 2008, 01:00 PM
im thinking about buying a aem v2 intake and i was wondering if anyone had any problems with hyrdolocking.. the design seems pretty good and that it is tucked into the bumper pretty good..i do drive in the rain but i dont ever go through huge puddles so i should be ok
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I dont have any holes plugged. I usually dont drive the car in the rain, but have gotten stuck in some monsoon style downpours. I've also ran an entire track day in the rain. Yes...it rained the ENTIRE day. There was lots of standing water on the track. High speeds, big puddles..no problems.
Make sure you keep your fender liner as intact as possible. You have to cut a little peice out.
Where exactly should I plug the drain holes?
Make sure you keep your fender liner as intact as possible. You have to cut a little peice out.
Where exactly should I plug the drain holes?
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have been running the AM v2 for over a year, and i have been caught in a few storms, but no problems so far. if you're careful, you should be fine. from other threads that i've read, deep puddles and being parked in a downpour are the main problems. i have an injen hydroshield over my filter, and that eases my mind.
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