water draining onto V2 during rain
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water draining onto V2 during rain
a member posted this in another V2 thread and it prompted me to do a little research.
we have had some pretty severe rain in Houston the past week so i decided to see if this actually happens on my S-dos. i removed the bumper, wrapped the AEM V2 with papertowels and poured some water on the hole indicated in the pic below. i watched the water drain directly onto the top of the V2 so this could potentially lead to hydrolock during a heavy rain.
my car is garaged at work and home, but i will probably plug the hole anyway to be on the safe side.
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Originally Posted by hockey
We had a local owner here in SD that had his car parked outside during a rainstorm. When he started driving the car the next day, it sputterred and stalled mere feet from his driveway.
It seems threr is an engine compartment drain that is positioned right above the filter element. It dripped right onto the filter and filled the tube with water. The tube/filter point upward so there is nowhere for the water to go, but just sits in the lower tube.
So.......its not just sbout avoiding puddles. Be careful!
It seems threr is an engine compartment drain that is positioned right above the filter element. It dripped right onto the filter and filled the tube with water. The tube/filter point upward so there is nowhere for the water to go, but just sits in the lower tube.
So.......its not just sbout avoiding puddles. Be careful!
we have had some pretty severe rain in Houston the past week so i decided to see if this actually happens on my S-dos. i removed the bumper, wrapped the AEM V2 with papertowels and poured some water on the hole indicated in the pic below. i watched the water drain directly onto the top of the V2 so this could potentially lead to hydrolock during a heavy rain.
my car is garaged at work and home, but i will probably plug the hole anyway to be on the safe side.
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This has been discussed a couple of times and yes it can hydrolock your engine, I suppose you can plug the hole but these type of CAI's have a higher probability of hydrolocking - That is awesome that you took the time to test it !
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I put a piece of black electrical tape over the hole. Zero drainage problems including 3 hurricanes that came through dropping up to 14 inches of rain over a day and a half while my car was parked in my driveway.
Proper precautions will negate the probability of hydrolock. Don't drive through deep water and plug your hole.
Proper precautions will negate the probability of hydrolock. Don't drive through deep water and plug your hole.
