what happens when you get hydrolocked?i'm guessing the car stalls. Would you guys rather have cold air intakes or short ram ? this way i'll know what most of you would do and then determining what would be better for me

 

hydrolock = the intake sucks in water and the engine shuts off. The reason for this is that air can be compressed, water can't. the engine is unable to turn if too much water gets in there and it is rather expensive to drain the water *if* you are lucky enough that nothing broke.

I have a short ram instead of a full intake for just that reason. I like driving in the rain.

 

hydrolocking occurs because water CAN'T be compressed. It is physically impossible.

Water gets sucked up into your cold air intake because you're driving in SUPER heavy rain, or you just drive through a puddle. Water goes through the intake, up into your motor.

NOW. SOMETHINGS gotta give. Guess what. It's not the water that compresses(because it's impossible) but instead your piston breaks, a rod bends or breaks and all hell breaks loose on your motor.

I've seen it happen to THREE motors. If you get a cold air intake, spend the whopping 50 bucks and get the additional valve that prevents watter from getting sucked up.

Or just get a short ram. (Let your location be a major deciding factor). If it rains alot where you live, don't even think about a cold air.

piece.

 

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good info... read up and i'm sure you'll make a decision, just bare with me on the first couple pages haha

 

just remember that when you do suck up water into the engine and the car stalls....DONT TRY RESTARTING IT!! that is where most people make the mistake and that is when the engine goes. if you do get a cold air intake get one that is in two pieces that way you basically have both.

 

dont ever do a cold air intake with out a bypass valve... save yourself the possible headaches and save your wallet form a major hole in it...