Steve-O

Who has the best solution to keep water out of cold air intakes ? I remember a video about a device that was submerged in a 50 gallon drum to prove water couldnt get into the intake. I am sure somebody will advise me to avoid water but beyond that ...

I found this interesting item on eBay:

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cdnguyred88

I drove through a wide Rain storm last Summer just out side Portland, Oregon at night at a good clip. Never any problems, and I run a Blackwing with the front screens cut out by the Fog lights.

At times there had to be a few inches of water on the highway, and the Rain just pouring down hard. The highway on hills looked like rivers running down. I was waiting for the Top to leak, never did.

Don't know why you would need to run anything up front?

CamminC5

Only issue I had was running through standing water. Tow truck, 3 solo cups of water poured from the intake manifold, new oil, and 8 spark plugs later all is well. Just don't try and restart the car after it stalls. BTW. I had a blackwing and the water was 3" high. The front of the car acts like a scoop forcing air and water into the intake.

PEERPSI

See the 4X4 forums and search the term snorkel.

0331MARINE

Where do you drive through 1 1/2 feet of water and why???????

CamminC5

AEM made a filter bypass piece for cold air kits for imports, but it isn't designed to deflect water that would "shoveled" into the intake like on our cars. Basically it's a small cylinder filter that you install higher up on the pipe so when water floods the lower filter the air is pulled from the path of least resistance. This wouldn't work on our cars though.

motogib1

Use common sense and don't drive through high water. Normal rain showers will not affect the intake, you would have to drive through substantial standing water.

cdkcorvette7

Even when I had a bottom-breather (vararam) I never had issues...

Steve-O

I think the VaraRam connected to the zo6 screen/fog light opening setup is the best at avoiding water ingestion. The level of water would have to be above the license plate to get in the zo6 screens/fog light opening. Believe it or not, here in south florida, I have had many friends, not in vettes, end up hydrolocked due to sudden flash flooding. We are at 0-1' above sea level so it doesnt take much rain to develop deep puddles that cant be avoided unless you can reverse 2 miles on interstate 95.

dougbfresh

Run a snorkel like the Jeep guys do-be the 1st to give it a go!

Steve-O

thanks for the laff !!!!!!!!!! I can see it now, a 6' snorkel, zip tied to a 2x4, screwed to the windshield pillar, in camo green to match my yellow vette. Why didn't I think of it.