How Deep is Too Deep?!?
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Melting Slicks
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Here's a pic posted by a forum member years ago. He and a buddy were headed to a race and both made it through this obstacle without hydrolocking. I believe he mentioned he was running a Blackwing intake. I would definitely not recommend doing this as many have hydrolocked in water much shallower.
Keeping your car locked in a garage just 'cause there is a cloud or two in the sky amounts to cruel and unusual punishment of your 'Vette!!!!!!! Can't we just stop the abuse of those we love so much?!?!?!?!?!?!?
However, I do have to admit that I wasn't thinking about the difference between cooling air and intake air......good point.
Again, thanks to those who posted positive and useful info!
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but I guess that's better than them saying...that's all....
OT..I've got a Blackwing intake, but I don't think I'd drive mine through that much standing water if I didn't have too. No problem driving in the rain if I'm caught out, but I don't need to take it out if it's raining, I'll drive something else. ...
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Okay, this is not my first C5, (my second, actually) and I am wondering..........
My car is my DD, it is not lowered, and we all know that since they are bottom-breathers hydro-lock from aspirating water is a distinct possibility!!
We have some fairly deep dips at intersections and driveways here in town and have been getting quite a bit of rain in recent days. Out on the state highways I drive, sometimes the barr ditches will overflow and create a deep runoff across the road.
Okay. Now that I have set up the scenario, here is my question. Just how deep is deep enough for me to worry about when I have to creep through water in my 'Vette??
DSTURBD
My car is my DD, it is not lowered, and we all know that since they are bottom-breathers hydro-lock from aspirating water is a distinct possibility!!
We have some fairly deep dips at intersections and driveways here in town and have been getting quite a bit of rain in recent days. Out on the state highways I drive, sometimes the barr ditches will overflow and create a deep runoff across the road.
Okay. Now that I have set up the scenario, here is my question. Just how deep is deep enough for me to worry about when I have to creep through water in my 'Vette??
DSTURBD
As for depth?
There's got to be a purpose.