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![]() I stumbled across a Honda Tuning magazine and was brownsing through some of their upgrade parts, and noticed something called an Air Bypass Valve that supposed to eliminate any chance of water entering your engine through the cold air intake. It's supposed to protect engines from rain, snow, and floods.
I never noticed that in any ford or mustang parts catalog. Maybe I missed it? Is it possible, or is it just an "import" thang? ![]()
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94GT 5spd Coupe 1/4 = 13.6@103 60ft = 2.0315 on Michelin Pilots GT 40 Intake GT 40Y Aluminum heads 1.7 rockers, BBK Cold air Fluidyne, BBK long tubes & H-Pipe 65mm TB Al Driveshaft Hurst Shifter Cobra R hood HPM Subframes Control Arms Future mods = Procharger and/or 331/347 Stroker, Turbo? Rice Haters Club Member #77 FOR SALE: Strut Tower Brace $30 |
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![]() i personally think of a cold air intake as nothing and a loss of $ if anything but that is just my thoughts... back to ur ? The air bypass is a ricers dream it is more for a car that is slamed to the ground and driven through puddles. why would u be doing that, there is no point i really wouldnt worry about it unless ur cold air intake is as low as ur front bummper and u drive through puddles that submerge ur intake
oh well just my 2cents later
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![]() the only time you would have to worry about water getting in there is if you have either a ram air setup where the scoop is down on the bottom
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94GT 5spd Coupe 1/4 = 13.6@103 60ft = 2.0315 on Michelin Pilots GT 40 Intake GT 40Y Aluminum heads 1.7 rockers, BBK Cold air Fluidyne, BBK long tubes & H-Pipe 65mm TB Al Driveshaft Hurst Shifter Cobra R hood HPM Subframes Control Arms Future mods = Procharger and/or 331/347 Stroker, Turbo? Rice Haters Club Member #77 FOR SALE: Strut Tower Brace $30 |
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![]() dont laugh..march ram air hydrolocked/killed my buddies 90GT motor in Huuricaqne floyd
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![]() man.. sorry to hear that. I know that ram air sits below the bumper.
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94GT 5spd Coupe 1/4 = 13.6@103 60ft = 2.0315 on Michelin Pilots GT 40 Intake GT 40Y Aluminum heads 1.7 rockers, BBK Cold air Fluidyne, BBK long tubes & H-Pipe 65mm TB Al Driveshaft Hurst Shifter Cobra R hood HPM Subframes Control Arms Future mods = Procharger and/or 331/347 Stroker, Turbo? Rice Haters Club Member #77 FOR SALE: Strut Tower Brace $30 |
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![]() Older explorers are known for hydrolocking in puddles as well. And all those cool ads driving through stuff too
![]() I would guess as long as you draw air from the fenderwell, chances of hydrolocking is low. Most of those imports draw air from behind the headlight etc and the cold air tube sometimes brings the filter lower down near the ground.
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![]() i sucked water into my motor i had a bbk fender mount. thankful i didnt try to turn it over because i would of bent the conecting rods
just took out the plugs sprayed some wd-40 in each cylender turned it over put the plugs in and ran like a camp
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![]() I had a friend that found out water doesn't compress to well either, broke the rod and put a hole in the oil pan.
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