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Old 10-06-2008, 11:21 AM
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Removed resonator...
so i removed my resonator by the front bumper, but i got me worried thinking that some water might go into the opening when driving in rain...
should i even be worried about this???
btw...i love how it sounds...
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Old 10-06-2008, 11:38 AM
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No you shouldnt be worried about it. If water gets there you have much bigger issues.
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No worries bro. You'll have major issues only if your car gets submerged in water, which rarely ever happens unless you live in a flood area.
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nice...good to hear...
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
No you shouldnt be worried about it. If water gets there you have much bigger issues.


If water gets up high enough to get sucked through the stock intake, you're going to have other things to worry about.
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wouldn't it be different story if i'm running on the freeway with the water flying as "misty" water...maybe i'm being way too cautious...
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wouldn't it be different story if i'm running on the freeway with the water flying as "misty" water...maybe i'm being way too cautious...
In which case the resonator wouldnt stop it either. Plus thats what the splash shields are for, to help keep that out. Moisture is in air. Your car sucks it in when its raining. vapor and small amounts wont hurt it. Its when quantities get sucked into the motor. Water does NOT compress.
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that good info...thanks again...
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Picture your intake tube as a straw.. you would literally have to be sucking the water up like a straw for it to hydrolock.
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and if it hydrolocks then you'll be needing a new engine.

just watch out for giant puddles, especially if youre lowered. happened to a friends k24 rsx, not pretty.
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i'm not lowered....i'm one of the 4x4s...
i'll soon lower it though...some time soon...
even though could only be springs...i'll be satisfied...
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Originally Posted by 6MTUA5
Picture your intake tube as a straw.. you would literally have to be sucking the water up like a straw for it to hydrolock.
that's good way of putting it...thanks for the example
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Originally Posted by 2000DEP
that's good way of putting it...thanks for the example
So even if your lowered you will be fine.
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Originally Posted by tegkid
and if it hydrolocks then you'll be needing a new engine.

just watch out for giant puddles, especially if youre lowered. happened to a friends k24 rsx, not pretty.
I giant puddle wouldnt even do it. You would have to submerge the intake which would be more than a giant puddle. It would be a flooded road or a lake you drove into.
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
I giant puddle wouldnt even do it. You would have to submerge the intake which would be more than a giant puddle. It would be a flooded road or a lake you drove into.
tell that to him.
lowered maybe 2in off the ground. with a cai that went really low. and a puyallup sized puddle can do it.
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Originally Posted by tegkid
tell that to him.
lowered maybe 2in off the ground. with a cai that went really low. and a puyallup sized puddle can do it.
Well for starters the OP does NOT have a intake. He removed the resonator. It wont happen to him.

2nd unless you are driving without the splash shields there is almost NO way for it to happen driving thru a puddle.

This is MORE than a puddle, No issues. Filter was dry

http://www.acurainspired.com/gallery...1913&pid=39888

The water has to be as deep as the intake to suck it up
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cool...so no worries and drive like i had been doing...thanks
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
Well for starters the OP does NOT have a intake. He removed the resonator. It wont happen to him.

2nd unless you are driving without the splash shields there is almost NO way for it to happen driving thru a puddle.

This is MORE than a puddle, No issues. Filter was dry

http://www.acurainspired.com/gallery...1913&pid=39888

The water has to be as deep as the intake to suck it up
I agree and i bet you had fun doing that video Kris...lol
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