for all those worried about water and intake kits
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RE: for all those worried about water and intake kits - 11/9/2006 3:55:33 PM
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Linus Gump
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Did I miss read it? It sounded to me if resistance at the filter gets to great from sucking water the thing opens a port to allow unfilterd air into the engine to keep it running. if this is the case, what happens when the filter gets a little dirty and you stomp on the go pedal? Will it open then too allowing dirty air in?
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RE: for all those worried about water and intake kits - 11/9/2006 4:07:02 PM
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ZYNE
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I think I'd rather deal with a hydro lock than risk sucking in contaminants in to the engine ... At least that can be addressed without involving an engine hoist ......
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RE: for all those worried about water and intake kits - 11/9/2006 4:24:40 PM
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ZYNE
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Or you could just spend that $50 bucks on a spare intake filter and replace the dirty/wet one at the first sign of trouble :) That and the fact that out of the 2 years I had the K&N FIPK on my Avalanche I NEVER had any issues with filter getting wet or resulting performance loss. Considering the location of the stock airbox and where the after market intakes are located I'd say you'd be hard pressed to get enough moisture up in there without having to worry about other things such as getting someone out to pull your truck out of the lake :)
< Message edited by ZYNE -- 11/9/2006 4:27:41 PM >
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RE: for all those worried about water and intake kits - 11/9/2006 5:10:46 PM
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Linus Gump
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I saw that in the picture, but I couldn't tell if that was foam or if it was a compression joint. I'm sure once the water drains away the thing will start sucking air back through the primary filter. Jeep once used the idea of having a float ball inside their air filter box. If the box filled with water, the ball would float up and cut off the air flow to the engine. It worked great for saving the engine, but left you with a dead engine and having to swim for the tow line.
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RE: for all those worried about water and intake kits - 11/9/2006 5:41:37 PM
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Fireman
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First off, I wouldn't trust it to keep water out.
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if this is the case, what happens when the filter gets a little dirty and you stomp on the go pedal? Will it open then too allowing dirty air in?
That would have to be one hell of a dirty filter. Not too likely to happen .. and if it did, the owner wouldn't care anyway, about some dirty air, since they don't bother to clean/change thier filter.
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I think I'd rather deal with a hydro lock than risk sucking in contaminants in to the engine ... At least that can be addressed without involving an engine hoist ......
Uh.. I don't even know where to start with that comment. You'de rather suck potentially dirty, muddy water into your intake, and risk bending rods etc, than to suck in some possibly minute dust particles? Water HAS to be removed before, if it has not already, caused damage.. the dust particles will likely never leave a noticable mark. I'm not sure about your line of thinking there, but good luck with it.
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Considering the location of the stock airbox and where the after market intakes are located I'd say you'd be hard pressed to get enough moisture up in there without having to worry about other things such as getting someone out to pull your truck out of the lake :)
Anyone who's had there H3 in any soupy water/mud hole has seen how much mud finds it's way onto the stock air box location. I can take my truck through the same hole with little to no mud in the engine compartment, but the H3's design seems to let an amazing amount in. It's almost like it gets in up front, and the fan just slings it everywhere under there.
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