how's this for cold air??
04-08-05, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by travisorus rex
Has anyone hears from John (LT1-7) lately? I PMd him a couple of days ago and haven't heard back...
04-09-05, 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by RX7-2JOCK
John has just been really busy full filling his customers orders.
John is a great guy and I believe that plays a big role in how busy he is. He makes good products and has good service.
04-09-05, 01:18 PM
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I am curious about engine vibration and whether any 'twisting' forces are experienced by the solid ducting (is the metal cold air ducting physically attached to the bumper?)
Would an engine torque brace completely alleviate this possible problem?
Or is there some flexible component to the ducting?
Or is the effect so small that it is forgettable?
Would an engine torque brace completely alleviate this possible problem?
Or is there some flexible component to the ducting?
Or is the effect so small that it is forgettable?
08-14-05, 04:28 AM
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Originally Posted by t-von
Your not taking into account that a vacuum hose isn't moving forward like a car is through water. With a car moving forward, the water will rise higher making it easier to fill that duct. If the water level reaches the top of that duck, you could very well suck up water WOT or not. The engine creates more vacuum than any vacuum cleaner on the market. Your duck has a Ram-Air effect for air. It can also have a Ram-Air effect for the water that actually rises above the front lip.
Sorry for bringing this old thread back but I had to post this info based on my above quote. Earlier today my cousin borrowed a friends 2004 auto Mitsubishi Eclipse NA V6 for a short trip. This car has a lowered suspension with stock front end and a cold air set-up similar to the one in this thread. He was driving at night on the interstate in some rainy weather. As he was exiting to the service road, he noticed a low lying slightly flooded area and began to slow down. The car rushes through the water and the engine begins to stumble and then dies. He tries to restart it but it would barely turn over. He gets out of the car to find the water level to his ankles. Thats roughly 4-6" off the ground. No newer car will flood this easily due to moisture in the engine bay from a big splash. This car flooded and almost damn near hydro locked because it scooped in water through it's cold air intake. I say almost because an hour and a half later the engine finally was able to crank over and start. I figure the hot engine finally evaporated some of the water in the cylinders.
Anyways this just proves my point that a car moving forward through water doesn't need a high water level nor does the car need to be at WOT to suck in water through a low mounted cold air intake.
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08-14-05, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by t-von
Really? Show me any manufacturer that has ever put a cold air intake that low on any high perfromance car. 
08-14-05, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by t-von
Sorry for bringing this old thread back but I had to post this info based on my above quote. Earlier today my cousin borrowed a friends 2004 auto Mitsubishi Eclipse NA V6 for a short trip. This car has a lowered suspension with stock front end and a cold air set-up similar to the one in this thread. He was driving at night on the interstate in some rainy weather. As he was exiting to the service road, he noticed a low lying slightly flooded area and began to slow down. The car rushes through the water and the engine begins to stumble and then dies. He tries to restart it but it would barely turn over. He gets out of the car to find the water level to his ankles. Thats roughly 4-6" off the ground. No newer car will flood this easily due to moisture in the engine bay from a big splash. This car flooded and almost damn near hydro locked because it scooped in water through it's cold air intake. I say almost because an hour and a half later the engine finally was able to crank over and start. I figure the hot engine finally evaporated some of the water in the cylinders.
Anyways this just proves my point that a car moving forward through water doesn't need a high water level nor does the car need to be at WOT to suck in water through a low mounted cold air intake.
Anyways this just proves my point that a car moving forward through water doesn't need a high water level nor does the car need to be at WOT to suck in water through a low mounted cold air intake.
08-14-05, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by PVerdieck
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08-15-05, 02:44 AM
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How fast was Einstein going when he decided to take the Eclips water skiing?
Einstein? This could have happened to anyone especially at night. Interstate highways themselves dont flood easily because of the crown of the road. He was exiting the interstate onto the service road while slowing down when this happened. FYI you can make 6" of water splash 10ft in the air by just driving only 20mph through it. I noticed that today with all the rain we've been getting.
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not to bring up an old thread like this...but that was officially the most reduntant and rediculous 11 page argument ever recorded...i have so much to say..but so little motivation to type it all out...
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