puddle

[joseph p]

so,i ran through a puddle with a ms cai.
not really a puddle but six inches of standing water
with a twelve inch pothole.
not a nice situation.

 

[Bonafide_Spd3]

You'll be alright, did you mess up your rim? I've already drove through some deep water and my cai hasn't sucked up any water

 

[joseph p]

it's okay now.
but the dealer had to replace the connecting rods.
it bent two of them.
the service rep said a lot of water was inside the motor.
i am getting rid of my cai as soon as i can.
no sense to the design for me living in miami.
not bashing the ms cai,i love the sound and performance,
just not the proximity to the ground.

joe

 

[FrequentFlyer]

My guess is you went through a lot more than 6 inches of standing water.

 

[bacarl]

...with the throttle wide open.

 

[joseph p]

yeah,you could not see the pothole underneath
the standing water.
the car nosedived water splashed on the hood.
sputtered and died.
had to call triple A to tow it to the dealer.
lucky for me allstate covered the repair.
the claim rep told me it was a one shot deal though
said the cai was the problem and if it happened again
i am on my own..

joe

 

[joseph p]

no,not throttle wide open..
i was driving through a puddle..
have had the cai on for about a year.
53 k on the odometer..
ive driven through puddles before,like i said i live in miami.
it was the pothloe .

joe

 

[08_MS3_GT]

ive driven through puddles before

^^^ doing it before doesn't make it fool-proof...

i had a CAI on my old car, but the potential for hydrolock wasn't too great. also, i was able to disconnect it upstream of the MAF, so, in a really bad storm, i could just run with unfiltered air.

i won't be doing another CAI anytime soon. not @ all worth it.

 

[JerAyala]

Sri Ftw.