pod filter in the rain

[ET pulsar]

hey,my pod filter is down underneath my front lip getting direct air, and ive been told that driving in heavy rain wont suk in water fuking up my engine. i was just wondering if this is true, will it over time damage my pod or cause other engine damage.

[abuse]

wot make pod filter do u have??

i also have mine in the guard and alot of my mates also we all use K&N because it is an oiled unit and doesnt take on any water..

dont use a cheap shit one

[ET pulsar]

its a somoto or somota one of those pods made by trust im not sure how to spell it but its a reasonable brand cost 70

[caminperth]

Is it foam of K&N style? If foam it'll possibly suck through.. If K&N style it 'should' be ok..

Didn't think a pulsar could suck that hard anyhows?

[str]

I've considered running some piping and placing my pod filter in my front bumper also but I've also been told its not a good idea to do so.. stuff can get sucked in and go into the engine which is bad.. water, stones and what not..

Are you sure its a great idea to whack a poddy down there? lol
I'd prefer cold air induction using the stock airbox which comes with your engine run some piping from the front bumper with some type of grill infront of it stopping any bullshit getting in with a k&n air filter inside of the box..
I'm guessing this would be a bit more safer than having the pod just whacked in ya bumper..

[abuse]

probably would be safer but standard air boxes can become a restriction at certain power levels

[str]

fairy muff!

[ET pulsar]

the guy i bought the car off put it there and thats why im wonderin weather to move it, its not foam its like the k&n shit. ive driven it in the rain a few days now and there was no trouble with it so yer thanks.

[caminperth]

Doing what str is talking about = a stock airbox full of water.. found out the hard way.. can be fixed by drilling some drain holes in it..

[ET pulsar]

no shit eh yer ive just decided to keep it the way it is until i can be bothered payin to have it relocated id rather put that $200 towards gettin intercooler and shit. thanks

[S_E]

I don't rekon water would get into the engine, it has to go thrrough the intake piping first (hot), the turbo (hot) the cooler, and more piping, it would turn into vapour, which is a good thing (think water injection, but not near as much water used) and might bring intake temps down a bit. Should be fine, even on an NA

[flupstar]

Ive tested the K&N oiled filter.. with rain going directly onto it. As long as its well maintained and in good condition, no substantial amount of water will get through. However, if water IS sitting on its surface ..then it may restrict flow a bit.

Simota etc style filters... Apexi... both are bad ideas. I wouldnt think foam would fare well either. If water softened the filter too much over time, you may actually end up sucking bits of the filter element through your engine. Not cool!

Ive run Blitz stainless mesh filters in direct rain... Im sure some water sucked through.. but the main thing is that no dense liquid got through.

As long as the water is broken up into a fine mist by the mesh (or whatever).. then its pretty similar to driving in high humidity. You will lose power... but it generally wont damage your motor in small quantities.

-Tristan

[nihilism]

You could be in trouble if you go through a big puddle.

[HotAe92]

You could be in trouble if you go through a big puddle.
thats wen that black tomb raider spec corolla's snorkel comes in handy

[rsliberty]

thats wen that black tomb raider spec corolla's snorkel comes in handy

:uhh:

[thommo]

my mate has a hks foam one in his gaurd and last year in the rain we took it off when we got home and it was absolutly soaked, it was like a sponge. left it in front of heater, its good as new hehe

[ET pulsar]

well atm i dont even have my licence and there isnt much rain so by this time next year ill just pay the money to relocate it. and yer ive heard off someone whos pod is in the same possi as mine that by the time its passed through evreythin its vapourised and can actually have an intercooling affect. thanks anyway

[SikS4]

if any makes it thru the filter, piping and turbo etc, think of it as water injection -> more power :)

[Dim]

if any makes it thru the filter, piping and turbo etc, think of it as water injection -> more power :)

and have some nicley water cut turbo blades

[PT-R]

I made a simple splash guard for mine so the air/water has to go down then straight up. It was a good idea at the time but then i had to rip it all out again and drill drain holes in the bottom cos it had like 2cm's of rain water sitin in the bottom

[S_E]

and have some nicley water cut turbo blades


Would hardly be enough to make a difference to the blades IMO

[mk1sr20]

a mate that works 4 nissan had a car come in 4 some work after getting some water sucked through the air filter. the motor locked up and push a rod through the side of the block ouch

[mek]

isn't that termed as hydrolocking or hydrolocked?

In any case i wouldn't think that sucking water through an engine would be a good idea.

[escortMAD]

a friend of mine has his in there and he totaled a rb20det in morley one night pistons out of the top and rods out the side by a puddle

[GENU1NE]

make up a custom box & snorkel.

1 for when its raining, and 1 for when its not. theyre easy to change over when the climate changes, few clips & screws.

[thommo]

monday stormy weather, mate left pod filter in the guard on r31, blew engine hydraulic lock. not the kind ofthing u'd like to happen. dont put filter in guard!

[ET pulsar]

no shit eh thanks for advice might aswell just get some new piping and get it relocated, dont exactly want all that shit happenin, sounds expensive.