95pgt-t
Hard-core CEG'er
yes they are. thats EXACTALY how they are run,and setup in the probe's,if you look at them from the front you'll see the bottom of the filter sticking out.
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My custom 3.5" cold air intake
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Lt_hailBob
Veteran CEG'er
Plus, if you look the water has a long way to go to get to my throttle body.
True, but air has a tough time fighting through wet, paper filter.
Lt_hailBob
Veteran CEG'er
I'm using a cheap APC filter with a mesh filter made of what looks like aluminum or some kind of metal so it won't hold water.
ROFL:laugh: :laugh:
EuroTour
Hard-core CEG'er
I have a similar setup, by my filter sits just on top of my sub frame. This location seems much less susceptible to deep puddles and other road hazards.
95pgt-t
Hard-core CEG'er
same here.
Lt_hailBob
Veteran CEG'er
Its been raining here all day and I drove nearly 100 miles with no trouble at all.
Lt_hailBob
Veteran CEG'er
I had mine like that but it absorbs the heat coming off the radiator so its only getting hot air.
tredse1
CEG'er
curious...why doesn't anyone try an external point..ie hood scoop, or any other place other than a couple inches from a 200+ degree engine?? am i missing something or is it just that people don't wanna f-up their hood? i am thinking about fabricating my own hood scoop simplily for the cooler air and the ram-air effect. please if i'm wrong or fix'n to f-up my car let me know how and why!
Lt_hailBob
Veteran CEG'er
I thought seriously about putting a hood scoop on but the hood has a wierd Contour(ha ha) that would be hard to make a scoop flush with and also, the smallest scoop I could find was 13 inches wide and $70.
If you look at mine, You will see that my filter is basically outside the car. I'm just going to put up a box around it.
If you look at mine, You will see that my filter is basically outside the car. I'm just going to put up a box around it.
tredse1
CEG'er
the scoop idea i'm thinking of is basically to have a short air ram to the air box lid(with K&N filter) and flip the lid upside down so it meets the hood(and seal it to the hood somehow) and then cut a hole through the hood and fabricate my own small scoop right over the filter...if all goes well do you think this will work?
Lt_hailBob
Veteran CEG'er
Thats exactly what I was looking at doing except I was going to make some kind of duct to prevent excessive water from entering into the air box. It is also very difficult to 'fabricate' your own hood scoop without it looking like total 
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.zorrex
Enjoys the Abuse
You can try a mid-90's Subie hood scoop. They can be had for a relatively cheap price...
Lt_hailBob
Veteran CEG'er
But they are huge. I want a really small one like 6 inches wide.
tredse1
CEG'er
yes, i also want something small, and i've been think'n what to do about the water situation too
Lt_hailBob
Veteran CEG'er
Having the scoop feed a pipe to the air box and make it so its not directly facing the filter so any water that goes in the scoop will settle in the box then put a drain hole in the bottom or something.
tredse1
CEG'er
wouldn't that ruin the whole ram air idea?
Lt_hailBob
Veteran CEG'er
not really so long as the box is sealed against the hood because it would still be pressurized.
tredse1
CEG'er
not if you put a hole in it...mabey if it just had a place to catch the water and you could drain it after a rain...really shudn't get that much in it i wudn't think