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Oct 10, 2006 | 01:23 PM

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JDMevoBOOST

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water going into the intake and up into the turbo is never good. Last time I checked the components in the turbo can rust. If you are smart you will put a towel under the vent in the hood when u wash it.

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Oct 10, 2006 | 01:29 PM

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water going into the intake and up into the turbo is never good. Last time I checked the components in the turbo can rust. If you are smart you will put a tower under the vent in the hood when u wash it.

I agree. A tower should be enough to block water from your intake.

Oct 10, 2006 | 01:31 PM

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a tower? ....towel?

Oct 10, 2006 | 01:32 PM

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also it doesnt matter if i've removed that sheild on not as far as rusting things under the hood because either way water can just pour in

Oct 10, 2006 | 01:35 PM

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a tower? ....towel?

a tower

Oct 10, 2006 | 01:42 PM

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/\ /\ what is it just like a pan to collect all the water

Oct 10, 2006 | 01:45 PM

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/\ /\ what is it just like a pan to collect all the water

Actually i was kidding i think he meant towel.

Oct 10, 2006 | 01:47 PM

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bahahhaah yah I meant towel.....fat fingers and a small laptop keyboard pwn me hahahah.....

Oct 10, 2006 | 01:53 PM

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Alright nice glad we are all on the same page now I was confused as hell thinking of who makes a tower and how have i never heard of this

Oct 10, 2006 | 01:58 PM

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You would really need to pretty much submerse your intake to cause any damage. But like someone else said, DITCH THE INTAKE! It's pointless for our car the way it sits. I had a K&N Typhoon intake installed and it was making me lose a TON of power seriously. When I put my stock box back on and added a K&N drop in filter I gained my power back!

You lost a ton of power because you had a poor choice for an intake. It is well documented that the K&N Typhoon is a piece of ****. A tuned intake can be advantageous, albeit only slightly.

Oct 10, 2006 | 02:31 PM

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You lost a ton of power because you had a poor choice for an intake. It is well documented that the K&N Typhoon is a piece of ****. A tuned intake can be advantageous, albeit only slightly.

Okay, but with tuning makes ANY INTAKE A COMPLETE WASTE OF MONEY unless you are running a high HP setup!

Oct 10, 2006 | 02:43 PM

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Weird I dont think I have seen anyone lose power from an intake as long as its tuned..
More or less what I want to know is how much water does it take to hydro-lock a motor?

I've seen people lose power. I've been at the dyno where the tuner tells them to pu the stock box back on!

Intakes sound cooler, but don't help at the bolt-on level. Just look at how many are for sale in the forums!