Open pod with cai

kelvin.juv · Post by **kelvin.juv** » Sun May 31, 2009 9:35 am

So long never come here, i even posted at the wrongly. Hi all, is it advisable to run a cai all the way to below the headlamp area? Cos mudguard n bumper seen to have covered that area, will water still able to get in there? Cos my open pod is at that area. Thks all!!!

sphinx_lover · Post by **sphinx_lover** » Sun May 31, 2009 12:36 pm

avoid floods, tats the best advise i can gib you

kelvin.juv · Post by **kelvin.juv** » Sun May 31, 2009 12:43 pm

Ok, but normal raining days will cos problem?

calvin_ · Post by **calvin_** » Sun May 31, 2009 1:10 pm

not really.

there's this common fear going on regarding water going into open pods. my conclusion is that it's mainly pub science.

the thing is, this shouldn't be a problem at all. first of all not much water could be sucked into the engine, if it somehow got pass the filter in the first place, as the piping elbowed downwards.

secondly, for enough water to be sucked into your engine to stall it or cause damage, you probably need to immerse the whole pod into water. which happens in the case of floods.

moisture going into engine is less harmful then we think it actually is. singapore experiences on average 70% humidity. we are talking about 15-20ml of water going into the engine for per cubic meter of air. leave a 2.0L engine idling at 1000rpm for 1 minute, your engine has taken in about a mouthful of water.

and the closest anyone could get to damaging their engines is by doing water injection systems without proper knowledge. physically actually injecting water into the combustion chamber.

there's no weather in singapore you should be worried about driving your open pod'ded car. less occassional floods though.

kelvin.juv · Post by **kelvin.juv** » Sun May 31, 2009 4:19 pm

Thks Calvin, in this case i dun have to relocate the filter already.