vented hood + intake and rain

[nismofool]

how are you guys with the vented hoods and intakes doing in the rain?

[el_blacky06]

tell me about it itz raining hard out here in the san bernardino area. and u should be fine according to one of my friends

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

they set up a piece of something under the vents right there so they dont have a prob email esp or dangeris

and email robvegan i know he was looking for the exhaust ur selling......thats if ude wanna sell it lol

[Rob.Vegan]

The Carbon Creations/Extreme Dimensions vented hood doesn't come with the covers. The one ESP has does, and I'm not sure what Dangeris is doing.

Ya I woke up this morning just to see rain out my window I get super nervous, I usually cover up my intake with a trash bag while I wash my car. Last time it rained I popped my hood open and my intake and battery were soaked, scared me. I think that's why my grille lights burnt out

[dangeris]

I don't have a problem with rain or when I wash my car. I've driven my car in couple of torrential down pours and the I've been good so far (knock on wood. I will be designing some sort of "baffling" system this winter since there are two layers to the hood. But to be clear, no problems here thus far

[trayharrell951]

el_blacky06-

going to to the meet on saturday? Couple of the guys going to the meet have vented hoods. When are you planning on heading down? maybe we can go down together

[el_blacky06]

el_blacky06- going to to the meet on saturday? Couple of the guys going to the meet have vented hoods. When are you planning on heading down? maybe we can go down together

[el_blacky06]

-trayharrell951-most likely imma go if it dnt rain. and yea we could go together to the meet since i dnt got no one else to go with lol

[Ricko]

I purchased the Hydro shield for my K&N intake. That works very well. popped the hood today to throw a bag over my battery and all I saw were beads of water on my shield. As far as the battery, it was soaked. I am very nervous about it but I think it will be ok. I am in the process of getting a battery cover made but looks like the guys I am dealing with are phucking slackers.

[trayharrell951]

koo check your email

[windex]

The VIS vented hood has covers underneath the vents. I left the cover on the vents over my intake. I felt like being safe rather than sorry.

[ESP]

Yup, the ViS Racing hood comes with a pair of covers, but the ED hood doesn't. I used to be really careful about keeping the intake side covered if I know it was going to rain, but lately I've been a bit more cavalier about it. A big ol' +1 to whoever mentioned getting a hydroshield for their intake. I've always used one on my cars and it helps immensely!

To the OP, I've driven with my hood vents open in torrential downpours and haven't had ANY problems thus far. Keep in mind that our cars are pretty aerodynamic so even at lower speeds I'm thinking there isn't much water getting into the engine bay...

[dangeris]

...To the OP, I've driven with my hood vents open in torrential downpours and haven't had ANY problems thus far. Keep in mind that our cars are pretty aerodynamic so even at lower speeds I'm thinking there isn't much water getting into the engine bay...

water does get in but not as much as you'd think. I've taken mine to the local car wash and after washing it, when I pop open the hood there is little water on the battery and on the engine cover but my filter is ALWAYS dry

[Rob.Vegan]

My filter isn't always dry and my battery is usually pretty soaked after I wash my car. I can't seem to find any hydro shields though

[dangeris]

one thing to keep in mind that the filters are designed to have maximum airflow even when wet! Now I'm not saying submerging it in water but a little water is not gonna hydro-lock you decide to go through a real deep puddle and your intake becomes a straw...not good

[Rob.Vegan]

Ya I've had two friends hydro lock recently so I get paranoid. One drives a pre runner and was going through a massive puddle, the other in a lowered xB with a CAI (the one that sits right next to the driver side wheel).

[ESP]

My filter isn't always dry and my battery is usually pretty soaked after I wash my car. I can't seem to find any hydro shields though

http://www.autoanything.com/ai....aspx

You have to create an account with them first though... I'm sure eBay has 'em too. If you're really not finding anything, let me know and I'll send one down from Canada for you. One of our tuner shops up in Calgary always has a healthy stock of them.

[Ricko]

Thanks ESP, was just about to link that. I bought the black one in the large size for my K&N. It fits perfect!

[Rob.Vegan]

Cool thanks

[nismofool]

thanks for the help guys.