Hey there,

I have a question about cooper intakes, I noticed where they are located is kind of close to where the grill opening is located. I was curious has anyone had any problems of water injestion or could it be a problem?

Cheers

Vik

 

Welcome to MCO Vik

I do know of a Cooper that went through a big puddle and seized the engine. Don't know if it was the intake that did it in, though.

 

My current setup is a Viper Intake hooked up to the hood pulling air from a hood scoop.

I have no problems running my car through a car wash with the jets blowing water right into the scoop. You know the new brushless a some of the Shells.

I would be worried if I had a paper or cotton filter.

 

The air scoop is connected via a cloth-like hose to the resonator box, and the air box is connected to the resonator box. It's a pretty convoluted path of travel, I suspect any water would lay at the bottom of the resonator, if it got in there at all.

With an aftermarket intake which bypasses the resonator via a tube such as the Green Filter Twister or Viper, not as sure. I suppose if you aimed a hose at the scoop and tried to fill it, you might have a problem. But in normal driving conditions, should be fine.

 

Thank you very Much for the welcome and thank you for the information :smile:

Next question is what's the best intake for the price out there? I am a university student so money is not as free flowing as I'd like it to be