I spent the entire day driving at the track today and it rained ALL day. Much of the front straight is run at 100+ MPH and a bit of the back straight is at 80+ MPH. I looked at the intake to see if any water was getting in or around it. Some water drops made it into the area behind the airbox but I couldn't find any evidence that water was making it into the air box.

Also, I'm pretty sure that the type filter used by MINI Madness has a certain amount of water "resistence" so even if a few drops made it to the filter it would not hurt the motor.

Upshot, don't worry abot the water

 

Atomized water in small quantities (the type that might make it through the filter) shouldn't hurt the engine. I have a very vague recollection of a shop teacher in high school spraying water in an intake, but I don't recall why he would have done it.

It's the proverbial big gulp (hydraulic lock) I'd worry about, and this wouldn't cause it. I met a stranded motorcylist who'd overfilled his crankcase by one quart. A first-hand lesson of what hyrdo lock will do to an engine!

Jeff

 

Yesterday I was driving home from work in the horrible wet weather we're having here in jersey and as I was about to drive under an overpass what seemed like a 5gallon bucket of water hit my windshield. Must've been a car on the overpass hitting a puddle and it sprayed over the railing and onto my car below. Freaked me out but Im glad I wasnt testing that intake! Yeah it probably isnt a repeatable situation but I just though I'd mention it :smile:


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