Just wanted to ask the ones who have this setup if they have heard of any problems with driving in the rain or parking in the rain and having rainwater run onto their CAI's. i'm thinking about getting a vented hood and don't want to spend the money only to spend more money to fix a water ingestion problem...

or am i being overanalytical...

mods: wasn't sure which forum to post this in since it deals with both, but since the question is about the hood i posted here.

 

cold airs place the filter in the bumper or fender area - has nothing to do with the hood

that being said, unless you drive underwater, it should be just fine

 

What hood are you thinking of getting?

 

http://www.stillen.com/product_files...71TS~photo.jpg

is the setup i have, i'm worried about water trickling down the engine and the intake tubes onto the filters.

here is the hood i'm looking at (for an 07)...

http://www.intensepower.com/sevsstcafiho.html

sorry i'm at work so i can't save pics to computer. plus i'm a noob and idk how to embed...

 

I had the pop charger and ts2 hood...i would put a rag in the opening just as a precaution when driving in the rain.

 

the intake you showed is not a cold air, it's a short ram

 

i thought about just sealing behind the mesh but that's kinda rice i might as well just get a c/f hood without a vent then...

 

oh. well that's the setup i have. K&N website has it listed as a CAI/SRI

 

OP you should be fine with that hood as long as you dont park outside.

As long as your moving, most of the rain will not get inside your engine bay

 

Short Ram Intake.. Get the hood, youll be fine!

 

If you put holes in the hood of course water will get into the engine bay.

 

that wasn't the question, the question was will it run down the intakes and get sucked into the engine...

 

I heard that some Seibon hoods came with a cover for the cowl openings.....

 

not sure if its still the case, but they wouldn't let the hoods close with them installed...so they were useless

 

Why don't you try one of these filter wraps http://www.carpartswholesale.com/bra...lter_wrap.html Says its treated to repel water. I'm not sure what size you need, but just to give you some options. Only thing is that you may just have to pull over and wrap them once you start getting some rain. Then remove them once it stops.

 

OMG... Really... it's rain... Do you plan on driving in a lake?

 

A layer of protective Saran wrap over the hood should do the trick...

 

sucks when washing the car though.