I was on the 25 south from Santa Fe to ABQ on Friday and that downpour was pretty heavy at times. A few times during that drive the wipers were about useless.

 

for sure...
we just opened a new shop in rio rancho by intel, you should stop by and check it out

-TODD

 

Same thing happened to me w. the turbonetics kit.
The filter they supply is paper based filter so it gets soaked
up in the rain. I have an aftermarket bumper which does reveal
the filter. Only thing that is in the way is the mesh grille.
Anyways, I switched out the filter to a K&N filter and I hope
I don't encounter this problem again. I should probably get
a hydro shield though..

 

Huh? My Turbonetics kit came with a K&N filter.

 

I hate these threads especially when I'm just about to drive my Z in a crazy downpour this morning in Chicago.

 

Chicago has all four seasons to an extreme.

 

You don't have a DD? My Z NEVER sees rain....

 

Happened to me once before.took the car to work and when i got off the freeway i saw water running like river along both side of the street,it been raining for 2 days straight.well i can't really throw it in reverse and back off to the freeway so i was praying then attemped to runn over the 1 1/2 ft deep water...bad idea.end up pushing the car to a nearby shop in the rain and spent all day change filters, disconect all piping,suck water out using wet-n-dry vacuum and blow dry the Maf sensor...that's why i bought a pick up trunk for daily grinder

 

I do have an '01 civic I drive in the winter as my "beater", but my wife needed it this AM.... so I had no choice but to use my Z. I didn't have any major issues this morning, I just avoided puddles and what not. Other then that, dont really care if the car sees rain or not since I have like 10+ layers of Zaino.

 

That is some crazy chit. I was listening on the radio today of some road closures due to flooding. Thank Gawd I didn't have to go on those routes... honestly, as illegal as it probably is, I would have turned around in tht situation!

 

Unless you drive through deep standing water, it shouldn't cause any problems. I drive mine every day without the undertray installed and you know how much it rains in Oregon......

 

^ I've also been thinking of moving my undertray is it is a bit lower then the stock OEM position and CONSTANTLY scrapes on bumps....

 

Don't worry, I drove mine in Chicago last year right after a snow storm. DURING, actually! Withing hours, the entire highway was nothing but slush and water. Never had any problems.

 

Apparently, they changed it to an AEM filter. (I think) But I know for sure that it is paper based.

 

Same thing happened to me earlier this month. It was raining the whole day and I had to go to one of our off site locations and it was raining hard as hell in the morning and even harder in the evening on I-95. I figured out what the problem was but didn't think anything of it. I've driven in pouring rain many times but I didn't think other people had the same thing happen. It hasn't happened again since that one time.

 

I have had to Drain my Intercooler (both ends) due to alot of rain and puddles. Afterwards the car would not go over 2500rpm's but after I drained the water it was fine..
brooke

 

Yah in my opinion i don't think its the maf taht is saving you guys but its the sheer weight of the water blocking the intake tract and preventing enough air getting into your engine.