At one point I saw an article on some sort of safety device for the air intake (just for the reasons you mentioned) I forget exactly how/what it was, but some sort of T in the line that would get air elsewhere due to pressure or something. The part I remember was they had the guy's NSX on a dyno and shoved the end of his intake into a fish tank. They had him do a full dyno test on it. You could see the water get sucked up the pipe a ways, but never far enough to get in... There were a couple variables I could question, but it was interesting if nothing else. (:
Levi On 12/15/05, Robert & Tara Ludwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Those kind of things with the exposed filters or the cold air intakes > are ok for a gas burner the lower compression makes thm a tad more > forgiving, but if you put one on a diesel you'd better live in Death > Valley, or plan on parking whenever it starts raining or you'll likely > suck up a belly full of water into the engine. It doesn't take much on a > diesel before it's all over but the crying. > Diesel air filter housings are generally designed carefully with the > thought of shedding water in mind. > > I've known a few people with VW and Volvo diesels who have gone that > route with the sexy air intake setups, and blown the engines that way. > One did it, just going through a big puddle at an intersection. > > ---------Robert > > David Brodbeck wrote: > > Harry M. wrote: > >> Those setups are called cold air intakes, they increase the airflow > >> to the engine and believe it or not have been proven to increase > >> power. > > > > What was shown in the ebay link was *not* a cold air intake. It was > > under the hood. A true "cold air intake" needs to draw outside air, > > not under-hood air. An example of a *stock* cold air intake is the > > air intake on a Volvo 240. The airbox is connected to an intake pipe > > that runs around the radiator and opens just behind the grille. > > > > > >> I found a setup for my Miata and with a nice exhaust it added > >> a extra 20hp at the rear wheels. > > > > Have you verified that with a dyno, or is it just "seat of the pants"? > > In the dyno testing I've seen, even on old American cars with really > > restrictive air cleaners the gain was usually less than 5 hp. Often > > it was less than the variation between runs. If you've really gained > > 20 hp, it's probably mostly from the exhaust. > > > > _______________________________________ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For new parts see www.buymbparts.com > > For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about. -Dale Carnegie
