Years ago I had an experience that would deter me from ever trying this. I
had an early SAAB Turbo maybe 81 as I recall, and in the early years the
snout for the air cleaner pointed down in an attempt to draw cooler air.
Well,
I was living on Cape Cod at the time in Pocasset and there was (is) a roadway
that went under a railroad bridge and in order for the road to do so it
dipped down considerably under the bridge and came up on the other side. One
night as I was leaving my favorite bar in a horrendous downpour I drove under
this bridge with the wipers going fast and squinting ahead to see the road.
The drain under the railroad bridge plugged up with junk and a reasonable pond
had formed. I got out and surveyed the water and decided it was ok to drive
through. It wasn't all that deep but the car made a wake that made it to the
snout of the air cleaner. I suddenly became aware of a knocking so I drove
home and slept it off. The next morning I found I had a bent connecting rod
as an amount of water made it up the snout and water does not compress!
I would be careful how much water goes in the intake.
David Lylis
69 TR6 CC26160L
60 TR3A TS74461LO
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