Tegiwa and hydrolocking

[webbdog]

Just a quick question, Is there any danger of your engine being hydrolocked with a Tegiwa intake installed? I was pulling off the motor way the other day when it was hammering it down and the front of my CTR got completely owned by a lorry hitting a puddle on the side of the motorway was like a tsunami. With a Tegiwa fitted would that just suck all the water in? Or would the drain off hole deal with it?

 

[howie1987]

Always wonderd this aswell.

 

[R35735]

It's simple displacement really. If the water is going in faster than it can drain out, there is a risk of a back log that will then get sucked into the filter. Probably better off avoiding Tegiwa all together really.

 

[TomCat]

unless your underwater (and by tegiwa you mean the gruppe m replica) I cant see it being an issue. My gruppe m has been through some of the worst weather ive ever seen and not a problem. Although it does say to put it to a closed position when driving in rain and cleaning the car. Never figured out what it meant though

 

[tom83]

^^^ This. IIRC the filter is around an inch above the bottom of the body, so it can hold quite a bit of water before it gets to the filter, also its draining all the time.

I went through car washes and rain with no problems with my Teg M.

 

[^Joe]

Science is very different depending on the plaque on the box.

 

[R35735]

JDM gravity y0.