Exposed Air Filter in STS Turbo
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Exposed Air Filter in STS Turbo I was talking with my friends about the rear mounted turbo and my mechanic friend mentioned that if I were to get the STS, that I wouldn't be able to drive in the rain anymore. He said that he knew someone who put the cold air intake on his car too low, then water entered the filter and ruined his entire engine. He also said that I won't be able to go over speed bumps anymore. This really concerns me 
I really want that system, but if it will compromise my daily driver ability, then nevermind. I've also noticed that most of you guys' LS1's aren't your daily drivers. So am I correct in guessing that forced induction is not the right thing to do in a daily driver car? My car is my daily driver, so this is really important to me. Thanks a lot in advanced guys.
I really want that system, but if it will compromise my daily driver ability, then nevermind. I've also noticed that most of you guys' LS1's aren't your daily drivers. So am I correct in guessing that forced induction is not the right thing to do in a daily driver car? My car is my daily driver, so this is really important to me. Thanks a lot in advanced guys.
I have had my kit on for almost a year and have had ZERO problems with rain. If its going to rain I just leave the sock that the kit comes with on. My car has been driven in the rain and snow and the precharger (sock) works great. This is not a concern!!
Being a good daily driver is where this kit excels. My car drives bone stock until you get on it. I get the same or better gas mileage too.
As far as clearance, you loose just a little, but not much. I may scrape on something once every month or so, but it is no big deal. I even have a pre-production kit that is lower than the design STS has now.
Feel free to pm me if you want to ask anything about the kits.
Billy
Being a good daily driver is where this kit excels. My car drives bone stock until you get on it. I get the same or better gas mileage too.
As far as clearance, you loose just a little, but not much. I may scrape on something once every month or so, but it is no big deal. I even have a pre-production kit that is lower than the design STS has now.
Feel free to pm me if you want to ask anything about the kits.
Billy
im gonna beat him to it.
try using the search feature
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If you do a search on these items, all of them have been covered.
Cliff notes:
1) You would have to drive through a flooded part of the street where the water came half way up the wheel before you would submerge the filter.
2) The turbo is mounted close to you rear axle, just behind it. You MIGHT hit it if you did a wheel stand. The only problems might be where the charge pipe goes under the K-member, and your car was severely lowered AND you buried your wheel into the wheel well. I would worry about straddling something big in the road. But other than that, there are quite a few people that haven't had any problems that your mechanic described, whatsoever.
Cliff notes:
1) You would have to drive through a flooded part of the street where the water came half way up the wheel before you would submerge the filter.
2) The turbo is mounted close to you rear axle, just behind it. You MIGHT hit it if you did a wheel stand. The only problems might be where the charge pipe goes under the K-member, and your car was severely lowered AND you buried your wheel into the wheel well. I would worry about straddling something big in the road. But other than that, there are quite a few people that haven't had any problems that your mechanic described, whatsoever.
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