No Baffle??= blown motor?
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No Baffle??= blown motor? I was just wondering if n e one has takin out the baffle in the WS6 hood and havent had n e problems with water gettting past the Air filter?
has anyone actually gone thro the entire day of rain without the baffle and takin the lid off to see if there was water past the air filter?
Thanx for n e help.. might concider this mod
has anyone actually gone thro the entire day of rain without the baffle and takin the lid off to see if there was water past the air filter?
Thanx for n e help.. might concider this mod
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Re: No Baffle??= blown motor? I've removed both layers of baffles in the hood, but not before I made these:
http://luna.snu.edu/~operativex/images/rb1.jpg
http://luna.snu.edu/~operativex/images/rb2.jpg
http://luna.snu.edu/~operativex/images/rb3.jpg
http://luna.snu.edu/~operativex/images/rb4.jpg
Just keep em in the car, toss em in if it looks like rain! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Drew
'00 Formula WS6
http://luna.snu.edu/~operativex/images/rb1.jpg
http://luna.snu.edu/~operativex/images/rb2.jpg
http://luna.snu.edu/~operativex/images/rb3.jpg
http://luna.snu.edu/~operativex/images/rb4.jpg
Just keep em in the car, toss em in if it looks like rain! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Drew
'00 Formula WS6
Re: No Baffle??= blown motor? No baffles at all for over a year... run the black screens on the street. No problems at all.
I frequently drive home to Flroida.. and have driven in some serious "sideways" rain.. going straight at the front of the car... without any trouble.
I frequently drive home to Flroida.. and have driven in some serious "sideways" rain.. going straight at the front of the car... without any trouble.
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Re: No Baffle??= blown motor? ya i was thinkin of making a system where u can switch em like u did strechnutz.. is that just plexy glass on there then? and did u just take em fully out or did u buy a extra set for the hot days?
Re: No Baffle??= blown motor? When I still had my T/A, I cut the baffles out and then bought a piece of plexiglass from Home Depot. I drilled two holes, and I could install it with two bolts and wingnuts. I had ram air all of the time and threw the plate in if it got cloudy out. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Re: No Baffle??= blown motor? Hey Trever.. i just did that today. i was thinkin about that last night so built some at school today.. now i just gota drill all the baffles out <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Thanx guys
Thanx guys
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Re: No Baffle??= blown motor? If you just take out the front baffle you won't have a problem. But if you take out the back baffles as well water will get on the filter. If you have a K&N or something similar water won't likely get past it. But it will soak through a paper filter.
I have the Brian Green Ram Air mod and it works great. Seals the nostrils to the airbox with a gasket for a air tight seal, and it comes with a rain blocker plate you can snap in if it rains. I never drive my car in the rain though, so I'll never have that problem. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
I have the Brian Green Ram Air mod and it works great. Seals the nostrils to the airbox with a gasket for a air tight seal, and it comes with a rain blocker plate you can snap in if it rains. I never drive my car in the rain though, so I'll never have that problem. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Re: No Baffle??= blown motor? I have the rain blocker plate but car doesn't get driven in rain..have got caught in some a few times..I heard its good idea to also use a k and n or holley or accel or amsoil type filter..all those above are foam and oil or gauze and oil types..I also have Brian Green mod and no baffles.
Re: No Baffle??= blown motor? Why do people insist that water wont get past a K&N filter but it will get past a stock one. The K&N is oiled and oil DOES NOT absorb waterit REPELS it. The water will go right past the filter. The paper will wick it up. True oil does protect from water, but the filter is porous. How do you figure air gets past and water wont?
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Re: No Baffle??= blown motor? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Mike's 01WS6:
<strong>Why do people insist that water wont get past a K&N filter but it will get past a stock one. The K&N is oiled and oil DOES NOT absorb waterit REPELS it. The water will go right past the filter. The paper will wick it up. True oil does protect from water, but the filter is porous. How do you figure air gets past and water wont?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I know this is kinds off subject, but a friend of mine who works at a Pontiac dealership told me yesterday that they got in a WS6 with a blown motor <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> he said he checked it out and it had the !FRA mod but other than that it was stock. He said that the guy told them that he was going through a parking lot and ran through a big puddle <img border="0" alt="[whiner]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cry.gif" /> He said that the guys insurance was going to cover it and that he said nothing about the !FRA to anyone. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
<strong>Why do people insist that water wont get past a K&N filter but it will get past a stock one. The K&N is oiled and oil DOES NOT absorb waterit REPELS it. The water will go right past the filter. The paper will wick it up. True oil does protect from water, but the filter is porous. How do you figure air gets past and water wont?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I know this is kinds off subject, but a friend of mine who works at a Pontiac dealership told me yesterday that they got in a WS6 with a blown motor <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> he said he checked it out and it had the !FRA mod but other than that it was stock. He said that the guy told them that he was going through a parking lot and ran through a big puddle <img border="0" alt="[whiner]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cry.gif" /> He said that the guys insurance was going to cover it and that he said nothing about the !FRA to anyone. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
