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Offline bus_driver

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cute stream
« on: December 01, 2005, 08:32:58 PM »
ok so last night I went to visit some friends and on bud had told me aboot the little trail  1/8 a km long he mountain bikes it so we went this was about 2 weeks ago it was nice with a little stream in it......so last night we went again did you know you can drive these things with water 1/2 way up the vehicle and they do not stall out???? but we did get worried when the lights dipped in the water and it went quickly over the hood, thank god it was only aboot 30 feet accros and the deepest was the length of the vehicle but man that was alot of fun

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Re: cute stream
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2005, 09:49:57 PM »
The deepest I had mine in was about five feet,the water was half way up my windshield,thank god I was not in there long just crossing a short deep spot in a river, it never missed a beat, that was my 88 sammie with 16 valve no snorkle just a stock air box, I would of liked to of had an outerware on the k&n because they will not let water pass through them.
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Re: cute stream
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2005, 11:37:59 AM »
YOU CANT DROWN THEM!  When I did this I had water wash over the hood like crazy upon entering and was sitting in water the whole way through.  NOT a single problem.  After me, a jeep with a spring over and 33's sucked in water cause he had the stock mud sucking intake in place.  check out the puddle in the seat on the second pic! ;D


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Re: cute stream
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2005, 11:42:24 AM »
Yep, they can go through some water. I had my tracker with water over its hood and it crawled out of the mud hole only to die out of it... it was completely stock though. Also I've had my samurai in some pretty deep stuff.
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Re: cute stream
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2005, 01:34:14 PM »
Make sure your diffs and tranny doesn't have water in them now.
And yes they can go deep. If you plan on doing it alot it is a good idea to extend the breathers
ont he trans and the diffs.
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Re: cute stream
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2005, 05:51:20 PM »
Be careful guys, the air intake is not designed to get in to deep water.

 
This is the 8v air intake


and this is a 16v which is marginally better.

A well sealed snorkel is cheap insurance really.
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Re: cute stream
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2005, 09:05:50 AM »
Mudfkr, I didn't know it was there.

Me having a samurai the limit is up to the carb right?
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Re: cute stream
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2005, 11:20:04 AM »
Quote from: Dihnekis on December 04, 2005, 09:05:50 AM
Mudfkr, I didn't know it was there.

Me having a samurai the limit is up to the carb right?

Not if you want to play it safe, the Sammy intake is about where the badge is on your guard.
Normally you can take a reasonable deep dunking if it's really quick in and out sort of thing because the water has to fill up the inner guard before it gets to the air intake but your still risking it even then.

A good rule to follow would be the "top of the tyre rule" if you don't have a snorkel. Even then with the standard air intake ducting on a Sammy I wouldn't trust a snorkel ether . On the 413 that I made a steel Snorkel for I threw all the Suzuki intake away, including the hot air switch and replace it with exhaust tubing then sealed the air box lid with 6mm silicone O'ring and bunged up the drain hole in it, it can go all day with windscreen deep crossing and gets no water in it what so ever.
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