i got my intake installed...they installed it on the front bottom...u can actually see it thru the front bottom bumper...passenger side front bottom...

i took my car in for oil service at Lexus dealership and they said that i need to remove this intake before it kills the engine...he said that if it rains hard and i hit a puddle of water..the water can go inside the intake and kill the engine...

is this true...should i be worried???

thanks for your help

 

forgot to mention ... i have 2006 is350 with isf front bumper...so you can actually see the intake thru the front bottom bumper net thing and water can easily get to the intake with heavy rain or even a car wash...

 

What intake did you install? & yes that is possible if it really is that low & exposed, worse if your car is slammed

 

Would like to see a pic of this intake setup. The normal SRI is in the factory location and is no where near water.

 

A true CAI might need those hydroshield not that they would do much

How you get your intake down there on a 2IS? What intake did you buy? I'm guessing it was custom and came with the car? (Because if you had it custom-made yourself then you wouldn't be asking this question)

 

I am so tired of people and their misconceptions.
Think of it logically.
Your filter is down there yes. But if your car is submerged to a point where the filter is IN the water, you shouldn't be driving in the first place. Your cabin where you put your feet would be flooded if the water is as high as the filter.

Go outside and splash water on the filter while you have your car on. See if it sucks in water. It will not.
Go spray water directly on the filter with a hose while your car is running. Will it suck in water? It will not.
Even if the filter is completely submerged and you take a bucket of water and dip the filter in it while the car is on, it will still not suck in water. It would need a vast amount of suction to suck the water up all the way from the bottom to the top of the intake piping to the throttle body.

There was an article on this one of the magazines put on back in the days regarding aem intakes and their "bypass valve" that you attach to the intake so you don't suck in water. Genius marketing if you ask me. All the scared ignorant fools bought this stupid piece of plastic so they can cut their intake in half and attach it on top of paying 200+ dollars for a stupid piping. Sometimes I laugh at how stupid some people can be. It's quite awesome how smarter people can make money off of dumb people lol.

If you don't know, research.
If you don't know, stop listening to other retards.
That is all.

 

Wtf? What intake did you buy?

 

It pretty much would need to be submerged in water, so like 2 feet deep.

 

I hope u are correct 'fantastic' ... i was stressed out ... i was about to go back to the car shop first thing monday morning where i got it installed and curse them out ... i don't know why the mechanic at Lexus told me that...i guess they don't like it when people modify their lexus

Now i can relax...thanks so much!!!

 

People keep asking what intake i bought...

I don't really know...i have to ask the car shop guy that installed it...

But the filter looks kind of maroon brownish...

 

^Can you not provide us a picture of it through the engine bay?

 

Pix of it is all we need. Take picture of it from engine bay and outside.

 

How do i add a pic from my iphone to this message board

 

Here are the pics

 

More pics...hope it works