# Coldair intake/weather?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/coldair-intake-weather/45954>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** eclipse, mitsubishi\
**Created:** [March 12, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/coldair-intake-weather/45954 "2010-03-12T14:14:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![chadfuchs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85e7bf/32.png) [@chadfuchs](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chadfuchs)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/coldair-intake-weather/45954/1 "2010-03-12T14:14:12Z")

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I have a coldair intake on my car and i was told that the car cant be driven in the rain because it will suck up water into the motor? Is this true???

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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/coldair-intake-weather/45954/2 "2010-03-12T14:38:13Z")

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If the intake is in the wheel well or below the front bumper there is the possibility of ingesting water if you drive into a deep enough puddle.

Driving in the rain shouldn’t be an issue. I have a home brew CAI on a 93 Caprice and have not had any problems driving in the rain. The filter cone is behind the headlights and shielded from water splashing up from the ground.

Ed B.

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**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/coldair-intake-weather/45954/3 "2010-03-13T03:07:55Z")

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How about reinstalling the stock intake and not worrying about it…Unfortunately though, you would loose that extra 1.5 horsepower and it wouldn’t look as totally awesome.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/coldair-intake-weather/45954/4 "2010-03-13T12:19:14Z")

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If it was installed properly, it should not be a problem. Of course retuning to stock would provide proven safety at the expense of some noise and a very very small amount of performance.

Note, the above was based on the assumption you have not done heavy modification to the power train and that you have a modern (pre 70’s) engine. Cold air intakes can make a difference when you are milking every fraction of horsepower possible. The effect on a modern stock engine is very minor.