[skivviss]

water may be the thing that kills the engine. but its not really the water's fault. it's the speed people hit it at that gets the water up to their intake.

for my rig, my hydrolock hole is ~44" from the ground (air intake)

during our monsoon season i went out wheelin' in the aftermath of storms, came across quite a few areas where the water was running up to my rock rails (24").

drove right on through, even one that put a couple inches of water into the tub, so about 28" deep.

but slowly and carefully.

adding speed to those crossings though, it would be very easy to dump water straight into that hole and kill the engine.

i do like making a big splash, but after reading one too many 'puddle = hydrolock' stories, i don't worry about the splash.

 

[skivviss]

commercials...

every time you spray axe deoderant, do those waves of bra-less women in white tshirts pile into your jeep with you while you take aim at puddles for the wet tshirt contest?

no. (unfortunately not in my world)

and "slow as possible, as fast as necessary."

that's been an adage for a long time. i've been hearing it for years, from quads back in the x90s to mt biking in the x00s and now jeeping in the x10s.

not that its easy for me to abide by, it is prudent advice.

 

[skivviss]

Where is the opening in the JK airbox?

pretty much right under the passenger hood latch. the stock opening is shaped to match the contour of the hood in that area.