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i was on my way home from my friends house last night. It hadn't rained out for 4 days but i saw this puddle in the highway. I didn't think nuthing of it seemed like it would just be alittle water on the road. Well aparently it was high tide on the river, and the water was about a foot deep. By the time i realized this i was already in to deep, it got deep out of nowhere. The car just stalled. Wouldn't crank, nuthing. So i had to push it out of the water, by my self, while people are honking at me telling me to move, *******s! So a tow truck is there to help another car out that got stuck behind me. I asked the tow guy if he could do me a favor and help me out. He towed the car into a parking lot and made me pay him 15 bucks. I have AAA so i called them, they said a tow would be to me in 90 minutes, now mind you it is 12:30am. After calling them 3 more times they finally deciced to show up at 3:15am. The car was brought to my friends gas station where it sits right now. He couldn't look at it today cause he was with my last night till 4am waiting for the tow. Hopefully its not that bad, more than likley it is.

Life sucks, water sucks, cold air intakes suck.

sorry for the long post but i had to vent alittle.

 
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ahhhh......And this is the reason why I love my bypass valve. Just in case, you never know when something like this is gonna happen. From the depth of the water you described, it would have been plenty deep to cause the valve to function.

Hopefully insurance willl help you get your new engine.

 
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that sucks man....i am sorry. i hope your car is ok

 
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damn that sucks. thats exactly the reason why i got a short ram. hopefully its fixable.

 
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Sorry to hear that dude that really sucks, hopefully it won't be too bad but if you need a new engine hopefully insurance will cough up the dough for a rsx type S swap

 
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Hey Hawk, sorry to hear that. I hate to hear that happen to someone, especially one of my Rallye Red family members. I hope it turns out okay for you. Maybe you will end up having to get K20A... there could be a bright side to all of this

 
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thanks for the suport guys, i think if it is something internal im gonna slap some beefy stuff in there for my turbo, better pistons and stuff. I'm just hoping its something stupid easy, electrical or something.

 
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Swap time maybe? That would get you another gear and a little exclusiveness.

 
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HOLY ****!!! dude...april fools is over man.

that sux!! well...if youre not gonna be working on the car tomorrow, and in a good enough mood to go, im going to the NY auto show at around 5:30 or 6...so if you wanna come with let me know. might cheer you up some....altho they will have the EVO there, so thats like a **** tease.

but yeah...that blows....sorry.

 
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Damn! You sucked up H2O? or do you just have a ground loop short? I hope
everything is o.k.

If your in the market for a new and better intake, go with the
K & N FIPK II Part # 57-3513

 
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Sorry to hear that Hawk! Man that sucks I always liked your car man.

 
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thanks guys, i don't think im gonna buy a new intake, im gonna convert my aem to a SRI and leave it that way, alot safer i guess. Still no word what happened yet, i should know by tomarrow, i'll update this thread when i find out.

 
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SRI is a lot safer, but what kind of CAI did you have before ??

 
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i had a AEM CAI.

Update: Threw a connecting rod or 2, gonna start taking apart the motor today to determine exactly what i need. Might buy better connecting rods and pistons for my turbo project. Sugestions?

 
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So far I haven't heard of any internals make for the 7thgencivics yet. Looks like you will have to go custom.

 
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Yeah crower will do them for custom, and someone had said that JE will make pistons for our cars custom also. Give them a call

 
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well k20a2 here i come. Throw all 4 rods, cracked the crank and screwed up the cylinder walls, the motor is toast. So now i gotta get a bank loan out and prep for the swap.

Wish me luck

 
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oh daaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn....all of that cause of a CAI and a foot of water? no thank you.

but at least youll have a ballsier car now (in like a month or whatever if you get a loan and find a motor) maybe you should do a RSX type R swap (forgot what the motor # is on that).

and then save for a turbo? heh

 
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u mean integra type r i hope

 
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w00h00.

Something good came out of something bad

Same thing happened in my accident. I went from a stock exterior to a fully modded exterior for nothing

 
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Is your insurance going to cover the damage?

 
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i'm gonna see how much the insurence company will give me for a motor, and then use the money they give me towards the k20a.

 
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It's still referred to as the RSX-R here in America. So don't be such a smarta$$.......we all know what he is talking about.

 
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At least something came good out of this, hope the swap goes well and insurance gives you enough money

 
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Hawk: Just in case your swap plans don't fall through, there's a D17 for sale on ebay. They want $850 for it. linky

But I do hope that all works out... remember I called out the swap earlier in this thread!

 
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that makes me so glad to have stock intake system.
It just rains WAY TOO MUCH in Washington to get a Cold Air.

 
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wait a minute..since you added the CAI..the insurance covers that? and won't b!tch at you for adding it and say its your fault?

 
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Your warrantee will not be covered, but yes insurance will cover it. I no a few people who have gotten money from insurance for hydrolocking their engines with a CAI.

 
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good luck with the swap.

 
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Damn dude, that sucks. Good luck with the swap. I hope you can get a fair amount from the insurance company!