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Something is rather odd when I hit puddles at times. My car seems to be sucking in water, I find this almost impossible because I have the K&N FPII, the intake is surrounded by a heat sheild on top of that its a short. I'm wonding if there is something else that might be the issue but i can't seem to figure it out. When I hit the puddle and press the gas after that there is a strong vibe comming directly from under the shifter (Trans it seems) as well as the shifter vibrating, followed by a good grinding sound, almost like a fender liner dragging against the wheel (already checked that!) This only happens when I hit puddles and its not every puddle its alittle short of rare. So that rules out a trans problem, can't really think of anything else, any ideas?

 
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hmm, i definately dont think that its the intake.

 
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what you are experiencing is called thermal shock.

The exhaust gets really hot
And when the metal get hot it expands.
Then you hit a pool of water and the exhaust is cover by enought water to cool it down rapidly.
Then the metal wants to contract, thus rapidly changing its shape.
This can cause a strong vibration under the seating area.

It is nothing to really worry about, it can be annoying though.

 
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PunkingCivic is correct. Honda fixed that same problem for me. You can find the TSB in my sig.

 
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Here you go - http://www.geocities.com/pfeifferper...oughPuddle.pdf