BigDinTexas

Yeah, I have no problems with JLT as I had one on my 05 and it was great, I just wasn't sure if this was an authentic JLT video, so I didn't want to say "so and so from JLT said..."

Know what I mean?
Don

Doug@C&L

Come on Jay, as you state " You can only see alittle of the air filter"

So how much water does it take to ruin your engine? What happens in a good thunderstorm driving home from work?

There's a difference in collecting water and channeling it down to a spot that releases it, if you'll look at your video at 1:24 sec you'll see the CHANNEL down the left side of the hood blanket that opens up at the front left directly on top of your air filter, you can see the pink.




The hood and hood blanket is angled forward and once water gets into the hood vents it is channeled to the front and the blanket is cut diagonally until it reaches that large U-shaped opening in the hood blanket to allow water to flow out, its like gutters on your house. It does this on both the top of the stock airbox and the top of the fuse panel. Ford seals these both tight to prevent any water intrusion, look at the top of either stock, you'll see water spots.

If you're not worried about the amount that goes into the engine how about the amount that goes into the electronics of the MAF sensor?? The sensor that controls more then 80% of what that engine does, including SPARK, load calculations, and FUEL control.

Anyone ever driven through a car wash? Or just been stuck in traffic due to rain and have to drive stop and go for 5 miles? Do you think the water would have an impact then?

We have addressed this as a concern because we recognize it as one. If anyone wants to take the risk, its your car. I'm sure you'll make the right decision.

Review the video with the sound off, and review our website with our photo information and you decide.

http://www.cnlperformance.com/2013GT.html

Feel free to ask any questions you may have, I'm here to help!

Thanks, Doug



Thanks, Doug

Mudflap

Yeah I tend to agree with Doug here. Of all the components under my hood, if I had to pick which one would take water on a routine basis, the intake/maf and whatnot would be probably dead last. People will have to make their own decisions though, whatever they are comfortable with. I am way too paranoid to just say "ahh, its fine, whatever". I maintain it would be pretty easy to just close off that hood vent at which point it would be "for show" only on that side. It also would be easy to just get the kit thats designed around it and carry on. I commend C&L on responding to a customer concern/desire quickly as that is what customer service is all about.

VistaBlueFrank68

My 13 GT/CS has a cold-air induction stock that's good enough that one doesn't benefit to up-grade, the vents do suck that's why windows don't open on skyscrapers - you'd get sucked out from the air passing over the side.

Air passing over a wing causes lower pressure or lift which is suck, same for the hood.
Heat is sucked off the exhaust manifolds.

The Cobra is up front to suck heat off the inter-coolers which are up front. "Now Grasshopper if you can ****** the keys from my hand".

Gary Ugarek

JLT came with a rain deflector you insert into the hood vent. See my video on my post in this forum to see what they fabricated.