ram air.....water?

on ram air setups, how do they keep water from getting ****ed if it starts raining?

i have been considering getting a GMC hood for my 56 chevy and making the hole in the front a ram air inlet, but am worried about the whole water thing

 

I don't know how much this will help you, but this is how it works for a few pontiac cars:http://firstgenfirebird.org/FAQ/engine/ramair.html

I believe some other systems have filters or water traps in the system to keep water from coming in.

 

Factory ram air setups generally have a pan that seals the system to the hood. That pan has a drain hole for water build up....many of these types can be closed via manual cable or vacuum.....
Other setups have duct work routed to the rad. support or bumper and the water really doesn't get in the motor, through the filter. I have ram air on my parts runnin' PU with ductwork....

It has to be raining HARD to get into the motor through a filter. And even then, it won't kill the engine.....

 

My buddy runs a tunnel ram and blower style hat on his Stude with no hood... We have driven through some wicked rain storms and he hasnt had 1 problem yet...

 

Ha! Who needs a water injection system!

 

Doesn't a little water in a hot engine knock the carbon off the tops of stuff anyways? Or is that an old wives' tale?

 

Just cleans the pistons off.

 

I don't have a hood on my 31 Pontiac and have driven it extensively in the rain. I do run bell style air cleaner covers with K&N style air cleaners so it's not like the water is hitting a paper element or even hitting it directly but I know it ingests some. This has been in above freezing weather.

Back in my camaro days I turned my paper element into a block of ice driving in freezing rain with a cowl induction scoop.