Originally Posted by G35BASTARD

Here goes something taken out of AEMs site.

Originally Posted by avs007

I beg to differ.... Driving off road is one thing... Driving through a puddle is another. Some puddles you can anticipate, like the one in this picture. I probably got lucky, because I didn't even see the puddle, because there was a traffic jam, so there wasn't a lot of room to see in front of the car in front of me.



But there were plenty of times on the freeway, when you don't see puddles. I learned of this one section of the freeway on the way to my house that is particularly scary. Even in broad-daylight you cant see the puddle. The way the road is angled, it looks like the pavement is just wet, but there is actually a small stream flowing across the freeway.

I'm not about to slam on my brakes at every single puddle I see on the road. And goodluck trying to do that at night. One time I went to pickup the wife, and was nearing her work. The road looked normal, but the next thing I knew, water was splashing over the hood.

and for the record, you can be absolutely still and still have to worry about water getting in your engine. Many times, I'll be on the freeway at a complete stop, stuck in traffic, and traffic on the other side is not jammed. I'll be idling by the barrier (no puddles near me), and a car/truck will hit a puddle on the other side, and a tidal wave of water comes splashing over the barrier.