ive run mine tho lots of water and dome very heavy rain and never got a drop in the air box. the ribs in the tube help a lot if water were to get in

 

A reasonable assumption but guys have tried it and found that it doesn't happen in practice. Even the DIY mod that uses the stock air box and draws air from the uncovered part of the cowl in front of the driver, the hose gets a bit of water in it but the filter remains dry.

 

Huh, well that's good news. I don't see myself driving through any cowl-deep water anytime in the future, so maybe I'll give it a shot.

 

And once your cowl deep your pretty screwed.

 

Amen been there done that and oh how correct you are. If your in that deep you've got a lot more things wet than just the intake, lots of electrical you have to dry out along with interior.

This is one of the things I really try to avoid at all costs anymore a real PITA!

 

I have nothing against the stock air box. When I bought my jeep it came with a CIA, no box. Granted, I could get one at the jy, but I want to use that space to relocate the overflow tank. Once it warms up, I'll start tinkering.

 

Ahhh, gotcha.

There are a variety of other air cleaners available at the JY. I went poking around and settled on one I liked from a 2001 GMC Savana that had a 5.7L V8 in it. It's currently on my Jeep and I've yet to actually complete the snorkle part lol

 

who has the THOR system?
I am strongly considering this unit vs the Spectre
pics of install?

 

I ran a spectre cowl intake on my last 98 cherokee with an ax15, sounded cool, acceleration seemed a little more stout, other than that, not much else gained. Cheap enough and looks cool. No water ever in the intake tube. Through winter and our rain season I never had issues. The inline filter did what it was supposed to, every time I'd change the oil, I'd pop the tube open and on the cowl side there would always be tiny tiny dirt particles resting there, but nothing in the throttle body side. Ever. No dirt or moisture. Throttle body was always clean to.

 

Here you go. She can be pretty loud at times, start it up on a cold morning and you can hear the cool rush of air being sucked in, also when you accelerate you can hear it pretty good, I enjoy it but I am sure its not for everyone.

I felt a slight increase in performance, nothing earth shattering but noticeable. No issue with water as that side of the cowl has a false vent, no water should get near it due to rain.