# bad f---n day.... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [October 20, 2007, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298 "2007-10-20T10:48:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sweet89s13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweet89s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sweet89s13)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/1 "2007-10-20T10:48:17Z")
My buddy calls me last night, because he drove though a puddle and his car died. heres some background info. last night it was raining buckets of rain, like you could almost drive a jetski on the streets, so he was turning onto main st, crawling along, becuase there was no way around, and the cops were directing traffic when his car died. done. it is a 95 eclipse, 420a boosted at 8lbs, spared no expense. and now hes toast. heres a video to paint a small picture. ---
**Author:** ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/2 "2007-10-20T10:49:23Z")
why the fuck would he go through such a big ass puddle ---
**Author:** ![Bsp\_TC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bsp_tc/32/4998_2.png) [@Bsp\_TC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bsp_TC)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/3 "2007-10-20T10:50:01Z")
did he like sit in the fucking puddle, by the looks of it, it seems the whole front end was submerged. ---
**Author:** ![sweet89s13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweet89s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sweet89s13)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/4 "2007-10-20T10:50:39Z")
watch the vid i know what happend but it just suks ---
**Author:** ![Bsp\_TC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bsp_tc/32/4998_2.png) [@Bsp\_TC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bsp_TC)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/5 "2007-10-20T10:51:38Z")
i did watch the video…but it takes a ton of water for that much to get sucked up ---
**Author:** ![sweet89s13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweet89s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sweet89s13)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/6 "2007-10-20T10:51:43Z")
he was driving off one street turning onto main st. there was no way around it, so he creeped through. i guess it was insanley deep. ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/7 "2007-10-20T10:52:22Z")
Toast ---
**Author:** ![sweet89s13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweet89s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sweet89s13)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/8 "2007-10-20T10:53:28Z")
only in the puddle for 6 min max enough to get someone else to help him push it out of the way. Now its time for a built motor, with way more boost another project for the redline crew. hahaha we only have 2 cars out of 15 still able to drive. the rest are blown up motors trannies, or just a build. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/9 "2007-10-20T10:53:49Z")
watched the vid, wtf did he do? sit in the water and wind out the motor? that is a LOT of water to suck up from “crawling through”… unless his turbine inlet is 2" off the ground. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/10 "2007-10-20T10:54:07Z")
Where was his intake? Amherst poor drainage strikes again. I remember last summer during a real bad storm cruising around in the truck and the water on some streets was more than 1/2 way up the tires. The big fuckin tires on my expedition. :ohnoes: It’s fun when you have a vehicle that can take it though. ---
**Author:** ![dmoffitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dmoffitt/32/7455_2.png) [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/11 "2007-10-20T10:57:28Z")
“no way around” or “didn’t want to back up / turn around / take another street” sucks, but no pity here. gee, a broken DSM, that’s a shock ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/12 "2007-10-20T11:00:33Z")
[quote=“JayS,post:10,topic:37298"”] It’s fun when you have a vehicle that can take it though. [/quote] :word: i love crashin the sheridan dr puddles with my ranger. ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/13 "2007-10-20T11:01:15Z")
[quote=“dmoffitt,post:11,topic:37298"”] . gee, a broken DSM, that’s a shock [/quote] What does DSM have to do with ANYTHING in this case ---
**Author:** ![Bsp\_TC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bsp_tc/32/4998_2.png) [@Bsp\_TC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bsp_TC)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/14 "2007-10-20T11:02:15Z")
[quote=“Violator,post:13,topic:37298"”] What does DSM have to do with ANYTHING in this case [/quote] Well the car being a dsm, i think has alot to do with it. It was a joke, lighten up ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/15 "2007-10-20T11:03:10Z")
anyone that thinks it takes a LONG time to suck up that much water from a puddle is insane thats like saying it takes a log time to fill up a 5 gallon bucket in a stream standing water + 2 inch(?) inlet pipe + 2.0l ideling at 700rpm = about 100 gallons / minute water pumping capacity (assuming 30% VE at idle) at that rate, it would take less then a second to put one gallon of water into the engine - assuming the inlet was fully submerged it wouldnt take more then 10 seconds to blow the engine if the inlet was even partialy submerged ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/16 "2007-10-20T11:06:08Z")
[quote=“HotRodKid,post:15,topic:37298"”] it wouldnt take more then 10 seconds to blow the engine if the inlet **was even partialy submerged** [/quote] which is exactly what the question is. i have no idea how much vac he was pulling @ idle / “crawling” speed… but i don’t forsee it gulping that much water unless it was _submerged…_ ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/17 "2007-10-20T11:07:40Z")
the car was submerged to the headlights, says so in the video description ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/18 "2007-10-20T11:10:06Z")
[quote=“HotRodKid,post:17,topic:37298"”] the car was submerged to the headlights, says so in the video description [/quote] oh. well that explains it. 🙂 i tend not to read YouTube ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/19 "2007-10-20T11:36:20Z")
[quote=“HotRodKid,post:15,topic:37298"”] it wouldnt take more then 10 seconds to blow the engine if the inlet was even partialy submerged [/quote] And thats being generous ---
**Author:** ![sweet89s13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweet89s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sweet89s13)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298/20 "2007-10-20T12:04:03Z")
and to answer the questions, the air intake is almost in front of the passenger tire, and yes the water was pretty fucking close to the headlights. Bad idea he knows, but it is too late now, and there was no backing up, there was a line of cars on his ass. so i dont know what else to tell you. It happend, it sucks, time for a rebuild. not a big deal, it was gonna be done anyways. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-f-n-day/37298.md?page=2)