Quote Originally Posted by The_War_Wagon View Post
Just saw this mod done on another Jeep forum (I only frequent it to taunt the lesser Jeep owners ), an tried it on mine today (in-between showers). Pulled the cover off the air intake, so it could finally BREATHE!


Took it for a brief spin on the local highway - couldn't go over 45, so I can't comment yet on how awesome it is, but it seems like a good mod, if you're not driving through deep water!!!
You don't need to drive in deep water. A really good down poor will be enough to suck water into the filter. By eliminating the extra turns the water has to take, you gave it an easier path to the filter. I was in a heavy enough rain storm a few years back (stock setup) that caused mine to do this. The Jeep actually hesitated because it sucked enough rain in. Think about your shop vac, now imagine you had a 4.7L shop vac LOL I use to find mud drops on my filters (stock setup) from splashing threw small puddles.