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Leadfoot281
06-07-2010, 02:38 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr8eEWyKQHM :lol:

This makes me really wanna go get another one of these rigs. I considered mine to be my first motorcycle due to the time I spent on two wheels with it.
ctrlraven
06-07-2010, 02:50 PM
That was pretty funny once the water was up around the top of his head. lol
Vostok
06-07-2010, 03:29 PM
So i'm under the assumption that not all diesel engines can do this...

What makes this possible?
ctrlraven
06-07-2010, 03:54 PM
On the driver's side A-pillar he had a snorkel which is like a cold-air intake in a way but it's high up. An engine can run under water as long as it is getting all air and no water into the intake and you stay on the throttle.

Install on a Jeep Wrangler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9xXzs-x9rs
S9xXzs-x9rs
Vostok
06-07-2010, 04:08 PM
Makes sense. Thanks for the info :D
Leadfoot281
06-07-2010, 04:46 PM
So i'm under the assumption that not all diesel engines can do this...

What makes this possible?

Gas engines also have spark plugs. You don't have to worry about loosing spark on a diesel motor because they don't have the same electrical system.

My Samuri was gas powered. To keep mine running through water and mud, I packed the plug wires with grease and tapped them on with electrical tape. I didn't do what this guy did though. The deepest I ever ran mine was ankle deep.

I'm sure a newer, computer controlled diesel would have the same water issues as a gas engine though.
Marauderjack
06-08-2010, 05:24 AM
Wonder how the alternator likes that??:confused:
CBT
06-08-2010, 05:28 AM
Big deal, I've ran my Marauder through water so deep I was looking at the headlights shining underwater.
Vortex
06-08-2010, 07:14 AM
Drove one of those Samurai's when I was stationed in Somalia a couple of decades ago; it ran like a top and would go anywhere. I remember the only problem I had was the the throttle linkage came off one day and I fixed that in about 10 seconds. Maybe not the best car for US highways (or high speed turns) but for dirt roads (or no roads) hard to beat, especially for the money.
Black_Out
06-08-2010, 07:17 AM
lol that was awesome.
ImpalaSlayer
06-08-2010, 08:27 AM
holy crap!
Juice
06-08-2010, 09:43 AM
Designed by a computer, built by a robot, and driven by a facking tit. :lol:

Haha, the guy taking the video had awesome commentary.