elements of a flood resistant car

[wildthing]

IMO - kaya nga kung imomodify mo ng husto ang oto mo just to suit baha mode i would suggest na i-sell mo nalang car mo and get a pick-up or auv instead. the isuzu fuego is one of the best in suspensions (rides like a car) sa mga pick-up if you worry about riding comfort.

[badkuk]

er, no plans naman po to modify. nastuck kasi kami last monday sa baha, at pinag iisipan ko ung 'floodproofing' while waiting for the waters to recede

[niky]

hmm... I'd say, check your door seals and make sure the rubber is in good condition, find out where your computer box is... if it's on the floor, like in many passenger cars, learn how to disconnect it in the least time possible, or find a way to relocate it higher.

I know some tuners train themselves to do this, as the computer box is the single most expensive part that will DEFINITELY be ruined in a flood.

[nicolodeon]

Flood resistant car? How about a flood-gliding car:

Meet the Aquada, the aqua car





This car is made by Gibbs technologies, a British car and tech firm. Their Aguada CAN DO 100mph on land and 30 knots in water. The engine is a 175-hp 2.5-liter V6 for a Land Rover.

The bodywork is a water-tight composite construction of top and bottom halves- hull and upper deck- hung from a frame of alloy extrusions bonded and riveted together. The running gear starts more conventionally- a mid-mounted engine driving the rear wheels through an automatic five-speed Jatco gearbox. But then it gets interesting. The output drive employed by Land Rover to power a second axle is put to use driving a water jet with 2200 pounds of thrust. ven the cooling system is complex, with a conventional air-cooled water radiator for road use and a water-cooled heat exchanger for boat use. The suspension defies motoring convention, too. Basically it is wishbones front and rear, but to switch into water mode, the wheels fold up into the wheel arches. Switching from road to water takes just a few seconds as a pushbutton automatically activates marine lights, deploys trim tabs, switches to marine drive and folds the wheels. A bunch of sensors ensure that the folding action is never repeated on land.

The price: $ 250,000.

[nugundam93]

30knots. that's fast.

[badkuk]

would it be fair to say that the older(meaning carbureted, no computer box, etc) cars are more flood resistant than their electronics-laden brethren?

[Ungas]

Yes!

[theveed]

carb patuyuin mo lang at changeoil takbo na agad hehe.

[badkuk]

deym...pumogi si ae92 ko ah :D

[mbt]

mukhang walang problema yung lubog yung exhaust tip sa tubig... hindi mamamatay yung makina o papasok sa tambutso yung tubig kahit idling lang with the tip submerged.