I have a aem cold air intake without my bypass filter installed.

I sucked up water the other day. After clearing the puddle I pressed the pedal and got severe lag then it went away.

Later that day my battery light came on, i shut off all my accessories and it turned off.

Next day, as I leave a friends house, the lights in my car dim, battery light on again, and the car sputters heavily, almost stalled.

Then when i arrived at my other friends house, I shut off the car and then tred to turn it back on, but it was dead.

We jiggled the battery terminals (which were very tight) and then the car started.

Now, yesterday and today my car sputters in 1st and 2nd, today it isn't as bad, but it's still there.


Is my engine about to take a poo?

I would run a compression check to see if the engine is sealing correctly first.



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Perf:
KYB AGX Struts
Neuspeed Sport Springs
5 Strut Bars (2 F/U, F/L, R/U, R/L)
Sprint Front Camber Kit
$15 Rear Camber Kit
Corbin's A/F Gauge
MSD DIS-2 Ignition System
Some Regrind Cams that need High Compression (which I don't have)
Ported Intake Manifold
Ported Throttle Body
Nameless Cold Air Intake with a K&N Filter
Custom 2 1/2 inch exhaust with Dual DTM Muffler
Empty Catalytic Convertor
Energy Suspension Motor Mount inserts
Hurricane_GS Short Shifter
Symborsky Shift Kit
Clutchmasters Stage 3 Modular
225/50/16inch Wheels and Tires


Audio:
Alpine CD Head Unit
Alpine Flex4 25W X 4 for Fronts and Rears
Alpine V-12 450W X 1 for Subs
Infinity Reference Series 5 1/4 and 1 inch tweeter component systems for fronts and rears
Blaupunkt 3 way 6x9's in the rears
3 MTX 5000 10" 12 ohm subs running 4 ohms mono

i would check to see how many volts your battery is puttin out

sounds like it is about to crap out on you

and watch out for dem puddlz

It doesn't sound like the water did anything. you would know if your motor was hydrolocked, you'd see white in your oil if water got in there.

but from what you're describing, its the connections to the battery.

What about the spuddering in 1st and 2nd gear?

First off go change your oil. If you notice water in it ... meaning you'll see it drain out since oil and water don't mix ... that is probably bad because the water got from the top of the cylinder into the pan. So your rings may be worn a little. Also, you may also have a bent rod (join the club, I got one). Do the compression check. If you notice low numbers that's probably bad.

Don't worry too much unless you hear some clicking coming from the engine. I've been driving around on my bent rod forever. When it starts clicking stop driving and rebuild.

Thura