Graeme, thanks for the invite, but I have enough on my plate between house reno's, Porche projects, & the RallyX right now.
I had to UNDO the hacking temporarily, as I was having some plumbing issues, and the major downpour last night dumped a bunch of water into my intake. Lucky that I took it all apart before trying to start this morning; Definitely enough water to cause a hydro-lock.
I want to get the intercooler to lay flat, just peeking out of the hood, and will use a fan to ensure airflow. I will be putting a heat shield btw the engine & intercooler. Idealy, I also want to "snorkel" the air filter/intake. As you can see from my avatar, I do a fair bit of wading. Sometimes on the Bamfield road, I have had to ford streams a couple of feet deep.
"in the ghetto....oo-oo-oo"
regards all
ken