I was going to reply but you did perfectly.
Mike
>I could be wrong so someone correct me if I am. This is what I got from
>looking at the AEM bypass vale. I don't think there will be any
>restriction with it installed there does not apear to be anything in the
>airstream. It appears that portions of the wall are compossed of a
>medium weight flexible plastic flaps that are just stiff enough that
>they seal around the wall and air is drawn through the filter during
>normal engine operation. When the filter end is submerged under water
>the flaps would pose less resistance to airflow than the heavier much
>denser water and the flaps open and allow air in through the intake but
>the water can not be sucked up though the filter. Kinda like a traw
>with a hole in the side. If youput it in a glass of water and suck you
>will get air and no water, but if you pull the straw out of the water
>you will get air through the end of the straw where the water was. At
>least that's what I gather from looking at the photo's Mike K. can you
>confirm this maybe?
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