Originally Posted by neonknight0311
I am sure I will be corrected if I am wrong, but the by pass valve is to deflect water coming into the intake, right?
When the airfilter is submerged in water, there is 0 air coming in. It's a giant water vacuum.
With the bypass, air can still be sucked in though the foam filter. There is never a point where air isn't being passed though the system.
There is no physical shield on the bypass valve.