Yeah I've seen that same Texas guy's video actually, he makes a good argument for cold air intakes but I also read somewhere that the whole hydrolock thing is kinda overblown unless you're driving through like actual flood water. Still, it's not worth the risk on a daily driver where you might hit a random deep puddle after a storm. A short ram is just way less stressful even if you lose a few horsepower. I'd rather have peace of mind than worry every time it rains.

The third failed clone would've made me throw that drive out a window lol. @evah40 totally called it - Linux is the real MVP for this.

@logan299 totally agree on that, same thing happened to me with crosshatching once and it was a game changer.

My local library just started a free AI tutor program for homework help, which feels like the same shift. It's moving from this abstract threat to a normal helper, like when calculators stopped being controversial.