Use K&N brand pod you will have no water issues as long as you don't submerge it completly.I have used K&N for years on mungrel V8's with the air cleaner totally proud of the bonnet,they can run even in mmajor rain storms as I had this set up in Mackay where it dosn't just rain it F#*#n rains.Just maintain it well with K&N service kits.These filters will outperform just about every filter type on the market even when they are dirty.