Hey Fella's I Live in Boise Idaho and It kinda rains here but not really and I was wondering if I really need a bypass valve, because it rains it just dones't rain like to where my cold air would be under water but sometimes it can snow quite a bit.

 

punctuation is your friend.

 

SINCE IT RAINS AND SNOW THERE YOU DEFINITELY NEED IT FOR YOUR CAI... IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS HOW EXPENSIVE IT IS TO FIX A CAR THAT SUCKED WATER... A $45 PIECE WOULD BE WORTH IT...HTH

 

how does the bypass valve work? is it reall effective?

 

contraditions owns you.

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Thanks Alot I will make sure I get one cause you prove a good point.

 

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AEM Air Bypass Valve. AEM's Air Bypass valve for AEM Cold Air Intake Systems totally eliminates the unlikely chance of water ingestion should the filter element become wet from deep puddles, rain, hail, sleet or snow-or any other scenario in which the filter element could encounter or become submerged in water. The valve installs along the upper portion of the inlet pipe on the same axis as the throttle body centerline. Should a drop in pressure occur within the pipe, the valve shuts down induction at the filter and routes incoming air through the valve's external orifices, eliminating any chance of water ingestion.

I hope this helps you out unless you already got your info.

 

AEM Air Bypass Valve. AEM's Air Bypass valve for AEM Cold Air Intake Systems totally eliminates the unlikely chance of water ingestion should the filter element become wet from deep puddles, rain, hail, sleet or snow-or any other scenario in which the filter element could encounter or become submerged in water. The valve installs along the upper portion of the inlet pipe on the same axis as the throttle body centerline. Should a drop in pressure occur within the pipe, the valve shuts down induction at the filter and routes incoming air through the valve's external orifices, eliminating any chance of water ingestion.

I hope this helps you out.

 

Hrm lets see. I live in seattle and rain inst a problem for MY cai. I DONT have a bypass valve. I have a BRAIN INSTEAD!!!!! If you are not on the throttle when going over a huge puddle you wont suck in water. simple physics. Water wont flow through a closed door. and the IM gets soo hot rain splashing in will get evaped before getting into the motor. Oh yea and air filters are oiled. oil and water dont mix. Bypass valves are Ghey!!!

 

yea i bought a bypass valve, i didn't put it on. i live in MN and through rain and snow nothing happened. Its only affected when the whole filter is submerged. cuz if the the bottom half is submerged the air will go through the top half of the filter. well just my opinion. its a good idea if ur paranoid. but i wasted my money

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by deepgreengsr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hrm lets see. I live in seattle and rain inst a problem for MY cai. I DONT have a bypass valve. I have a BRAIN INSTEAD!!!!! If you are not on the throttle when going over a huge puddle you wont suck in water. simple physics. Water wont flow through a closed door. and the IM gets soo hot rain splashing in will get evaped before getting into the motor. Oh yea and air filters are oiled. oil and water dont mix. Bypass valves are Ghey!!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Dumbest thing I've heard all day. Even at idle, your intake is still sucking in air. Simple physics.

 

if i get water lock with a aem bypass valve on my car would they pay for the damages?

 

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thats a good question idunno

 

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HOw about them Boise State Football team? THey are bad ***!

Okay, about the bypass valve....If it rains to the point where there is a good chance your air filter can be submerged than I would recommend you getting a short ram intake for the winter.

 

Dumbest thing I've heard all day. Even at idle, your intake is still sucking in air. Simple physics.
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So lets say a standard cai is 3 feet long. At idle you think the motor creates eneugh vacume to pull water 3 feet. I dont think so. Even if the cai was one foot long there isnt eneugh suction @ idle to pull water up it. Simple physics!!

 

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no offense dude, but youre retarded. if youre filter is completely submerged in water, and youre engine is still running, there is a vacuum. something is going to have to go up the intake, and if it isnt air, guess what? its gonna be water. ever drink through a straw? maybe youve never heard of anyone actually hydrolocking a motor before?

and since you know "simple physics" so well, im sure you can show me a formula calculating how much vacuum it would take to pull x amount of HOH (thats water, dog) through a tube with x length and x diameter.

and to LSBLKINTEGY95, instead of a giving you a suggestion, im posing you a question; would you like to risk your motor over 40 dollars??

 

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on the package or instruction, aem does have a warning label that states "if the vehicle becomes submerged in deep enough water, that not even the stock air inlet system will prevent engine damage." so i think this basically says that they wont pay for any damages even if you have a bypass valve...so its a risk you have to take driving your car in the rain, snow, hail, etc...

personally i have one cuz i live in seattle, now i dont worry about driving in the rain...i heard from sumwhere where a guy voluntered to take his nsx to do a test on a bypass valve...they submerged the intake in a pool of water and it showed that the bypass valve shut down and stopped the ingestion of water...i could be wrong but imo aem wouldnt make sumthing thats not going to work...

 

Honestly, i think you should just stick with a short ram. I don't even think its worth the extra 2-3 horses. And i also believe that the bypass valve takes away power.

 

i guess thats also true but if you recieved a CAI as a present i think you would take it too!!!

I forgot to mention that if you get a bypass valve you have to cut the inlet pipe...so short ram is probably the best bet if you dont know how to use the tools to cut the inlet pipe...

 

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wtf is a contradition?

 

I live in Florida and it rains alot here. I dont have the bypass on my car and I dont have problems. Go around the puddles as best as you can. I would say you won't have any problems unless you cross a flooded street.