VsR785

i dont thiink aem V2 has a bypass valve for sucking up water....if i kept my splash guards on, will that help prevent water from sucking into the intake? am still in danger of having water sucked up, i heard only if you're a dumbass and go through a large puddle of water where your car is about a foot or two in deep it would suck up water....wat should i do? -01dc2

eric8876

avoid puddles

Senbonzakura

go get a bypass valve? Just drive carefully and trust your driving

VsR785

there arent any bypass valves for the V2, it said it in the manual when i got the intake..but thnks

ackerjack

ive actually done some research on the v2s, ive heard that they are the best sounding but there is no bypass valve made because the piping is 4 inches around, i also found out that the only time u should be in real danger of hydrolocking is if u go through a huge puddle and if u are going through that puddle ure in a bigger chance of crashing ure car than hydrolocking, so to cut it short its hard to hydrolock, there is also an oil u can get to put on the filter that waterproofs it i dont actually know how good tht works though

ernald711

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It's the exact opposite. To tell you the truth, I've hydro'd twice. The first itme, I didn't have the splash guard on. The second time I openned up trying to go uphill, with the splash guard on. Both times where during moderate rain conditions on CA freeways, and I did not go into puddles. Forutnatly, both times occured in missfiring, resulting in plug replacements, and not anything major.

Okay here's how I solved the problem. I cut my V1 AEM CAI to fit a bypass. Now, I kno you can't do that, so my advise to you would be to buy a short ram from someone here and swap it out whenever you hear "possible rain/showers" in the 5 day forecast, or just don't drive in the rain. Good Luck on what you plan to do.


Modified by ernald711 at 5:54 PM 3/5/2004

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Okay here's how I solved the problem. I cut my V1 AEM CAI to fit a bypass. Now, I kno you can't do that, so my advise to you would be to buy a short ram from someone here and swap it out whenever you hear "possible rain/showers" in the 5 day forecast, or just don't drive in the rain. Good Luck on what you plan to do.


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Good advice, i would do the same (buy a spare short ram) or something along those lines. Dont risk hydro locking your motor, it is NOT fun. My homie Alan hydroed his GSR twice, had to fully rebuild both times since it locked a piston and the rod snapped n punched a hole in the block

Dumped DB2

theres not much u can do....if its rainin just watch where your driving

VsR785

thanks for ya'll's advice.....i might go ahead and buy an extra short ram, or i might look to see of ways to add barriers around the bottom of where the cai is...mabe add an extra extra splash guard or sumthin....

b18c1995

ive had my v2 on for nearly a year now and no problems with hydrolock, ive even driven in some summer rainstorms with it.

riceball777

this is why i'm a short ram person forever and i'm never going to use a cai

Demon_Dub

Just try to be really cautious, for small puddles I always go clutch in so its not sucking to hard. Anything that looks like it could cause a splash I just turn the car off and then back on again after the puddle. I live in Az so rain really isnt to big of a concern. If I lived in WA or a state with more frequent rain I would have short ram on hand since its no biggie to swap them out.

integraGSR1

i'm not a big fan of the bypass valve. my bypass on my AEM CAI V1 got sucked up into my TB. that was not cool at all. had to be pushed home be friend. but anyhow, that bypass valve ONLY works if you FULLY submerge the filter into water. so if you are driving around in a rainstorm, water can actually still get into your motor and hydrolock, but you will need a good amount of water for it to hydro lock, not just a few drops.

now i was thinking, in a GSR, it's got a 10:1 CR, so, the most amount of water, technically speaking, that you can actually have in your cylinder is 10%. so if your cylinder has 10% of water in there, it should be ok becasue the compression stroke will compress that water/air. anyways, thats just what i had on my mind, but i was speaking technically, but i also forgot to mention the air in the cylinders also.

so yeah, i wouldn't even get a bypass valve, just invest in a cheap shortram.

Smeeg Heed

same here. I've experienced probably similar stormy weather to you have and I've had no problems with the V2.

No

hey just wondering, how do you like your v2 as compared too other intakes?Is there any power difference between that and the original?

Ti3d in

I just idle through a puddle if I must go through it. If you really feel uncomfortable, then just quickly shut off the engine and then turn it back on. BE CAREFUL, as the steering wheel can lock on you.

VsR785

we'll see how i goes then, but nice advice evryone...

TheGSRGuy

You can't hydrolock an engine with a cold air intake unless you submerge the intake in water. Again, you need to SUBMERGE the intake.

VsR785

i think ima trust that i dont get my intake submerged in water then,

TheGSRGuy

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Good. Don't drive through really deep water, and you'll be fine.