joostan

i installed a tenzo r cold air intake into my eg hatch si, and it rained the other day and i reached around the tire and felt the filter....it was soaked. i know this is a problem. i dont have those plastic covers that go around ur tires....should i go check out some junk yards and try to find them? will that fix my problem? what could happen from my filter getting wet?

AutoXer

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by joostan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> i know this is a problem. i dont have those plastic covers that go around ur tires....should i go check out some junk yards and try to find them? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes, you need those if you have a CAI.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by joostan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> will that fix my problem? what could happen from my filter getting wet?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes. If you're in a big enough rainstorm, and you're constantly driving water into the filter, you could hydrolock your motor.

96CivicBoostCoupe

hack half of it off and make it a short ram, florida is too damn wet for cold air intakes

JDM_SOHC

yea bro, u definitely need to go an get that peice of plastic, a junkyard well probably give it to u for like 5 bucks haha... or do like i did an get a bypass valve http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...QrdZ1

I live in sunny southwest florida, where matter a fact, its pouring rain outside right now lol... But yeah man definitely invest in one of those cuz it could save ur cars life...

AutoXer

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I've been driving in NY and New England for 5 years / 120K mi without a problem.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM_SOHC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">or do like i did an get a bypass valve http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...QrdZ1
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A bypass valve will only protect you if the filter is fully submerged, not when water is being driven into it. It wouldn't help him in this case.

JDM-Punk

get one of those new injen water resistant covers... that should solve the prob but i wouldnt be suprised if it didnt cuz of your car not having the plastic things... avoid water holes until you solve your prob, cuz i kno to many people that have their engine FUCKED up from gettins hydro-locked and other probs relating to CAI with water

Hatchy-Ownzjo0

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 96CivicBoostCoupe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hack half of it off and make it a short ram, florida is too damn wet for cold air intakes</TD></TR></TABLE>

Making slightly more power is NOT worth hydrolocking your motor. Either sell your CAI and get a short-ram, or make the CAI a short-ram. Trust me, it's a lot better than having to rebuild or replace your motor.

Civicman86

I had no wheel well cover and had a CAI I never had a problem. I tried to avoid large puddles as often as possible. Motor is still pulling like the first day I had it

ZacCarter

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hatchy-Ownzjo0 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Making slightly more power is NOT worth hydrolocking your motor. Either sell your CAI and get a short-ram, or make the CAI a short-ram. Trust me, it's a lot better than having to rebuild or replace your motor.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I agree.

ROK801

you could always get a water diffuser/seperator deal...

but i would go with short ram.
i live in utah, it gets wet here. i have a short ram. no problems what-so-ever.

dohcVTECeg2

man i love sunny so-cal

joostan

aww but i like my CAI...lol...im looking into turboing my D16Z6 anyways tho so...i can do without the extra like...1 hp for a while i guess. anwyays...thanks tho guys...and yes florida does suck. during hurricane season i wont even be able to drive my car...we get like 3 foot puddles up here in jacksonville. how about u other guys from florida?

cdizzle

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Same and im from rainy westcoast canada dunno if i wanna say that a d15b7 exactly pulls but whatever lol

Civicman86

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Im boosted now so I have a few more ponies

Anthony

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hatchy-Ownzjo0 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Making slightly more power is NOT worth hydrolocking your motor. Either sell your CAI and get a short-ram, or make the CAI a short-ram. Trust me, it's a lot better than having to rebuild or replace your motor.</TD></TR></TABLE>Word.

-Red

sockvtec

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i would have to agree here also