i know there are many threads on CAI, I have looked, but just want a definite answer, and advice maybe.....so forgive me

I got ebay CAI pipes (2 parts) and Apexi power intake filter. Currently I fitted it as CAI. My question is...... I live in UK and am not worried about floods (i never see any flooding or big puddles) but, the most splashing of water i get is on motorways, the usual higher speed driving, water being splashed from the road in the rain. Is this to concern me, having CAI? or is it only a problem if the entire filter is fully submerged in water - deep puddle/flood.

would the filter still get wet through the splash guard, from general driving around in the rain? and is this fine?

I would change it to SRI (take one half of pipe off) when its not summer, but the way this ebay pipe is, the filter would not be located in that area side of the battery, its a bit higher up, which doesnt look like its optimal location for SRI.

 

Splashing shouldn't be an issue, submerging is.

 

Splashing water won't do ****. Hard rain won't doo ****.

Just don't go through any puddles - The filter has to be submerged. Just yesterday, we had the worst weather of the year.......still drove the lude though. Didn't get any traction, but didn't hydroplane neither

 

I also have an Ebay CAI + Apexi filter, I drive it in the rain, and cry when I see puddles, even though I've installed a bypass valve to be on the safe side. Nothing has happened even though I've hit unavoidable puddles (not deep ones).

If you want safety of mind, get a bypass valve

 

yeah, everytime i see a puddle, i just left off the throttle and engage the clutch. There ya go - you won't suck up the water unless you're under a great load - the water is just too heavy.

 

Here's a quick tip.

Undo the intake by the Throttle Body in the event of heavy flooding.

Not the best thing to do, but better than a hydrolocked engine. But if you are really that worried listen to Kingpin and coast through the puddle

 

thanks guys, will leave it CAI then, for it to be fully submerged.....water up to about the front indicator light....thats gta b some hugeass puddle....or flood. so yeah, will remember that.

1 more thing, when i bought ebay pipes, the diameter of pipe was bigger than the pipe fitting on intake manifold. even though they were specifically for the lude. had to tighten the hosing a fair bit to adjust and clamp onto the intake manifold, its a good fit now, but this is fine right?

 

I race rally. It gets pretty wet/muddy at times.

BYPASS VALVES ARE YOUR FRIEND.

end of story...

 

hmm but bypass valve only useful or comes into play if filter is full submerged right?? what i'm saying is, here in UK i dont think i have ever driven through water that deep, i'm just concerned about hard rain and splashing from driving in it. so no need for bypass valve?

 

splashing water won't be a problem, only submerging. the bypass valve only works when the filter is submerged, so that should be all you need. if you are still worried, k&n make prefilter wraps that cover your air filter and are water-resistant (not water proof) so small splashes won't get through.

 

is that like a metal plate gaurding one side of the filter? nt sure axactly what you mean. where to get this from?

 

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http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs...12293

the pic on that page isn't what it would look like for your filter, but it completely wraps around your air filter. They are generally used for very dusty conditions (or things like burnout contests), but they are water resistant too, and they say it does not have a noticable effect on horsepower. I run one just to prolong my filter's life, and its really easy to clean.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TheKingPin &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah, everytime i see a puddle, i just left off the throttle and engage the clutch. There ya go - you won't suck up the water unless you're under a great load - the water is just too heavy.</TD></TR></TABLE>

the water still can be sucked up, unless you quick kill the engine, it has the greatest chance of hydrolocking when you are under WOT, the engine sucks so hard that it could pull water up a pipe two stories tall, im sure that if your until 1/4 throttle you would still be sucking up a 3ft tube....just something to think about...


get the bypass tho...its not very expensive

 

I'm talking about casual driving - i never ever drive fast - or even come close to WOT in rain. Never. its just not safe at all. I was just talking about casual driving such as 10-16% throttle. There's like a 1% chance of sucking up water if you're driving for the conditions.