Hey just wondering i live in new jersey and i drive in rain snow blah blah blah if i do a cai will i hydrolock... i tryed to do some research couldent find anything

i dont wana do sri so how can i run a cai with the weather the way it is

 

its is highly unlikely, when i had my aem cai on my car, i had it submerged in a puddle that was 2 feet deep and nothing happened and other occassions that nothing happened. if you crash into a pond is the only way that it will hydrolock.

 

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It depends on the situation. I find it hard to believe that you had your filter submerged in a puddle that was 2 feet deep. That is a hell of a drop off for even a stock car to go over.2 feet is like the height of a cinder block.



The only way your car would get air would be if it had a bypass valve, then yes that could work.

If you live with alot of rain and tend not to be the most observant driver than i would not recomend a CAI. Id look into the Comptech Ice box. But if you can genuinely keep your eyes split for puddles 24/7 when driving then go ahead.

As for crashing into a puddle being the only way to hydrolock, I suggest you go and look around on hydrolock threads, there are quite a few.

 

Well just a tip, when theirs a huge puddle and you HAVE to drive threw it, as in theirs no way around, just let the car roll in neutral, the moment you're out of it, put it back in gear.

Don't worry about hydrolocking, I've had intakes on all of my cars, all year round. Just be careful.

 

About driving through a large puddle, in a worst case scenario where you are certain it will suck up water, just disconnect the CAI at the trottle body and drive right through.

 

the car will stall before it has enough vacuum to lift up the water all the way through the intake pipe and into the engine, especially if you just coast through. Do you realize how much pressure is needed to lift up a volume of water 2.5" diameter (or whatever the intake is) from the ground to about 3 feet up?

Just idle through any large puddles and youll be fine.

 

well if you drive in the snow and rain alot, i'd recommend a short ram. alot safer and you wont have to worry about dodging all those puddles and **** all day.

 

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yea ill hop out the car real quick and do all that b4 i hit the puddle........


so I STILL DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO SRI FUKIN SUCK UR SUCKING IN HOT AIR FROM THE ENGINE IT DOES NOTHING WHATS THIS AIR BYPASS I HEAR ABOUT

 

bump

 

will a bypass valve solve all of this will it restrick airflow will this do any bad...

 

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so I STILL DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO SRI FUKIN SUCK UR SUCKING IN HOT AIR FROM THE ENGINE IT DOES NOTHING WHATS THIS AIR BYPASS I HEAR ABOUT </TD></TR></TABLE>


Just for the record SRI's are not as bad as people assume. The air the intake is sucking out of the engine bay isnt overly hot like people would assume. Yes you technically will be getting warmer air if you are idling at a stoplight etc. But when you are driving colder outside air is forced into the engine bay etc. So in reality if you do a ton of stop and go traffic then yes, you will suck up some hot air, but once the car is moving at speed then the engine bay will cool down substantially, thus giving colder air, not as cold as a CAI but you will have good performance.

 

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Just for the record SRI's are not as bad as people assume. The air the intake is sucking out of the engine bay isnt overly hot like people would assume. Yes you technically will be getting warmer air if you are idling at a stoplight etc. But when you are driving colder outside air is forced into the engine bay etc. So in reality if you do a ton of stop and go traffic then yes, you will suck up some hot air, but once the car is moving at speed then the engine bay will cool down substantially, thus giving colder air, not as cold as a CAI but you will have good performance.</TD></TR></TABLE>

sooo will the bypass solve my problem

 

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For the most part yes.

 

the most part.. ehh

im 17 and im working my **** off to pay for this car i want everything done right

 

Honestly, stop being afraid of it!

If you see a puddle, glide threw it in neutral, that's it.

And like others are saying, you have to be in A LOT of water for this to happen, like a crazy amount of water.

Don't waste your money on a bypass valve.

 

def CAI
more power/just drive slow and careful in the rain
vs.
sucking in 220 degree air = less power and being able to gravedigger it threw mud puddles and drive fast in the rain(w00t)

 

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more power/just drive slow and careful in the rain
vs.
sucking in 220 degree air = less power and being able to gravedigger it threw mud puddles and drive fast in the rain(w00t) </TD></TR></TABLE>


Your not sucking hot air once your moving. Only when your sitting still since no air will be rushing into the engine bay.

 

alright, so i heard that the v2 is suppose to be doing better but would the injen cai give me more power? i was skurred of hydrolocking, and heard the sri didnt get much power then i heard the v2 was "supposedly" doing better then its own aem cai. so really what WILL give me more power or is better?

 

2wp more blah blah blah....isnt going to make a huge difference. Just buy something already. We have given you all the info, now make your decision.

 

i already have the v2 just needed to know if im getting my moneys worth

 

After trying it out for myself, the difference between a SRI and a CAI was very little.

I raced my friend's Type S, he had the SRI, I had the CAI. It pulls half a car more on the highway.

That's the outcome.

 

I have hydrolocked an b18c1 in a eg hatch with a AEM "itr" CAI. Just by driving in a huge down pour no puddles, and a freshly paved highway.

For the people that say it can't happen. Yes, it can

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TurboEM1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the car will stall before it has enough vacuum to lift up the water all the way through the intake pipe and into the engine, especially if you just coast through. Do you realize how much pressure is needed to lift up a volume of water 2.5" diameter (or whatever the intake is) from the ground to about 3 feet up?

Just idle through any large puddles and youll be fine. </TD></TR></TABLE>

This is true...i saw a test on tv about this with a nsx. they sunbmerged the intake in water and reved the engine. the warter started to rise out of the bucket but never even came close to going near the intake manifold and the car just died.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ReallySlowEg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have hydrolocked an b18c1 in a eg hatch with a AEM "itr" CAI. Just by driving in a huge down pour no puddles, and a freshly paved highway.

For the people that say it can't happen. Yes, it can </TD></TR></TABLE>


ur gona tell me u hydrolocked and u dident go through a puddle so the rain water went straight down then up to get into the filter

 

You can also get the filter cover from Injen.. might not help much but better then nothign..