i just got my aem v2 cai, anything i should be aware of or precations to take while im installing it after i do? thanks

 

ensure good fitment of your Vac lines or you will pop a code, also do the filter cover trick to prevent any water getting to it to prevent hydro lock if your in a "WET" area

 

filter cover trick?

 

A filter umbrella and don't drive through any deep puddles.

Here is a write up on a filter umbrella:

http://www.s2ki.com/forums/ind...84873

 

You don't need the umbrella, just plug the hole up on the top. (look at the second picture in the thread on s2ki, where you see the black tape). And don't cut all the splash/water guard, just cut enough to fit the piping in. That'll also protect from water getting splashed into the area where the filter is.

When I had one, I was slammed and never ever had an issue. And the most obvious dumb proof thing, DON'T DRIVE THROUGH BIG PUDDLES OF STANDING WATER!

 

ya i had to cut the plastic a tad to put my V2 on but just enough to fit it. and yes papafag is right () dont drive through the big puddles lol

 

m glad you showed me that on s2ki, im in ohio where its nice and rainy, i'll be sure to cover that hole

 

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You don't have more rain then me, and I've never had a problem....

Has anyone here actually had a problem with it, or is it just a myth? Maybe they should test it on the Mythbusters show

If you don't drive like an idiot, you should be fine without any cover.

 

i think its common sense, since the intakes are low, and our cars are low.. thus making it a very real possibility that water will get sucked in and hydrolock our motors.

 

so the umbrella isn't needed if i cover the hole?, or better safe than sorry, i do live in ohio sooo

 

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You don't have more rain then me, and I've never had a problem....

Has anyone here actually had a problem with it, or is it just a myth? Maybe they should test it on the Mythbusters show

If you don't drive like an idiot, you should be fine without any cover.</TD></TR></TABLE>

it is no myth, and it doesnt take an idiot to do it. one time it was pouring rain to the point where i couldnt see the car in front of me and i hit a puddle and it hydrolocked.

 

I cut up a plastic flower pot to make a cover for mine. Tested it with a garden hose on the hood: it works like a charm. Cheap insurance: it took 30 minutes to make and cost me $2.

More advice: the AEM instructions mention draining coolant. My experience was that you loose very little coolant in the process.

 

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Just cover the hole and don't drive in big puddles of standing water.

 

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Even being low, you still have you drive through a good 5-6 inches of standing water. And if you're doing that, you're a total idiot.

 

so the umbrella isn't needed if i cover the hole?, or better safe than sorry, i do live in ohio sooo

 

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I haven't had one all year (put the V2 on in May) and have had zero problems.

People get caught up in the "if you drive in a puddle you'll hydrolock", so they forget that the filter getting a few drops of water on it will not kill your engine.

The CAI I made for my old Prelude is a bit too long and the bottom of the filter sticks out below the bumper about 1/2 inch. It has never had any problems (been on that car for near 6 years).
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Like many of us have posted - just don't drive like an idiot into deep pools and you'll never have a problem. To hydrolock your motor the filter has to be pretty much totally submerged.

 

/thread

 

There are actually 2 holes that need to be plugged and a retangular opening right where the fender meets the bumper. You can plug the holes, but the rectangular opening is tough. Many of us tape it up, but that isn't perfect.

Like you said, the umbrella is cheap insurance...takes a $2 flower pot or free used bleach bottle to make.

And it is no joke.

A car sitting still in a rain storm is as much at risk as driving throuh a deep puddle. The way these intakes are designed, there is a slight up angle and the water pools at the bend as it drips on the filter from above. Then you crank your car and the water is sucked right up the intake into the cylinders.

Note that there is a drain plug that you can pull to check to see if any water has pooled at the bend.

 

cool thanks everyone
i'll take all this into effect when i instal it and while im driving with it