hey i was wondering of putting a cold air on my d16 right now i have a short ram and it sucks i wanted to put the filter in the wheel well and was afraid of water issues...it rains alot where i live i was wondering if it be ok?

 

No! If it rains alot where you live just get a good short ram and stick a K&N filter on it and thats the best you can do. CAI isnt much better anyway. Not enuf to be worth hydrolocking your motor anyway.

 

You can buy a snorkle. But yeah a CAI in the wheel well isnt a great idea.

 

thanks for the replys guys

 

Hey man,

I live in the Catskill Region of NY, and then when I go back to college (off Summer) I'll be back in Rochester, and I go down to the city quite often. So I think it's safe to say I pretty much make my way all over NY, not sure exactly where you are, but you get the point.

In any event, I've seen a few hydrolocks, but they're sure as **** not frequent. Just don't hit any major puddles and u'll be fine.

Get one with a snorkle too.

Good luck.

 

south of newyork

 

does anyone know where i can find a snorkel for it? i mean what does one look like?

 

I live in sunny florida, it rains all the damn time, and I drive through oceans of puddles. I have an AEM CAI, and I have never sucked water. AEM tested their intakes, and to suck any water into the engine the filter has to be completely underwater. Thats about a 2.5ft puddle.

 

It's pretty hard to hydrolock an engine. You'll have to completely submerge the filter and have the throttle open a decent amount.

 

i did it...
it wasn't that hard...
infact it was easy...
and it wasn't 2+feet of water

why the hell would you want to risk your motor for only 1-2 hp?
save the money or spend it on a turbo part

 

lolz at cold air intakes. seems like they do more damage then good. lolz

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95jeremie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i did it...
it wasn't that hard...
infact it was easy...
and it wasn't 2+feet of water </TD></TR></TABLE>
How high was the water level? Throttle position? Is your car lowered? Do you have fender liners?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95jeremie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i did it...
it wasn't that hard...
infact it was easy...
and it wasn't 2+feet of water

why the hell would you want to risk your motor for only 1-2 hp?
save the money or spend it on a turbo part
</TD></TR></TABLE>

Do you have proof it hydrolocked? Did you disassemble the heads and find water in your pistons with cracked rods/piston domes? Or did your engine just blow up and you decided to blame your CAI for hydrolocking it?

 

i bought my car with a cheap off-brand CAI (i dont remember, i dont even think it was labeled, just silver piping) and replaced it with an AEM SRI, and i havent seen any difference in performance

 

my buddy had a straight cold air from the bumper he has a civic hatch eg and he cut on the bumper vents and had the filter right there and the intake piping itself always stayed cool and and then a short ram made pretty hot on a regular warm day so he told me to get a cai...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ddd4114 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
How high was the water level? Throttle position? Is your car lowered? Do you have fender liners?</TD></TR></TABLE>

6 inches +-
open but released the throttle as soon as i hit the puddle
car is lowered
yes fender liners were still at that point in time

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by OMGWTFBBQ! &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Do you have proof it hydrolocked? Did you disassemble the heads and find water in your pistons with cracked rods/piston domes? Or did your engine just blow up and you decided to blame your CAI for hydrolocking it?</TD></TR></TABLE>

don't attempt to try me as some noob

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blkegcoupe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my buddy had a straight cold air from the bumper he has a civic hatch eg and he cut on the bumper vents and had the filter right there and the intake piping itself always stayed cool and and then a short ram made pretty hot on a regular warm day so he told me to get a cai...</TD></TR></TABLE>

do you see the reactions that everyone has the second someone is here to tell you that it's retarded?
everyone gets all csi and ****

well to all of yall
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95jeremie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> why the hell would you want to risk your motor for only 1-2 hp?
save the money or spend it on a turbo part
</TD></TR></TABLE>

so?

i could truly give two ***** if you blow your motor
do what you want...

 

You say you're not a n00b, but you didn't answer my question at all. I'm assuming you didn't take your engine apart and just decided to blame water without any evidence.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by OMGWTFBBQ! &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You say you're not a n00b, but you didn't answer my question at all. I'm assuming you didn't take your engine apart and just decided to blame water without any evidence. </TD></TR></TABLE>


if you truly think that than your just an *** clown
truly what the fucl&lt;
yes i pulled it apart
and guess what...
it was hydrolocked
so now that you have check my resume

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95jeremie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">why the hell would you want to risk your motor for only 1-2 hp?
save the money or spend it on a turbo part
</TD></TR></TABLE>

so ya gonna answer my question

 

Was it so hard to say you pulled the engine apart? Why did I have to choke it out of you over 3 posts? I don't care about your "resume" or "who" you are, you shouldn't be offended by a simple question.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95jeremie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">6 inches +-
open but released the throttle as soon as i hit the puddle
car is lowered
yes fender liners were still at that point in time</TD></TR></TABLE>
I assume when you say "open", you mean WOT? How fast were you going?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ddd4114 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
I assume when you say "open", you mean WOT? How fast were you going?</TD></TR></TABLE>

ha ha wow 40-50
and yes WOT until i hit the puddle

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by OMGWTFBBQ! &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Was it so hard to say you pulled the engine apart? Why did I have to choke it out of you over 3 posts? I don't care about your "resume" or "who" you are, you shouldn't be offended by a simple question. </TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by OMGWTFBBQ! &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Do you have proof it hydrolocked? Did you disassemble the heads and find water in your pistons with cracked rods/piston domes? Or did your engine just blow up and you decided to blame your CAI for hydrolocking it?</TD></TR></TABLE>

that's why
your first post was directed as if i was just some noob
if someone tells you that X happened
and you start to question there statement as if it was false...
well on you

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95jeremie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">why the hell would you want to risk your motor for only 1-2 hp?
save the money or spend it on a turbo part
</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by OMGWTFBBQ! &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Was it so hard to say you pulled the engine apart? Why did I have to choke it out of you over 3 posts? I don't care about your "resume" or "who" you are, you shouldn't be offended by a simple question. </TD></TR></TABLE>

so this is the 3ed time now...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95jeremie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">and yes WOT until i hit the puddle </TD></TR></TABLE>
I had a feeling.