Hey everyone,
well i just switched over from a short ram intake to a cold air. I must say the power difference is nice. But i am worried about hyrdo-lock issues. Heres a picture of where my filter is located



Some of my friends said it will and they wouldnt run it, others say i'm fine. IMO i would only hyrdo-lock it if i sit in a puddle and let it actually suck the water in but i'm just paranoid about this i guess. It does rain often here in Hawaii so thats why i'm concerned.

Thanks in advance!

 

Just run a SRI the gain is not worth the problems if it does

 

where the position of the filter is, do you think i have a small chance of hydro-lock though?

 

sell your CAI and get a Password JDM carbon fiber intake. IMO they give you alot more out of an intake vs. most CAI and you don't have to worry about the filter being so low

 

i dont really want to buy that intake.

i just want to know if the chance of hydro-locking is high with this setup? now i'm not stupid enough to ram puddles, so yeah

 

there is the possibility if you live in an area with a large amount of rain. check into one of the bypass valves for the CAI to help out a little bit depending on the brand of intake

 

that chances of you sucking in that much water are pretty slim your filter would have to be submerged in water if your that worried about it get a bypass valve, aem makes one or go back to your sri

 

What engine do you have? If you're concerned about hydro-locking, install a bypass filter. Simple as that.

 

d16y8 is the motor.

i read up on that, but never heard about many people running it which is probably why i never thought of it so much.

boostwhoreeg6, i was correct then?

 

yeah you were right

 

When you have a CAI, you always run the chance of hydro locking. But are slim at that. As some have stated in here, a by-pass would reduce the chance of getting any water in the engine. But would not eliminate it if you love driving through big puddles.

But to go even farther, make sure that your splash guards are in good condition, and are hooked up well.

When you're driving around, after it rains, or if you can park your car where you can keep dry, check your filter for water getting to the filter, by looking to see if there are water specs on it, or if the filter looks darker than usual (if it's new) Just to see how well it's holding up. But if you see an access build up, and don't want to purchase a by pass, go back to SRI.

 

alright, thanks
i'm just pretty paranoid about hyrdolocking. the last thing i need is a blown motor.

the roads here dont flood a **** load unless theres a storm. other than that, its just water on pavement..

 

What I would do & plan on doing is getting a bypass valve & getting a hydrophobic sleeve that goes over the filter... BUT HERE IS MY QUESTION... is a CAI with a bypass pretty similar to a SRI since you dont have that 100% suction from outside the engine compartment??????

 

since i've been soo paranoid and searching,searching,searching for about 2 hours...haha...the answer i found for that is that it takes away SOME power, but not a lot. i wouldnt think it would be similar to the SRI though.

 

Dude, don't even worry about it. I had a cold-air where the filter was lower than that and my inner fender liners were cut out. Complete access to the filter. I ran that thing through plenty of water and never had a problem.

If the intake is a two piece design either (a) buy a bypass or (b) pull off the lower portion and hook up the filter to the top half and run it as a short ram in the rainy season.

 

i wouldnt worry unless its gonna be fully submerged like someone else said. splashed of water on it wont harm.

 

thanks for the help everyone!

 

As long as its dry outside. if it even show signs of rain just pop your hood and get a flat head to take it off and run open intake mani till the rains gone. I never liked cold air intake cause of it sux to much **** up into it and water is bad.

 

Seiously? Open intake manifold? Wow who ever told you that was ok should be shot. That is the worst thing you can ever do to a motor. You have a better chance of sucking in water or dirt or what ever else straight in to your motor. I'd say run a short ram or just get a password jdm whale *****. Or run your stock intake you gain maybe 1-2hp not even enough to notice from a hot air intake(short ram) because no one ever puts a heat sheild on them. But you should be good just get a bypass valve or go back to your short ram. Don't take that jackholes advice let him ruin his car by running ebay springs and no airfilters.