I drove today but was really cautious cuz it was raining pretty good. How do trans ams with their ram air get away with it, theirs is on the hood so i would think water could get in their pretty easy.

 

don't be a ***** in the rain. don't drive through really deep (as deep as your filter) puddles. no lakes, rivers, etc.

 

its not the ram air people get it with its the cai's

 

Just go buy a Comptech Icebox and call it a day.

I think you've got enough feedback with people using AEM CAI's

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Driving in the rain shouldn't be a problem. Basically, you only need to worry about your CAI being submerged in water( i.e. driving through a big puddle). I once heard that theoretically, you can spray your filter with a hose while the car is running. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, cuz I don't wanna give you bad advice.

 

Yeah, I've wondered how the factory ram air setups deal with the water. But, the danger with CAI's is a lot of water, such as a puddle or street flooding. A CAI is in a position very vulnerable to water on the road, while a hood scoop isn't. The filter has to be very wet to suck water in. As long as there is enough dry surface area on the filter to meet the engine's air requirements, it'll suck up air and not water. Like many things in physics, this takes the path of least resistance, which is great for us because air is easier to suck up than water.

I'm using a short ram intake with some PVC to the air dam which turns it into cold/ram air setup. I've driven in downpours, plenty of puddles, and some street flooding with out any problem. It did get the filter very very wet, but evidently it still was able to get enough air instead of being forced to suck up water. But, a CAI is more vulnerable to splashes than my setup, so do use some caution and common sense.

 

 

im too paranoid so i just got me a short ram

 

i had my cold air cut. when ever it started to rain i would pull over and disconnect it form the cold air piece so it would only be a short ram. I would then use my sock as a filter.

 

i always try to drive on the 'high' side of the road.. usually the inside lane which is elevated while the outside lanes get flooded. another thing is to speed up and let off the gas when you know you are running over a puddle (no throttle = closed TB) and when in water use very minimal throttle. this is what has gotten me through some crazy florida storms...

oh and most importantly.. use common sense and be on your toes

 

We all do at some point. Anyways, just avoid large puddles - if it happens that you can't avoid going through it, try not to throttle while passing through.

 

 

I drive in VTEC through the rain sometimes.

 

Yup

me, the past 2 winters no problems, just watch out for big puddles

 

Well, looks like I'm the only idiot around that's sucked up enough water to bend a rod. My car ran horribly when it ran again 2 days later. I'd have problems when i first started the car, driving thru parking lots and such. (Really low gurgling sound untill I mashed the gas.) I ended up replacing my whole motor, swapping out GS-R pistons for Type R's, etc etc. Now I have more HP/torque than I ever had before. All's well that ends well I suppose.

 

Gotta love duct tape racing, lol.

 

I have kinda developed a sixth sense for scoping out deep puddles when I'm driving. Just be ready to cut off your motor to coast through a big puddle if you have to. And start up when your in the clear.

 

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I drive with a Iceman and as most i also take off the long end and turn it into a short ram . But i did see one of the import magazines do a test on the Aem bybass on an nsx but hell they completely submerged the filter before they even got the water to draw up into the intake tube, and that was with the NSX @WFO but as most have said common sense and being on your toes,,


That was my two cents..

 

I used to...

 

I live in CA so I probably don't experience as much downpour as some of you guys (especially the past year.. it hasn't really rained much).. but my friends and I have driven through many winters w/ CAI's and haven't had any problems... just use common sense and excercise caution.. if the street is flooded or to the level of the lower bumper then don't drive through it.. we've driven through some heavy downpours w/o problems.. just don't be driving in deep flooded streets and puddles and you'll be ok..