im trying to see if i put the air bypass valve on correctly or not. oh and one more thing. i would like to put a greddy exhaust on my car......with the cat. how much do yall think this would cost me? im lookin at the evo exhaust but im not sure if it comes with cat or not.....or which one goes best with the evo. any suggestions???

 

DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT use one of thoise ******* peices of ****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mine fucked up and let unfiltered air into my engine and did THIS to my valve


and THIS to my cylinder walls






[Modified by Boosted97Lude, 9:36 PM 11/18/2002]

 

just don't drive through puddles...the bypass isn't really necessary...

It's like a condom when your girl is on the pill, ya know just be sure to "pull out" of the puddle.. heh

 

Is it really that bad, Ive got one and if its gonna do that **** I am now scared. Do you really think that its gonna do that or was it a fluke thing

 

well the thing is is that i live in florida where it rains like a bitch. is it only gonna harm my engine if i submerge my filter underwater? and maybe you had your bypass valve installed wrong because mine seems fine. and if i take away my bypass valve.....will i get better performance outta my cai???

 

how the **** can you install it wrong?????

look, they are garbage, and if "yours seems fine" then aparently you have already installed it, and this was a pointless thread

 

The bypass works off of the diff in pressure, I have heard the the bypass valve can suck warm air in from near the motor (where it is mounted) instead of the cone filter behind your bumper...

so in that case yes, it would hurt performance, I am not sure if this is true though..

 

isnt that the whole purpose of a bypass valve? to suck air from a different area if air is inaccessible to the filter??

 

yes, that is the idea...My point was, I've heard some people saying they belive that it always sucks "some" hot air from the bypass, instead of the cone...A friend put his hand on the bypass, while someone else revved.

Since I wasn't there, I don't if it's true, but it sounds logical because the air would choose the easiest path.


[Modified by dsludefosho, 1:20 PM 11/19/2002]

 

it will also let debris in.... refer to pics