For a car that's driven daily, is a CAI a little risky during wet conditions? Of course, I won't be driving through foot-deep puddles, but what are the limitations (wetness-wise) of the average CAI?

 

There aren't any "limitations." Just don't drive through huge standing puddles of water and you'll be fine. Even if you do, there's very little chance anything will happen.

Just put it in and don't worry about it. If you're that worried, get the bypass valve.

 

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Just put it in and don't worry about it. If you're that worried, get the bypass valve.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah man, as long as you don't go out in extremely rainy weather SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR huge puddles, you won't have a problem.....

TONS of people on h-t have 'em, including me.......hydrolock is a VERY RARE, unfortunate occurrance

 

why not go SRI if your so scared?

 

Not scared, wondering what the risks are. I'd rather not go SRI only because I'd rather not be sucking up hot air

 

you only suck in hot air, when you're idling at a stoplight. once you hit 35mph, air under the hood is the same as outside the hood.

 

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yup, or you can either get a heat shield, comptech, mugen, icebox if you want a CAI w/o risking sucking up any water, cuz the fiter will still be under the hood, just a pipe would be sucking in the cold air, and it looks close to stock too

 

removed intake resonator and snorkle tubing with a KN drop in filter here. works great

 

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This is not true, I used to work for Acura. I have seen lots and lots of STUPID people hydrolock the engines. I am not saying all CAI will definatly cause this but you have to use your BRAIN. Go CAI and have fun.

 

get tha bypass valve i have seen the results of hydrolocked engines and its not pretty, i would rather spend $40 than thousands later on

 

Yep no biggie, if u know already what causes hydrolock then don't go deeply on puddles, on rainy day either drive slowy or wait off. That what i do but it rarely rains on AZ.

 

id consider getting a bypass valve maybe if i lived in seattle but i dont so i dont have one

 

I have a CAI in my 3rd Gen , I really do freak out about potential hydrolock on rainy days but I have driven in the rain before and nothings happend. I'm probably gonna get a SRI, play it safe and sell my CAI.

 

You guys know that the filter has to be completely submerged right? Try this, Get a big straw and try to drink some water with only half of the straw in the water. By half i mean half the opening. Now the result, barely any at all? And if u do suck some water in you filter most likely it will Evaporate in the Intake manifold (reaches quite impressive temps) before it reaches the combustion chamber. Acutally u guys ever heard of people using plain water to clean their combustion chambers? yeah its true instead of seamfoam use water, but not to much.. So u gotta basically give the car a good amount of throttle Completely submerged in a pudle for it to suck enough to damage ****. Hope this helps some. FYI - I live in Calgary AB canada and **** we get serious rain, snow, hail whenever. Ive had my CAI in for 9months and through a full winter. No probs!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Darkane &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You guys know that the filter has to be completely submerged right? Try this, Get a big straw and try to drink some water with only half of the straw in the water. By half i mean half the opening. Now the result, barely any at all? And if u do suck some water in you filter most likely it will Evaporate in the Intake manifold (reaches quite impressive temps) before it reaches the combustion chamber. Acutally u guys ever heard of people using plain water to clean their combustion chambers? yeah its true instead of seamfoam use water, but not to much.. So u gotta basically give the car a good amount of throttle Completely submerged in a pudle for it to suck enough to damage ****. Hope this helps some. FYI - I live in Calgary AB canada and **** we get serious rain, snow, hail whenever. Ive had my CAI in for 9months and through a full winter. No probs! </TD></TR></TABLE>

even though paragraphs pwn j00 :
you really DO have to FLOOR your car through puddles to hydrolock your car......
though spoonfed will contest the frequency of hydrolock, i still believe that ONLY IDIOTS hydrolock their car...... (no offense to anyone...)

 

haha holy **** i had some serious run-on sentences there

 

i have a cold air intake on my dc2 but i also have a sri i usually switch to short ram if i know for sure its gonna rain but i have been caught in some heavy rain before and as long as your not flooring it in a all the time youll be fine. i had a friend with an ls i actually have the cai that was on his car and he hydrolocked his car but he floored it in a deep as puddle, basically you have to try to suck up water it wont happen if you baby it. i say you got nothin to worry about stay away from deep puddles.

 

i ran faster at the track after i cut my CIA into a short ram. it was by almost a tenth, just my experience with both.

 

i've had a CAI in my DA for 2 months now and have driven during thunderstorms. You shouldn't have anything to worry about just dodge the huge puddles. It also helps to have a splash guard for when its rainning. I acidently drove through a puddle that covered a whole residential street (1 foot deep) did't have any problems.