By-Pass valve - WORTH IT?

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Oct 3, 2003 | 05:47 PM

civicbro

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By-Pass valve - WORTH IT?

i just bought a by-pass valve for my aem cai for $13 on e-bay. I know i got a bargain but is it worth cutting your pipe, wasting my time installing it, and losing some power? Or would my splash guard be good enough for preventing hydro-lock? what are my odds of hydrolock without the by-pass? thnx

Oct 3, 2003 | 07:25 PM

-Trinitron-

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Re: By-Pass valve - WORTH IT? (civicbro)

Just leave all the plastic under you car and you will be fine. The bypass isn't worth it. #1 it defeats the purpose of having a COLD air intake. #2 it isn't neccessary. #3 It seems that over time the foam breaks up and can be sucked into your motor. If you are worried about water, get a short ram. Just don't floor it through 6" puddles and you shouldn't have any problems.

Oct 3, 2003 | 07:41 PM

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Re: By-Pass valve - WORTH IT? (-TRINiTRON-)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by -TRINiTRON- »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just leave all the plastic under you car and you will be fine. The bypass isn't worth it. #1 it defeats the purpose of having a COLD air intake. #2 it isn't neccessary. #3 It seems that over time the foam breaks up and can be sucked into your motor. If you are worried about water, get a short ram. Just don't floor it through 6" puddles and you shouldn't have any problems.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yup....