Bypass Valve
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Originally Posted by saga
I would hope that small amounts of liquid in the pipe would evaporate before they reach the engine, the CAI piping does get rather hot.
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Originally Posted by saga
I don't think anyone has dyno'd with and without one to see the actual change. But if there is any change it's minimal and worth it instead of risking your block.
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From: Hesperia
Originally Posted by WhatNow
to be honest it's not really gonna add power.. the initial cai will, but the bypass valve like these other guys said is basicly a precautionary thingy majig.. when it was 1st released i saw a flick and they had a car with the aem cai intake filter dropped into a bucket of water.. the car was at like 5k rpm's and the water was just pouring out of the bypass valve.. that's when i realized that they do work.. i'll try to find that flick and post it..
He didnt mean its gonna add power, he was wondering if the valve would reduce power.
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Originally Posted by alphaxxn
He didnt mean its gonna add power, he was wondering if the valve would reduce power.