anyone know about this
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anyone know about this
i have an injen CAI and im wondering if those things up there are almost as good as a bypass valve. they're made by injen and on the website it says they are not water proof but they are water resistent. i have a 7th gen and the filter is located on the driver side black spot on the bumper(where the foglights would go) so if it rains i want to be able to drive my car but water might get through into the intake. do you guys think this hydro shield will protect it. injen doesnt make bypass valves.
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I guess that might work, but I find it hard to believe that if you submerge your intake, that will keep all the water out.
You figure if an intake can still suck in air, it can still breathe water.
You figure if an intake can still suck in air, it can still breathe water.
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Originally Posted by e3NiNe
I guess that might work, but I find it hard to believe that if you submerge your intake, that will keep all the water out.
You figure if an intake can still suck in air, it can still breathe water.
You figure if an intake can still suck in air, it can still breathe water.
Get an AEM bypass valve, its a good investment for like 45 buck.
this is very convincing, courtesy of "JL95AccorD"
Originally Posted by JL95AccorD
try doing this if you are really bored...
grab a straw.
suck on it... you get air
submerge the other end in some water.... (or beer) you get water (or beer)... at which point your engine hydrolocked and you are screwed.
cut a little hole halfway up the straw
suck on it, you get air
submerge the other end back in your drink
suck on it.
if you dont suck on it really hard, you will just get air.
When water reached the bypass, the air just continues to flow in through the bypass filter and the water (or beer) stays below.
If you suck really hard enough (reving really high), you might get some water through... but then again theres no reason to be reving high if you are driving in rain and puddles.
maybe I'm the bored one that just thought of that little experiment. lol
grab a straw.
suck on it... you get air
submerge the other end in some water.... (or beer) you get water (or beer)... at which point your engine hydrolocked and you are screwed.
cut a little hole halfway up the straw
suck on it, you get air
submerge the other end back in your drink
suck on it.
if you dont suck on it really hard, you will just get air.
When water reached the bypass, the air just continues to flow in through the bypass filter and the water (or beer) stays below.
If you suck really hard enough (reving really high), you might get some water through... but then again theres no reason to be reving high if you are driving in rain and puddles.
maybe I'm the bored one that just thought of that little experiment. lol
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How is that filter condom suppose to work?
Is it some special material or something? All I see that it might be good for is to keep a little more dirt off the filter, and the condom might be easier to remove and clean more often than removing the complete filter. How much is it?
Is it some special material or something? All I see that it might be good for is to keep a little more dirt off the filter, and the condom might be easier to remove and clean more often than removing the complete filter. How much is it?
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Originally Posted by JL95AccorD
How is that filter condom suppose to work?
Is it some special material or something? All I see that it might be good for is to keep a little more dirt off the filter, and the condom might be easier to remove and clean more often than removing the complete filter. How much is it?
Is it some special material or something? All I see that it might be good for is to keep a little more dirt off the filter, and the condom might be easier to remove and clean more often than removing the complete filter. How much is it?
You can't go scuba diving with a raincoat.
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lol. I just went to injen.com
They say that it offeres water repellancy and then at the the end of the sentence, in parenthesis they write that it is not water repellent.
"are factory treated using an embedded hydrophobic process, which offers consistent airflow, water repellency and maintains horsepower gains. (Please note that this item is water repellent, not water proof) "
IMO... POS... Don't waste your money
They say that it offeres water repellancy and then at the the end of the sentence, in parenthesis they write that it is not water repellent.
"are factory treated using an embedded hydrophobic process, which offers consistent airflow, water repellency and maintains horsepower gains. (Please note that this item is water repellent, not water proof) "
IMO... POS... Don't waste your money
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My K&N Typhoon came with something like that. Tested it by filling it with a glass of water and only a few drops of the water leaked through. Like it says, water repellent, not magic! Doesn't restrict airflow either.