i would get it. better safe than sorry. Even California had some big puddles recently and a bypass valve would give u peace of mind i guess.

 

taken from personal experience the by pass is worth every penny i have one in my ride and its proven to be the best safety mod u can get. i've driven in some very poor areas where the water backs up and with my car so low i did get water in the pipe. my car started to make a werd swooshing would then a gurgling sound. i pulled ova and pop'd the hood the bypass was wet but that was about it. my filter was totally soaked. i made it home just fine w/o any worries. i even pop'd off the whole intake system to see if any water got passed the bypass valve and none did. if ur ride is low just get it cuz u never know where u gonna drive one day for me its everytime i drive out to 5town or far rockaway in queens for some1 else it could be outta state. just get it

 

Yes but like I said, I'm on stock height... I really cant think of any times in which water reaches half way up my tire.

 

well... i can tell you stories about buddies with hydrolocked engines...

 

i never had a problem and am in philly too, dropped 2 inches also

 

I would get one if i were you. My friend put an CAI on his teg, before he put it on he was all like "nah as long as i don't drive into any big puddles..." but now hes so paranoid he barely drives it in the rain if he can help it. An extra $60 is better than the thousands you could be spending to rebuild your engine.

Also, sometimes you might not be able to avoid going through a puddle. Lets say if its raining out real hard, theres lots of traffic and you see a huge puddle about 15 feet away. No time to stop so you gotta go through...

 

I don't plan on submerging half my bumper under water...do you?

I too live in Oregon where it rains more than it doesn't and have never had a problem. As long as you keep up with the maintenence of the filter and keep it well oiled it shouldn't be too much of an issue.

Just stay out of deep puddles

 

i have an AEM bypass valva if u want it.. brand new and still in original box... asking $40 shipped.... lemme know...

 

I'm starting to lean towards one, but what kind of gains will I lose because of it? I mean if I only gain say 8 whp from the intake, and that could be way off... I don't know, how much of that would the bypass valve take away?

 

the lost would be minimal..considering that the CAI gives abt 3-4 hp, u might lose like 0 - 1 hp depending on luck....