people at like u gotta dip almost ur whole bumper into water for water to get up into ur intake. my car is really low. i cant fit a tow bar under my front bumper (thats w/o a lip on the front) and thats only 4" high for a tow bar. ground clearance is a bitch. now think about it i drive thru a 3" deep water which happens alot (unlevel roads, slanted streets, so on) my filter isnt that far above the water now is it. now add the fact that i'm driving so the water is splashiing up, now my filter is getting water hitting it ( faster i drive the higher the water would splash). finally lets say the puddle is a car length or more (the longer the puddle add more water) its not that hard to get water in ur intake piping..

 

u might get 3-5 to the wheels depending on what kinda CAI u have 8hp is the BHP gain not the wheel even in teh colder months i doubt its that high (could be wrong since my car seems stronger in the winter months) u dont lose that much power at most 0-1hp tops cuz its not that much of a heat intake from the spacing in the piping

 

How hard is it to cut apart the intake to install the bypass valve?

 

Just take a pipe cutter and section it that way.

Not too hard at all.

 

if your skurred than get one, otherwise, don't...........

 

yes...

 

just try not to accelerate/keep foot off the pedal when you're going over puddles. Stepping on the gas causes the intake to suck up air...thus the possibility of sucking up water in puddles.

I had my Injen CAI for almost a year...and we went through numerous winter storms and rain here. NO PROBLEMS...