Hi all, I am getting a AEM cold air induction kit fitted to my teg and I was wondering if there was anything I could buy that would stop water entering the induction kit and playing havoc with the engine, I have heard that things can be done to prevent this but as yet no one over here that I know seems to know, do you????
PS What sort of power gains can I expect, this is no the V2 cold ait kit and the car is completely standard with 36000 miles.
Cheers, Taylor 3173

 

get the bypass valve that aem offers if you're worried about hydrolock.

 

Nice one, any idea on the cost and the fitting of this bypass valve and do you know if it really works, Cheers

 

yes it works. look around on different sites for prices. basically, cut intake in half, install bypass valve between two halves, finished.

 

Thanks, will do!

 

I sucked three of those up into my throttle bodie. i got the first one ever sold at my shop when they got released years ago. This prob happened a bit, so they added in a plastic ring inside to stop that from happening, but it did it again!

I say if you have the whole stock wheel liner and the under bumper lineing the filter will be totally covered, you'll be fine. Also i think personally that the type r 3 inch intake is better thatn the V2 but that is totally preference. I have had a c.a.i. for 7 years with no issues. I just dont step on the gas ove huge puddles and avoid what I can, and dont go into flooded areas. Most people do that instinctively any way.

Just my 2 cents.

 

Cheers, I will have to look into this then, it may not be the idel mod for me as I live in the UK and it rains almost every day of the year.
I am pretty sure that the kit I am getting sits inside the fender housing with the bottom of the fender housing intact so I may not have too much of a problem if that is the case but I have seen mods such as the one featured on
http://www.geocities.com/itr_1220/ that have the bottom removed.

 

yeah, as long as you dont have a body kit, all you plastics are there and you got no worries mate.

 

Fitted the kit and it is amazing, sounds brill and has so much more power and resonse, recomend it to anyone!!!!!!!!

 

get a comptech ice box, it works great for ITR u get the noise and u won't suck up any water.......