I just bought a Injen CAI for my LS and was reading about how much of a chance to flood was possible, and now i'm scared of putting it on..

And now I'm hearing that SRI are better anyway, I feel as though I just screwed myself (the intake was on clearance, no refunds) does anyone here use the bypass valve that supposedly saves your car from flooding? Or should I just try to sell this intake for like $50 and be out a ton of money on buying an SRI

*p.s. i hate that you cant change topic thread names, now mine looks retarded lol..*

 

I have a by pass valve. I drive around in the snow and flash floods all the time. Never had a single issue.

 

You have 5 choices:
1) Sell it.
2) Buy a short ram or comptech icebox.
3) Leave it stock.
4) Put it on and don't drive through rivers on the road.
5) Put it on with a bypass.

I hydrolocked my 98 LS twice, both being my stupidity. Just use common sense when driving.

 

My dad's suggesting i cut a Juicy-Juice plastic container in half vertically and cut the funny shaped top part off, and somehow put it down in there, just under the intake, to where it still gets air from all around it, but I think that might make it a bit restricted... either way it goes on tonight :P i'll just get a valve later on!

 

Water hitting the filter is not a big deal. It is when it snorkels and the filter becomes immersed, that is when it sucks up enough water to actually drown out the motor. I have a CAI on my GSR. No bypass valve. I've driven in the rain and have had no issues. Maybe the rain situation is worse in Canada than CA, so cut the piping and make a short ram for the winter, buy a coupler and make it a CAI in the summer.

 

wow , americans are RETARDED. the us gets way more rain then anywhere in canada ....... fools


go look it up , u.s.a also has more natural disasters of all sorts.

god damn americans suck @ all aspects of life








CAI + RAIN = FINE
i have a aem v2 intake n its like a foot off the road , infront of my wheelwell. ive drivin in major thunderstorms / lightning n NEVER had a prob. even after i changed my filter to a knn one

 

Hey! I'm proud to be an american! But if canada was farther south (i.e. warmer) id jump the fence without hesitation (been there, feels just like us anyway... only with funny money.....FREE HEALTHCARE FTW)

Yeah, I was just scared because i only got the car a month or two ago and didn't want to hydrolock it this early lol, thanks for the anecdotes tho, make me feel a little less worried.

P.S. who said anything about canada to begin with? Im in ohio, sure its only 3+ hours away but still!

I thought about this but the end of the pipe where the filter goes on is lipped, so cutting it would produce a flat ended pipe, dunno if it's a big though..

 

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dont listen to most of the fucktards on this site , theyll fuck ur integra over due to pure moronic suggestions.



cold air = lower (hence the name COLD AIR INTAKE)
short ram = hot engine air in ur intake ( maybe the humidity wuld cause unwanted moisture to seap into the engine somehow?)


soooooooooooooooooooooo
ur safe from flooding , my friend has an ls with an injen cai.
buy a 2 piece intake if anything , screw cutting.

 

I'm not sure AEM makes 2-piece CAIs anymore...i could be wrong though.

Humidity going into the engine is not harmful in the slightest to the engine...it might reduce power ever so slightly, but it can't hurt it.

Most simple and safe solution: get an AEM bypass valve and never worry about a thing.

I never really understood why there's always so much debate over these topics...if you have a CAI and are worried at all about hydrolock, get a bypass valve and call it a day. Some people will claim it'll slightly hurt performance, but honestly, if you're able to notice such a slight difference in power, you'd be working on a whole different level on your car and you wouldn't be getting a CAI...

 

having a bypass valve pretty much negates the whole purpose for having a cai, the colder air.

dont drive through lakes and you'll be fine.