Cold Air + Water?

[Slack_r]

I know people with a Cold Air Intake fear Hyrdolocking their engines... How do you stop water from getting in to your cone?? Is there anything you can buy or something nicely custom made, or do you just not go out in the rain/snow? I would like to see pics of some custom made shields or what not.. just curious as to how that would work when I get one,when I get my car . Thanks for any help.

 

[xXDSMSoonXx]

Yep AEM makes a bypass valve that installs on the upper part of the pipe and it shuts down the air induction when it becomes submerged in the water then it reroutes the air to keep the water out and air flowing in
http://www.aempower.com/product_intake.asp

 

[Slack_r]

Well I don't plan on being submerged in water.. Just dont want like dripletts to get into it and cause hydrolock.. Isnt there a shield of somesort?? If not I'll make my own, unless other suggestions. Thx tho.

Also upon further research I found this:

AEM does not recommend the use of the bypass valve on engines equipped with forced induction (turbo or superchargers). Additionally, using nitrous oxide in a placement before the bypass valve is dangerous due to fuel contamination of the foam spring/filter as well as degradation of the integrity of the plastic due to the extremely cold temperature of the nitrous oxide. Nitrous can be used downstream of the bypass valve.

 

[BigAirSkier1580]

You aren't going to hydrolock your motor froma few droplets of water. Hydrolocking takes a large amount of water to be sucked into the engine. basically a submersion of the intake. If it's just rain and mist that would be hitting the filter, then the damage is nil.

 

[Slack_r]

I've heard stories of people getting it from rain.. What if I hit a puddle, or what about snow when I decide to go sliding??

 

[sweet97]

I run my K&N where the stock SMIC was and though I do have a 2nd car and do not drive in rain for extended periods I am not worried about the water. The filteris oil impregnated and all Ido is clean and reoil more often. The coolintake air is worht it to me. mark

 

[psychlow]

I've heard stories of people getting it from rain.. What if I hit a puddle, or what about snow when I decide to go sliding??

The worst snow will do is block airflow to the radiator. If solid snow can make it past your air filter, you have problems.

In order to hydrolock an engine, you usually have to SUBMERGE the filter into water. This should only be possible if your filter is moved below its stock location, unless you decide to try to ford rivers in your Eclipse.

 

[gixrman]

I have CAI on my car and in the rain after a long drive it will start to play havic with my GM MAFS. The A/F readings will start to run rich for no reason.

 

[waiting2bl33d]

well if your concered about droplets of water then you shouldn't buy a cool air induction system. plus might i add that besides some DSM specfic companys, as far as i know, don't make a cool air induction system for the turbo'd DSM's infact i'm not even sure if AEM has any cool air inductions for turbo'd cars even injen just has the turbo intake and all it is, is a metal pipe to replace the according intake that came from the factory. the Air by-pass would work if you went into a puddle and even on a cold day i doubt that very little water would get pass the 100 degree F temps of the engine bay but GL with your new DSM hope you have fun with it

 

[Slack_r]

Thanks for the answers and replies, I probably wont worry about it then.. and btw I don't have my dsm yet still saving up