Intake?

[drydupfob]

Hello, i just read a post about CAI vs Short ram. Unfortunatly i live in a heavily rained area during winter time. My question is that

1. if i was to get a short ram intake, does the brand name accually matter? or are they basically the same?

2. If i was to get a CAI, would it be worth it to get the water by pass valve for it. so there is no risk of hydroing out my engine?

thx for all your help.

 

[Ghost1984]

I dont have a 2nd gen but i have a injen short ram intake and i dont think there is any difference between brands just depends on how much you wanna spend...and if u do the CAI the water bypass valve would propably be a good idea or u could just swerve all the puddles, but either way your not gonna get a huge amount of power from the intake so its really up to you but if u live in an area where it rains a lot i would go with the short ram just to be safe, but its your choice, good luck....

 

[Tsar]

i dont think the bypass valve is worth it... to hydrolock ur engine the filter would have to be comletely submerged under water, unless u've got some mean potholes around ur area i dont see that happening, and just regular rain wont affect it. And it u do get the by pass valve it kinda cancels out the whole COLD AIR 'cause its gonna be suckin' the hot air from the engine bay... so that's kinda dumm i think....I have a AEM CAI and i havent had any problem ~ i drive with it in the rain and snow and everything works fine....

please correct me if i was wrong at sumthing...

 

[senseiturtle]

Nah, you're right.

You'll only need to worry about hydrolock if there is some serious flooding on the road, as in a good foot or two deep. The intake does need to be completely submerged to suck up any viable amount of water.

Your CAI will draw in several drops of water during normal rainy conditions, as the filter element does get soaked. However, a few drops at a time is not a big deal at all, since it gets vaporized by high engine temps. You'll need enough water to prevent compression (which is what screws up during hydrolock, you can't compress liquids, so something else gives), which is equal to the volume of the chamber at TDC, or just about a cup. Even with a fairly substantial amount of water in there, say, 10 mL's, you're likely to just get a misfire in the cylinder for a few rounds and eventually vaporize and vent it out.

I live in louisiana, and it's been raining for the last week straight. I only worried on the first night, as there were areas of nearly a foot of standing water... normally though, I never even think about it. I'm MUCH more concerned with losing traction... its almost too easy to do.

 

[98_silvergs]

Ok, i have hydrolocked my car already with my CAI, and yes i was submerged in 2 feet of water. Before anything ever happened i drove through many bad rain storms and it drove fine everytime.

If you're concerned about the CAI you can put a bypass valve on (which i don't think does shit really) or you can cut your intake pipe and reconnect it by using the 2.5" rubber hose with some clamps. This way you can connect and disconnect if you think you'll get nervous going out. Yeah it will be a pain in the ass to change the intake/filter from the CAI to the Short ram, but it could always save your ass from having to replace the engine.

 

[flrseclipse17]

the last guy has a good point, i lived in florida which is well known for its rainy season ( the whole summer) so i got a aem cai and cut it right after the downward angle to make it both just seemed more inteligent to me.

 

[InjenTalon96]

for all u 2g nt out there, its not worth getting a cai....its really not....ur filter actually gets more dirty down there then a regular ram, and on a 2g if u look where the airbox is theres the hole where the air comes in, so i did this....

1. get a pipe that fits the manifold and then aims to where the old airbox is

2. then purchase a Ractive filter with the heat sheild that has the induction in the center of the filter

3. then bolt everything up so that the filter hole is rite in the old airbox so ur basicly getting cold air without spening like 200 bucks for a AEM or an Injen....

it works def do it

 

[senseiturtle]

If you try what the previous poster has suggested.

For god's sakes, get a K&N, and make that work. Most of the REactive filters I've seen are nothing but steel mesh and a plastic "shield".