Scared of getting a cold air intake...

[Jorge18]

I don't know, i'm just affraid of when it rains and there are a bunch of puddles of sucking up water and ####ing up my car. What do you guys think..does it happen a lot and what's the worst that can happen?

 

[Wheels-a-turnin]

dont worry about it ur fear is completly unfounded

 

[talon4show]

They make something called an Air Bypass Valve. Here's a pic and the link to just a random AEM one on ebay.com.

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Click here to see an AEM Air Bypass Valve
Hope that helped!

-Daniel

 

[Jorge18]

oh, that's cool...I didn't know they made those. Are they universal or will that one work only for the AEM intakes?

 

[timm98gst]

you shouldn't ever have a problem - unless you intend to drive through rivers and completely submerge the front end

 

[BaddAssGst]

Like the other guy said... unless your driving in a few feet of rain, you have nothing to worry about. You won't hydrolock the motor.

 

[hewhoisknot]

they r pretty universal, i hack out like a 2-3inch section of ur intake and slap that inbetween... kinda like how u set up a blow through set up with the gm maft

 

[HighPsi92GST]

last summer when PA got hit with rain every day for a week and the roads had large puddles/flooded at some spots, i personally know of 3 cars with CAI that killed there engines. 2 of course actually drove through water that they shouldnt have, the 3rd just hit a water puddle and managed to get enough water in there.

tons of people run them and never have a problem. as for myself, I consider it too risky to have one so I don't

 

[Matt_Groscost]

i have a cold air intake, i just installed it, im scared of hydrolock too, were getting alot of rain right now and my intake filter was soaked when i got home from driving, does the bypass valve work ? or can i stop worrying and let it go?

 

[jedi_light]

I wouldn't waste my money unless you can get it for 5 bucks you don't get the hp that they state you get in the magazines

 

[BklynsDsmer]

DOnt be scared get it and when it rains disconect it make the cold air piping in to 2 tubes . so when it rais you can disconnect it from the middle and have antoher lil filter in the trunk

 

[Locke]

?? Thats quite a bit of work to do every time it rains - I can't even get to my filter without jacking up the car.

Don't worry much about the rain, just avoid large puddles. The engine has to actually ingest quite a bit of water for it to hydro lock. It'll have to suck it up like a straw.

Avoid large puddles and you'll be alright.

 

[dsmproject1]

if you bought it, like everyone said be careful, otherwise i'd rather go with a shortram, minimum performance difference between the two,

 

[TofastForU_99]

i used to own a 97 eclipse GS N/T and i had a full AEM dry filter cold air intake and i never had a problem and i drove it in the rain all the time and this was not the short route it was the full route and it stuck right out into a hole that was on my bodykit and it got wet and i never had problems so i would say don't worry about it.

 

[Matt_Groscost]

okay sounds good thanks guys. oh and i love how it sounds, it gives it a deep throaty sound, and it sucks in air like crazy. im very satisfied with my ebay cold air intake, i only paid 30 bucks for it.

 

[BklynsDsmer]

a30 bucks aint bad but like we all said becarefull thqt 30 can cost you hundreds or more.

 

[rEclipserGST]

Especially when you use the stock cheap filter they provide. You could be sucking up more than just rain. That could ruin your turbo as well.

 

[AOsipower]

As long as you drive smart, consciously avoid huge puddles, I wouldn't worry about it...

 

[andy4g63]

I have a CAI. It cosists of 2 pipes. It is not a big deal to take off the lower pipe, when is rainy and cold and put it back on, whenhot adn dry. I drove couple of times in the rain and filter was soaked, even though I drove very carefully and slow. The AEM bypass would work only on NA car, not on turbocars. I wouldn't drive it in the rain, if it was me. On the other hand it works extremely well lowering AIT's. I made a thread about it some time ago, here is the link:http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/bol...reduce-ait-log-info-inside-cai-installed.html

Check it out, if you want.
P.S. There is a member here - turboglenn, I don't know how and under what circumstances, but he DID HYDROLOCK his motor.

 

[the_mork]

They make something called an Air Bypass Valve. Here's a pic and the link to just a random AEM one on ebay.com.

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Click here to see an AEM Air Bypass Valve
Hope that helped!

-Daniel

I believe these are for non-turbo cars only.

 

[toxicity883]

you could buy a heat shield and put it on the bottom of your filter??

 

[chico904]

you could buy a heat shield and put it on the bottom of your filter??

You would still get water coming through the sides. If I were you , I would just get the short ram. That way you don't have to worry about it, and being you have a N/T, I doubt you will see hardly any difference between a short ram, and a cold air intake anyways.

 

[Mitsu RacerX]

You can actually fell a lil differnec with the short ram.....

 

[92_talon_awd]

When I had my 98 n/t I had an AEM v2 CAI on it and drove it all over the place and in all sorts of rain without any problems. The only time I got scared is when it flooded in NC after a hurricane and I drove through a huge puddle that completely submerged my filter for bout 5 seconds, I wasn't paying attention. My motor died instantly and I coasted to the side of the road. It took about 3 minutes to get it to start again with me thinkin I had hydrolocked it the whole time. Luckily it didn't but I never went through any big puddles again.

 

[Matt_Groscost]

yea my eclipse isnt turbo, 30 bucks is cheep, but it works, i thought about just taking the bottom pipe off and making it a short ram, but my engine bay gets really hot, and i thought that the colder air helps my engine