Intake help-I know its old new but I'm new..

[elvisadams]

cai

hey man, ive found out that if you go to orileys or napa or sumthin like that and buy a uneversal kit, or ebay! those work just as well, and you do notice a substantial power gain, but on the down side, if you have a heavy foot, you could end up only getting about 15 mpg if you have a heavy foot

[92vig]

Yea, getting the filter wet won't really hurt it any. If it's submerged and sucking up water, that's where you're screwed.

There are pros and cons to both CAI and SRI. I went with the V2 to see if the dual chamber really had an effect over a standard CAI. The most I noticed was a deep ass growl coming from under the hood...which I didn't mind.

[illestatus]

So what you are saying is even though the filter gets wet nothing serious would happen, pretty much only submersion! What made you decide on the V2 instead of CAI? Was the price vs performance woork for you?

my friends integra had a cai w/o the bypass, 1500 bucks later he learned his lesson, so did i, i made my cai to a short ram,(i had a bypass) but still i dont want to risk it.

[deevergote]

I think it would look nice... Seeing as this is the appearance forum, and not the performance forum...

Anyway, if you don't want to hydrolock your motor with a CAI, don't drive through puddles. Simple as that.

If you think that's a task you can't handle, get a short ram.


The horsepower difference is so subtle that you'd NEVER notice it. In fact, you won't really notice the performance difference with the intake anyway. It'll sound different, that's about it. Everything else will be mostly in your head.

You also pretty much have to submerge the filter in water for it to suck up water. If you submerge half of the filter, it's like trying to drink through a straw with a big hole in it. As long as the engine can suck in air, it won't suck up water. To submerge the filter in water, you'd have to drive into a puddle over a foot and a half deep.

Additionally, www.cd5tuner.com would offer you more help for your particular model.

[92vig]

You also pretty much have to submerge the filter in water for it to suck up water. If you submerge half of the filter, it's like trying to drink through a straw with a big hole in it. As long as the engine can suck in air, it won't suck up water. To submerge the filter in water, you'd have to drive into a puddle over a foot and a half deep.

Thanks for repeating what I said.


Just kidding.


Well said. That's where I was going with my posts.

[Hiceman]

Hydrolock should def not be a factor after watching this......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or5qif80xQo
I know its not goin thru the same system and stuff but for goodness sake they had no oil and water running thru it

[92vig]

Damn, that's one strong motor. Didn't wanna fuckin die.

[Hiceman]

Damn, that's one strong motor. Didn't wanna fuckin die.

Yea very strong i really dont know how someone could sit there and do that to anything(well except a fordhahaha)

[92vig]

Maybe it was an experiment? It seems they got the car fairly cheap....once they own it, they can do whatever they want with it. I don't care, it's a Honda, so what? Fuck, if my car was crapping out on me and I was going to get a different one, I'd probably do the same thing. Doesn't bother me any.

[Hiceman]

Maybe it was an experiment? It seems they got the car fairly cheap....once they own it, they can do whatever they want with it. I don't care, it's a Honda, so what? Fuck, if my car was crapping out on me and I was going to get a different one, I'd probably do the same thing. Doesn't bother me any.

Yeah i guess thats very true id do something a lil better like a million shot of nawse or something like that hahaha

[bcjammerx]

first off...a little understanding.

With "cold air intake" setups you do not get cold air...you do not gain horsepower by getting air of a different temperature. Once you are moving at 10mph the air in your engine bay is the same as the air outside. From a dead stop sure...the cai has a small leg up...but...not really. So cai that pulls air from outside the engine bay is the overall best option though...all things considered.

BUT...the only benefit is in the larger diameter of tubing often used with these setups, the fewer bends these setups use, a more smooth tubing also used, and finally a more free flowing air filter.

The air temperature has nothing to do with any hp gains seen with these setups.

short rams flow differently and tend to sit near the radiator...that is why you see different hp numbers when comparing short ram and "cai"

So you simply need to shorten your tubing and you will be fine.

[deevergote]

Hydrolock should def not be a factor after watching this......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or5qif80xQo
I know its not goin thru the same system and stuff but for goodness sake they had no oil and water running thru it

Hydrolock is like smacking a piston into a brick wall... I don't care how strong the engine is, hydrolock WILL destroy it.

[bcjammerx]

Hydrolock is like smacking a piston into a brick wall... I don't care how strong the engine is, hydrolock WILL destroy it.

I've seen deev say that line before...round the time I first joined...it still rings true.

[elvisadams]

Hydrolock is like smacking a piston into a brick wall... I don't care how strong the engine is, hydrolock WILL destroy it.

people that dont understand that need to go back to like 8th grade and PAY ATTENTION in science class