CAI install

[dan21]

never know when you might get cought in a flood. my friend prelude sucked up some water on his way home and it only rained for 5 min

[k-mart]

hmmmm...lets weigh it out. cost of bypass filter....cost of motor rebuild.

[Cronis]

It rains here in northern kentucky so much that I really just don't feel that it's worth the risk. Short rams are fine. the gains from a cold air are small any way, to gain 3-5 hp just to hydro lock the engine.

[HondaGuy1212]

you need to install a bypass valve so you don't suck up any water and hydrolock the motor. later.

x2 get a bypass valve its a must

[TypeG]

I think the bypass valve works only when the whole filter is submerged. Does anybody drive into water that deep?

FYI: you don't have to submerge your filter to hydrolock the motor, you only have to suck up a certain amount that can't be compressed resulting in broken rod, bent valves, shattered piston, ect. later.

[flin1981]

Two questions about the filter
1. should I oil the filter?
2. what are the important differences between K&N filter and the one came with the ebay CAI kit.

[Ant]

Two questions about the filter
1. should I oil the filter?
2. what are the important differences between K&N filter and the one came with the ebay CAI kit.

1. Oil the filter after cleaning it. U would need to buy the cleaning kit..its like $10 at any autozone, etc.

2. I assume K&n is just a better brand.

Personally i would stick to the short ram over the cai. I just dont feel comfortable w/ my filter siting that low.

[flin1981]

How about the new filter? Should I oil it?
I chose CAI because I think SRI's filter is too close to the engine in our cb7. Driving on highway should be fine, but in the city traffic ....
Anyway, I like my CAI so far. Especially, it resolved the hesitating problem. I have always thought that the problem was EGR related, but it is gone now after putting on the CAI. And I definitely feel more power than before

[kslice88]

Just did my CAI this afternoon, it's a cheap one from ebay. The job was not hard, thanks to the DIY thread. And a dremel really helps while cutting the hole. I didn't use the two little piece that came with the CAI, which is said for securing the tube. Not sure how to use. However, the tube is quite stable already. I also put some padding around the hole, and some between the tube and the battery. Anyway, time will tell whether this works.
I haven't got a chance to take a ride after putting the CAI on, so can't tell the difference in power. The sound isn't different either. My exhaust header leaks, the engine is always a little bit loud, maybe that covers up the sound from intake.

sry but ur not gonna feel the difference in power with intake. the gains r so little theres really no way of knowing.

[flin1981]

sry but ur not gonna feel the difference in power with intake. the gains r so little theres really no way of knowing.

Your probably right. However, like I said, for whatever reason it cured my cb7's hesitating problem. That makes much difference.

[flin1981]

I just took a round trip in my cb7 from Nashville to Missouri this past weekend. It went about 35mpg, about 10% improvement over stock intake.
Just love my $30 CAI

[92acc]

good job, nice pics and details

[Akira_kj]

Yah I did have a Bypass valve on the system. I dont see that its a huge help. If enuf water got into the main filter the suction from the engine would rip it past the smaller filter just as easly. That is in a non completely submurged state.

Completely submerged the engines negitive pressure might not be enuf to suck water up a 2 3/4 in pipe. Like having a hole 1/2 way up a drinking straw.

I dont know.

It would pay off to have but its not written in stone that it would save your motor.

[hondamugen103]

just wandering how is the diy for a cai on a 1995 5-speed accord coupe would differ from the install on a cb7?