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Anyone with Cold Air Intake Problems????

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    Anyone with Cold Air Intake Problems????

    Just curious...any one had any bad experiences with a CAI? Im in FL and it rains very heavy here and I am afraid to get a CAI becuz there are sometimes big ass puddles on the roads after rain and I do not want to ingest water in my engine. I have a short ram and Its too hot in my engine bay especially since I have no heat shield on my headers I witnessed it happening to my boi's RSX
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    We've had a few hydrolocks on here... and most of them were intelligent members as well. If you get a CAI, get a bypass valve to be safe!

    Also, a CAI is a pain to have to move out of the way. If I could do it again, I'd have gotten a cheapie ebay short ram instead of my $200 AEM pipe!






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      Bump....How reliable are the bypass valves?
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        #4
        Originally posted by Accord Fridge
        Bump....How reliable are the bypass valves?
        There was a video at AEM, an NSX with cold-air intake plus bypass valve intalled in it. They dumped the filter in water and run the engine with the filter dipped in water. None of the water came into the engine.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Accord Fridge
          Just curious...any one had any bad experiences with a CAI? Im in FL and it rains very heavy here and I am afraid to get a CAI becuz there are sometimes big ass puddles on the roads after rain and I do not want to ingest water in my engine. I have a short ram and Its too hot in my engine bay especially since I have no heat shield on my headers I witnessed it happening to my boi's RSX
          you do know that when you're in motion, the air inside your engine bay is the same temperature as ambient air?

          The hot air it sucks in during idle is nothing that will hurt anyways. Turbo'd cars suck in hotter air, even with an intercooler.

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            Very true. AT BEST, a CAI will give you 1-2hp over a short ram... and that's in ideal conditions.

            Bottom line... get a CAI for the bling factor only...
            A serious NA build will use ITBs. A turbo build won't use a standard CAI (other than for charge piping... )






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              #7
              Originally posted by d112crzy
              you do know that when you're in motion, the air inside your engine bay is the same temperature as ambient air?

              The hot air it sucks in during idle is nothing that will hurt anyways. Turbo'd cars suck in hotter air, even with an intercooler.
              True but why are you so worried about hotter air....Whatever is outside of the car is 10x cooler than whats going on inside the engine....Engine optimal temp is around 180-210 degrees....so sucking in 90 degree air is a luxury for a motor...I dont get why people are always I need cold air...If you want it bad enough just run methanol injection or water injection and call it a day.

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                Originally posted by Accord Fridge
                Bump....How reliable are the bypass valves?
                i'm in orlando just like you Bro,i'm running a CAI with the bypass


                never had any problem .
                i kept the Guard underneath the car ,you can't see the filter.


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                  CAI's = waste of money

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                    Originally posted by MR.PHIL
                    i'm in orlando just like you Bro,i'm running a CAI with the bypass


                    never had any problem .
                    i kept the Guard underneath the car ,you can't see the filter.
                    o ok so you definetly know about the deep ass puddles after a good afternoon rain I always had SRIs and I just wanted to try the CAI for once I just dont want the engine to drink water thru a straw
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                      #11
                      Originally posted by 93twodoorLX
                      CAI's = waste of money

                      -sean
                      RIIIIGHT ,i gained hp with mine


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                        Originally posted by Accord Fridge
                        o ok so you definetly know about the deep ass puddles after a good afternoon rain I always had SRIs and I just wanted to try the CAI for once I just dont want the engine to drink water thru a straw
                        i know bro,like i said,i kept the hard plastic Guard underneath the car,that should help


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                          Is the Bypass filter necessary in places where there are not big puddles? I live in SW VA and we don't get too much rain. Is it mainly for a lot of rain or just regular standing water on the road?
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                            The only way you'll hydrolock is if you pass right over a big enough puddle.

                            I've had a cai while driving in Seattle. While it was raining. Fuck, it was pouring. And there were huge puddles on the highway. I was scared as shit, but nothing happened.

                            Just watch for puddles.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by MR.PHIL
                              RIIIIGHT ,i gained hp with mine
                              Over a short ram? Not enough to feel... I have a CAI, and honestly... I wouldn't bother buying one again.






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