Has anybody ever had any issues with an Injen CAI and wet weather driving.....like a poring rain in going through large puddles of water due to the orientation of the filter in the engine compartment? I would like to know the limitations before I get one... I am concerned with it sucking up water into the motor...


Kool

 

I'm looking to get one myself but I don't think you should have that problem unless you get into two feet of water which I think you would be cautious about on a normal basis.

 

had it for a year and no problems yet, i try to stay away from large amounts of water just to be safe, there should be plastic under your car so it covers ur filter

 

just go with a true CAI setup instead of sucking in hot air from the radiator.

 

yeah, get placeracing. it's the real cold ramming air induction. lose a little bit of hi end power though.

 

when I had my injen, I think I was getting some H20 in the intake because when it would rain really hard I would get a wierd kinda 'rooor' noise coming from that area. But it would olny happen when it would rain really hard and while I was pushing the gas....so it could have been the intake taking on a little water or something else. Now I have a diffrent intake set up and no longer drive my fourth gen in heavy rain. But if you are worried about hydro-locking I would not worry about that unless your filter goes under water.

 

Thanks for the help.. I will look into the place racing CAI.. I just saw the injen CAI on the group deal and it looked tempting...


Kool

 

or just get a knockoff on eBay for like $50 shipped...

 

On an interesting note...I had a Hotshot CAI in my G20...it went down in to the fender well on the drivers side. There were two pipe sections...one lower and a coupler then an upper after the MAF to the throttle body.

The lower section had rust ALL inside of it despite keeping a tight fender liner on it and avoiding puddles...so i'm not sure if any water was being sucked in to the engine...but definitely no hydrolock.

We had a discussion with Hotshot one day about the CAI concept and noted that being a "cold air intake" has really nothing to do with cold air. Once you are travelling about 3-5 MPH and higher, the temperature to any other intake is about the same as a true CAI would be.

What gives the CAI it's true power is resonance of the airflow coming in...thats why the piping is so long. It's also true that this resonance is better for low-end power which is where we all really want it.

Based on my usage of a true CAI before, I think i'm going to stick to a nice "hot-air" setup...try to get it as close to the front of the grill as possible.

 

What setup do you have now.. I am trying to look at all my options and make a choice based on you guys experience...e-bay does loo like a good choice... how much difference could they be as long as you get a good pod to go on the end...


Kool

 

seriously, read the FAQ's beacuse your just eating up bandwidth with this repost x 10000

 

I'm stock right now but when i get an intake i dont think im gonna do the full CAI in the wheel well setup.

 

i have a cai that runs to the same spot as the injen and we got flooded up here in pittsburgh about a month ago and i was driving through a huge puddle and my motor hyralocked. 2 days later it spit a rod through the block. alls i can say is be careful. but i had that intake on for 2 1/2 years and never had a problem before that. just dont drive anywhere if the county you live in has been declared a state of emergency due to flooding.

 

mansurxk- It is posters like you that are taking up the bandwidth.. if you can answer or add to this thread than that would be great. If not than please do not waiste the bandwidth. I am sure you understand. If you have any links to a thread that talks about water in a CAI than I would be impresed..


Kool

 

okay, you need to completely submerge the filter into water for it to suck water in, beacuse of the laws of physics, its not possible to suck something in due to the vapor pressure. you can even test it out with a straw, you cant suck anything in unless your literally touching the water. tahts why if your around a flood area, take the filter off and let it suck int he dirty air, othewrise youll have a dead engine.

 

Hey man thats the spirit, thanks for the helpfull opinion and observation. By the way I saw your web page... what kind of dials do you have??? I was looking into changing mine however I have heard that they are not woth the trouble... How did you get the red and blue look???



Kool

 

injen cai isnt even a real CAI, it sits in the engine bay and sucks air fromb ehind the radiator