i am going with an ebay CAI i THINK.. i am trying 2 decided the positives and negatives of each.

how often do CAI's hydrolock? considering my max is lowered and it can get pretty rainiy on LI i wouldnt want 2 take the chance. is it difficult 2 achive this. does the filter need 2 be literally submerged in a pudle? will a hyrdolock adapter thing that prevents this be worth the $.

 

the filter has to be totally submerged to suck water into the engine. seeing as how when you hydrolock the engine it is pretyt much destroyed, anything that can prevent it sure would be worth it.

 

two of my friends had their cars totaled by cai. one was a wrx and the other was an integra. they both, like idiots, tried to go thru 'puddles' that came up toe the bottom of the doors. totalled both cars. lesson of the story--if u see a large body of water, like a puddle or lake, avoid it.

 

hahahah ok thanks for the responses. im am starting to doubt CAI but i dk what to do instead...

 

HAI

 

yeh don't worry about and don't do anything stupid. i ordered a bomz cai last wednsday and those go in the fenderwell so it should be relatively safe.

 

for mine... id have to get water above my tire to hydrolock... lol if I try something that stupid in the first place...

 

im planning on going with the Weapon R secret air intake, unless someone PM's me and tells me how horrible of a mistake this would be.

 

^^ just the cheapest one you can find, they are all the same and all give you the added 1hp.

 

What is HAI ?

 

hmmm the best way to go with the CAI's is cattman, place racing or bomz b/c all those have the same piping that goes in the fenderwell making it a real "cold" air intake. now with weapon r's i have no idea, you'd have to ask the company or someone who has it. also injen sucks.

 

weapon-r is a standard hi flow. i have one and its fine. sounds nice, just like any other intake.

 

u will b fine just dont drive in "lakes" and you will have no problem

 

just turn the car off and coast through. much smarter then driving through big ones...
i'm your worried about hydrolocking DO NOT BUY A CAI. simple as that. i'm not worried and i'm lowered with an injen...

 

^^ thats what i always thought. when i read these threads about people hydrolocking, they always say "i saw the puddle comming and tried to avoid it" if you saw it, why not just turn off the engine and coast?

 

geez how big are the puddles u guys are driving thru?? on mine u would have to drown the wheel to get at the cai

 

unless if u have a belt or exhaust driven intake then it doesnt matter if u go hai or cai.if u go into a puddle that is deep enough to hydrolock your car then ur probally screwed either way. a fliter in the fender would still get hydrolocked.

 

If your streets get badly flooded in heavy rains, forget the CAI! You can use a bypass valve but it drastically affects performance. Best way, stay stock, use K&N panel filter and if you want some growl at WOT, hack the airbox. Cheap mod and you'll have plenty of cash left for LED's.

 

hot air intake

 

the puddles here are not that deap...but i go hydroplanning for fun so.....

 

hacked airbox intake - lol guess it could be hot air intake

 

HAI can be located in the FAQ's


Stay stock.

 

for the love of god, HACKED AIR BOX!!!!!!!

 

Some people will do anything for sound. Some will spend $200 and some won't Either way, its probably less painful to realize that the gains ain't there and you didn't break the bank doing it.