CAI Air Bypass Valve
08-01-2005, 12:27 PM
#1
CAI Air Bypass Valve
CAI Air Bypass Valve
Anyone ever buy this from eBay - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-5-C...QQcmdZViewItem
Anyone ever buy this from eBay - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-5-C...QQcmdZViewItem
08-01-2005, 03:23 PM
#6
it looks home made to me.
you may be able to make one yourself.
if its cheap, and u have a CAI already i dont see any real downfalls besides as written above, you might loose some torque (im not sure if thats proven tho).
would you rather be safe than sorry?
what harm can something like that do?
you can find bypass valves here:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=413974
anywhere from 50$ to 30$ depending on if the special is still going on?
you may be able to make one yourself.
if its cheap, and u have a CAI already i dont see any real downfalls besides as written above, you might loose some torque (im not sure if thats proven tho).
would you rather be safe than sorry?
what harm can something like that do?
you can find bypass valves here:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=413974
anywhere from 50$ to 30$ depending on if the special is still going on?
08-01-2005, 03:47 PM
#8
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Originally Posted by mindlessoath
if its cheap, and u have a CAI already i dont see any real downfalls besides as written above, you might loose some torque (im not sure if thats proven tho).
So you may lose some power...
The whole point of installing an after market intake is to gain "some" power. Since the gains from an AF intake isn't much in the first place, wouldn't losing "some" power with a by-pass valve negate the whole farken idea of a upgraded intake?
08-01-2005, 05:25 PM
#13
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I've had one and I have hydrolocked, however I didn't hydrolock while running the bypass, basically you just install it above the filter in the pipe somewhere and all it is doing is if your filter becomes submerged it will draw air from the bypass since air is lighter than water. This is def some cheap re-assurance
08-01-2005, 06:09 PM
#14
AEm used to post on their site that you would lose some HP running the bypass valve and it stated for the most HP goin they recommended only using it in times of rain.
Which in my mind, if your gong to add/remove you could just convert back to short ram.
I dont see how people hydrolock under normal intake setups.
I know a member in the past did, but he had his filter sitting right in the fog light opening.
Which in my mind, if your gong to add/remove you could just convert back to short ram.
I dont see how people hydrolock under normal intake setups.
I know a member in the past did, but he had his filter sitting right in the fog light opening.
08-01-2005, 10:48 PM
#16
Originally Posted by FLAVOR_24/7
AEm used to post on their site that you would lose some HP running the bypass valve and it stated for the most HP goin they recommended only using it in times of rain.
Which in my mind, if your gong to add/remove you could just convert back to short ram.
I dont see how people hydrolock under normal intake setups.
I know a member in the past did, but he had his filter sitting right in the fog light opening.
Which in my mind, if your gong to add/remove you could just convert back to short ram.
I dont see how people hydrolock under normal intake setups.
I know a member in the past did, but he had his filter sitting right in the fog light opening.
08-02-2005, 09:00 AM
#18
Originally Posted by felix
If the CAI tubing is 3" in diameter, I wonder how this eBay one would even fit properly?
Our TB arent 3"....only the intake piping is....
08-02-2005, 12:05 PM
#20
AEM like this one? --- http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AEM-3...spagenameZWDVW
It looks even cheaper than the one I looked at before. Is it just pretty much foam? Does it suck air in under normal driving as well?
It looks even cheaper than the one I looked at before. Is it just pretty much foam? Does it suck air in under normal driving as well?
08-02-2005, 12:41 PM
#21
I found some good info while searching for an AEM bypass. Just thought I'd share.
AEM bypass tested on a NSX - http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/tech/0104scc_tested/
AEM bypass tested on a NSX - http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/tech/0104scc_tested/
08-02-2005, 05:08 PM
#22
Originally Posted by XeroX
attatch it to the TB maybe? Makes it a little easier to access and swap out durring times of rain...
Our TB arent 3"....only the intake piping is....
Our TB arent 3"....only the intake piping is....
sigh...
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