Well if you have a CAI you know you have wondered about this situation happening to your intake. Well there are a few simple steps to prevent this from happening.
1. Aem sells a product to keep you from hydrolocking your engine. This is called a by-pass valve, which i dont know how much it costs but heres the link to their site.
AEM-intakes
2. Dont drive in an area where theres alot of water. use common sense.
3. Your car wont hydrolock unless you submerge the air filter in the water. And if you do that your gonna have more problems then just your intake, i.e. engine wear and tear etc.
4. Injen makes their intakes somewhat water resistant.
and heres the link to Injen Race Technology if you want to read about their intakes.
Injen Technology
hope this helps out
Injen
1. Aem sells a product to keep you from hydrolocking your engine. This is called a by-pass valve, which i dont know how much it costs but heres the link to their site.
AEM-intakes
2. Dont drive in an area where theres alot of water. use common sense.
3. Your car wont hydrolock unless you submerge the air filter in the water. And if you do that your gonna have more problems then just your intake, i.e. engine wear and tear etc.
4. Injen makes their intakes somewhat water resistant.
and heres the link to Injen Race Technology if you want to read about their intakes.
Injen Technology
hope this helps out
Injen
Yes it does, but it's completely useless....
You would have to flood the entire bumper cavity for the filter to start sucking up water... so you would basically need to be up to the headlights in water, and be doing so long enough for the cavity to flood (it would take a while, there's lots of ways for water to go straight through there). Otherwise the entire filter won't submerge and the bypass won't work. Besides that, if you're stupid enough to drive in 18" or so of water... you deserve what you get.
You would have to flood the entire bumper cavity for the filter to start sucking up water... so you would basically need to be up to the headlights in water, and be doing so long enough for the cavity to flood (it would take a while, there's lots of ways for water to go straight through there). Otherwise the entire filter won't submerge and the bypass won't work. Besides that, if you're stupid enough to drive in 18" or so of water... you deserve what you get.
Tell me what you don't like about yourself....
Hey! Look At Me!! I'm a Supporting Member!! I have personally seen 3 engines saved by the Bypass valve. It does work. I live in Charleston, SC. We are right at sea level. Anytime it rains, the streets flood. I'm not taking any chances.
People say that the Valve reduces any power gains made from the CAI. This is total BS. In normal conditions, the valve is closed, so it is jsut the same as a regular CAI without the valve. But once water is sucked up, the Valve opens up releasing the water before it gets into the engine.
You decide how much your engine is worth to you.
People say that the Valve reduces any power gains made from the CAI. This is total BS. In normal conditions, the valve is closed, so it is jsut the same as a regular CAI without the valve. But once water is sucked up, the Valve opens up releasing the water before it gets into the engine.
You decide how much your engine is worth to you.
you have have to match up the valve size to your intake size. Like I think the Injen cai is 3" diameter and the aem is 2.5" or so.
ex engine is $600.
k20a2 $7,000 (if ur lucky) swap.
bleh...jus a better reason to do the swap
k20a2 $7,000 (if ur lucky) swap.
bleh...jus a better reason to do the swap
Tell me what you don't like about yourself....
Hey! Look At Me!! I'm a Supporting Member!! The valve is made in different sizes. Just go to AEM's website to get more info.
Quote:
Originally posted by cambo
ex engine is $600.
k20a2 $7,000 (if ur lucky) swap.
bleh...jus a better reason to do the swap
yea, $600, $7000, not a big difference....Originally posted by cambo
ex engine is $600.
k20a2 $7,000 (if ur lucky) swap.
bleh...jus a better reason to do the swap
NOT!
i dont know about nayone else, but i dont have that kind of extra money!
be safe, get the valve!
Hey! Look At Me!! I'm a Supporting Member!! This happened to one of my socal friends w/ Injen CAI no bypass:
http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...threadid=76805
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Short water bursts is what the bypass cant stop...and in a lot of cases that's why cars hydrolock or act weird.
If i had a CAI i would still get a bypass valve regardless of what others say. $45 product protects a $1000 engine? Sounds like an investment.
Who cares about losing hp with the bypass; it's not like we even gain any significant hp with the CAI in the first place.
Just my .02
-ak
http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...threadid=76805
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Short water bursts is what the bypass cant stop...and in a lot of cases that's why cars hydrolock or act weird.
If i had a CAI i would still get a bypass valve regardless of what others say. $45 product protects a $1000 engine? Sounds like an investment.
Who cares about losing hp with the bypass; it's not like we even gain any significant hp with the CAI in the first place.
Just my .02
-ak
It's common sense. You have a sports car, not a truck. Don't go 4 wheelin
