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What are they? I'm thinking of buying the Injen....

I live in Toronto so yes, we get snow, and no, we don't live in igloos!

 
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Hydrolock?

 
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engine siezing if you ingest water/snow.
thats tuff to do tho but if your car is lowered then the cai is also lower to the ground

 
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I plan on dropping it with the eibach prokit.... so only 1 inch.....

 
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i live in toronto too, i had a cold air on my old 93 civic, all i can say is take it off in the winter, if u get a 2 piece intake, u can always make it a short ram in the winter [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

Thats what i did always,

 
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Any special reason why you took it off? Or did you just feel that this was the best thing to do? Or is it just a myth that a CAI in winter is not good for the car?

 
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The reasons should be obvious. At the least if you run into snow up to the intake, it will stall you out. At worst it will ruin your engine. I think converting to SRI for winter is a wise precaution. Even more important when it's thawing and the gutters fill up with slush and water. Probably about as wise as running snow tires or at least M+S rated all weather tires in climates where it snows much.

 
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It rains ALOT here in houston, is a CAI going to be a bigger problem here ? I really want one, but not if it is going to be an issue.

 
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If you stand a chance of running through a deep puddle or on the wake of a big truck, rain certainly is a consideration. Pesonally, I wouldn't risk it mainly because the gain isn't worth the risk. I' sticking with the SRI type intake.

 
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JCap: I'm a lazy canuck. I live in ottawa, and I'm getting the goldlines either tomorrow or monday (waitin on 'em).

I don't plan on doing anything to my CAI at all for the winter. I'm going to get snow tires, but to be honest, if we're going to be plowing snow with our cars, the snow will be packed down enough to not bounce up into the filter and clog it. We are more at risk to rain and huge puddles in the summer, than running the risk of starving the air in the winter.

Keep in mind that the ENTIRE filter would have to be COMPLETELY surrounded by snow, and it would have to get little to no O2 for the engine to starve. So, if it gets totally beaten by snow, I'd say the CAI is the least of your worries.

Just don't drive like a maniac in the winter, and you should be fine!

btw, I have the AEM CAI. it sounds VERY nice [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

 
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i live outside of philly and we get snow here, what i have been told is you really dont have to worry too much about snow, its the slush that will get ya. i had mine on last winter and had no problems. the filter doesnt get too hot and it has a coating of oil to repel water, besides its behind the bumper so chances are that will get most of the snow out of the way. you can be safe and get a bypass (which i know from experience works well with water!), or you can make it a short in the winter by getting a second filter that you could put up higher on the intake. i know with my aem it already comes in two peices so that would be an easy option.