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ok, I don't know wtf happened there, but i'll retype it in. OK, I have a injen cold air intake. I read that if you drive in wet conditions it could suck water into the engine causing massive failure and damage. Is this true? And if so, how do I lock it off to prevent this? And how severe do the wet conditions have to be in order to suffer this problem. thx for the help.

 
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the problem is called hydrolocking, you can stop it by buying a by pass valve but u are going to have to cut you intake to install the valve. you have to go through a large enough puddle where your entire filter is submerged and then you would have to give it some gas to open the throttle body and pull the water up.

btw, search first. this has been covered numerous times.

 
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OK... look, here's the deal. If you're dumb enough to drive through water deep enough to completely sink the filter and still keep your foot on the gas, you're gonna suck in water, and you deserve to hydrolock the engine. But unless the filter is completely submerged in water, the bypass isn't going to do anything. I've driven in 5 or 6" of water and not a damn thing happened. The filter is protected in there, so it should be safe provided you use your head while driving.

 
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thank you Boilermaker1

 
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Yeah. . if the water starts getting in excess of 4 ft deep. . A Civic isn't the right vehicle for that application. It's more preferable to run a boat in that situation.

 
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well said!!!!!!

 
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so then we don't need a bypass valve for a cai? Cuz on some sites when u want to order an intake it asks you if u want a bypass valve or not..wut r they used for?

 
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bypass valves are used to suck dry engine heat into the intake to
boil off the water that gets in there!

 
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you don't have to cut the injen intake, it has a break in the middle.