how about rain and other wet elements like that?Originally posted by lo bux racer@Sep 22 2005, 11:40 PM
It's no worse than any other intake. Your stock intake gets its air from the wheelwell the same as your CAI, and it has no issues with cold air.
i look forward to seeing your resultsOriginally posted by lo bux racer@Sep 23 2005, 12:14 AM
BTW, I plan to go to the track very soon. I also hope to borrow Eric's CAI so I can do some A/B runs with the OEM intake and his CAI to prove beyond any reasonable doubt that the OEM airbox gives up nothing to the CAI marketers. However, I do intend to make it an apples to apples comparison: high flow filter in the OEM airbox to match the high flow filter on the CAI.
You mean a bypass valve, it prevents water from getting into the intake manifold, I believe K&N does'nt offer one which is why i havn't gotten one, not sure about injen though...Originally posted by tearCatcher@Sep 23 2005, 12:48 AM
for a CAI my friend told me to get an AEM because it has a filter or something so that when it rains it wont damage it. not too sure what that means, i dont know much about intake and exhause yet
that bypass thing can be used on Any CAI that is a 2 piece pipe setup...all it is like a coupler that you clamp on inbetween the connection of the 2 pipes instead of using the silicone couplers.Originally posted by superchargedscion+Sep 23 2005, 04:53 AM-->QUOTE (superchargedscion @ Sep 23 2005, 04:53 AM)<!--QuoteBegin-tearCatcherYou mean a bypass valve, it prevents water from getting into the intake manifold, I believe K&N does'nt offer one which is why i havn't gotten one, not sure about injen though... [/b]@Sep 23 2005, 12:48 AM
for a CAI my friend told me to get an AEM because it has a filter or something so that when it rains it wont damage it. not too sure what that means, i dont know much about intake and exhause yet
exactly. If the filter head sucks in water it automatically converts to a short ram by changing the intake point to the bypass valve (coupler) and locking out any moisture that may have entered the cai.Originally posted by 05Xrunner+Sep 23 2005, 05:03 AM-->QUOTE (05Xrunner @ Sep 23 2005, 05:03 AM)Originally posted by [email protected] 23 2005, 04:53 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-tearCatcherthat bypass thing can be used on Any CAI that is a 2 piece pipe setup...all it is like a coupler that you clamp on inbetween the connection of the 2 pipes instead of using the silicone couplers. [/b]@Sep 23 2005, 12:48 AM
for a CAI my friend told me to get an AEM because it has a filter or something so that when it rains it wont damage it. not too sure what that means, i dont know much about intake and exhause yet
You mean a bypass valve, it prevents water from getting into the intake manifold, I believe K&N does'nt offer one which is why i havn't gotten one, not sure about injen though...
It's amazing to me that people are dumb enough to think that these bypass valve's are somehow a answer to their every fear... "When it rains, and water gets into the intake, the bypass valve keeps the water from hydrolocking my engine!" -taken fron scionlife.Originally posted by lo bux racer@Sep 24 2005, 12:47 AM
You'd be amazed at how many dumb people there are out there who think they can drive through standing water with an intake less than a foot off the ground. I've heard lots of them complain on scionlife about hydrolocking their engines. I am truly amazed...
Whoa no, that test is exactly what I'm talking about. You have to SUBMERGE the intake in water for the pressure to spike enought to open the bypass valves. And that bypass valve is not going to do jack for spray/any water sucked in that doesnt completely seal off the filter. Read what I wrote before you complain about what I have seen first hand.Originally posted by 05Xrunner@Sep 24 2005, 07:26 PM
here you go...Do some research a little before you complain about some things
http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/tech/010...sted/index.html
Yes. Helped put several systems in on drag cars running low low 6's with a buddy.Originally posted by 05Xrunner@Sep 25 2005, 06:21 PM
You do know some mist and water in there isnt going to cause any major damage. Have you ever even heard of water injection. used to help against detonation. So if you are getting a little bit of spritz in there..its not going to hurt you. Its when you suck down a big gulp.