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intake vs water - 9/14/2007 4:53:46 PM

rses

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i heard that intake should keep away from water.

i installed an injen short ram intake...does that mean i can't use a hose to wash my hood? and can't leave my car out in the garage when it's raining? ( i like to park outside to wash it from the rain hehe)

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RE: intake vs water - 9/14/2007 5:52:14 PM

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Oh no thats fine. All it means is you shouldnt drive through deep puddles. It will only hurt you when the intake is fully submerged...

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RE: intake vs water - 9/14/2007 6:28:04 PM

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Ive learned that the hard way.

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RE: intake vs water - 9/24/2007 10:32:35 AM

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i drove my 2g GS w/ an AEM CAI for 2 1/2 years and went through puddles prolly 6 inches deep and NEVER had a problem what so ever... i mean, who's going to drive through a foot of water in a sports car anywyas?

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RE: intake vs water - 9/24/2007 10:46:58 AM

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in florida sometimes u can't avoid it

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RE: intake vs water - 9/24/2007 11:03:54 AM

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in that case... yea i'd definatly go w/ a RAM AIR

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RE: intake vs water - 9/25/2007 12:12:15 AM

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or u could get the AEM bypass valve. i read an article about it once, they tested it out by making a custom intake to stick out of the engine bay, clear tubing where the filter is then turns to metal about a foot away, then they submerge the filter in a huge tank of water (like an aquarium) and no performance lost or anything with the bypass valve installed.

http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/tech/0104scc_aem_air_bypass_valve/index.html

there it is.

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RE: intake vs water - 9/25/2007 5:23:46 AM

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with ram air there isn't any point in a bypass valve. with a CAI you will lose most of the cold air that you bought the piece for. the bypass valve is nothing but another filter further up the intake, so if you have the bypass valve inside the engine bay somewhere you are pulling that warm air into the engine... so it pretty much defeats the purpost. i'd just go Ram air if you are worried about hydro lock. but like i said, i ran my AEM CAI for over 2 1/2 years and never had a problem w/ it.

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