www.newedgeperformance.com

www.myfordperformance.com

my advice is go to the second link and get the weathershield AND the bypass valve. the filter gets real dirty where it sits with a cai and the weathershield from myfordperformance.com will greatly help with both.

 

hey guys i have a aem CAI too and i was wondering i didnt buy anything like that yet and ive drivin in the rain do u actually think i could or ruin'd something i thought it would really only suck up water if i hit a big puddle which i try to avoid , anyways do u think i damage'd anything by driving in the rain ?

 

think about it your driving in the rain and water is getting sprayed from your tires everywhere its going to get in your motor

 

i try not to drive in the rain, i have the bypass valve though,,,,defintely dont hit any puddles,,,,hydrolock is a bitch....u can get the valva for like 30 bucks,,,,i might get the shield also that was mentioned before

 

i cant find it maybe you should send me the exact link

 

i found the weather box thingy , can anyone give me a exact link to the bypass valve...... one of my friends has had one of his car's hydro lock on him , but i was wondering do u think i damag'd anything just from driving like that still seem's to run normal but im a worrier so yea.... i plan on buying these before anything then so if u could give me exact link to bypass valve thx guys work time cya tonite

 

www.modernperformance.com carries it for sure...


anyway, yes hydrolock is very possible and not that common. happened to 2 of my friends and a handful of people on this board. warranty wont cover it either so that means ur buying a new engine. my friend actually threw a rod because of it.

 

Hey Euro which Intake did your friend Hydrolock with?

 

1 had an aem the other had a bomz

 

The guy at a local garage told me that a year or so ago, the owner of AEM brought his NSX to the shop to demonstrate how well the bypass valve works. He said the guy submerged the filter from the cai into a bucket of water, started the car and revved it for a while. Shows how much faith the guy has in the product, if it's true!

 

sweet ima order the bypass valve then just hope driving in rain " i didnt hit any big puddle's " didnt ruin anything if it can i dont know much bout car's trying to learn though , most people i talked to said dont worry u prob didnt do anything .... what u guys think?

 

chances that you'll get hydrolock are not good. you're not going to get it by water splashing on the filter. if it were to be possible, you'd have to completely submerge the filter, and probably rev your engine tro increase the intake response. with just water splashing? it's not gonna collect into a water ball and shoot up in there. just don't drive though puddle that even just barely touch the front bumper.

the bypass valve will decrease the amount of hp and tq recorded by aem.

 

so is it worth to buy the valve or should i jsut get shield or neither i was just worried that driving in the rain and maybe hittin some lil puddles would do it but u say it doesnt which makes me feel alot better

 

shield will do. just don't submerge your filter. and it's a little higher than your bumper. so unless you're an idiot, you won't have a problem.

 

Personally, I don't think the 1 or 2 Hp difference is big enough to warrant going with a CAI on a daily driver. I would rather use a volant and know that there is very nearly NO chance of hydrolock, than go from 100whp to 102whp by risking my engine. That's just me, and I live in Maryland where the saying goes, "if you don't like the weather in Maryland, wait five minutes". So, with the stupid weather, high water-tables, and everpresent lakes masquerading as puddles, I'll stick with the Volant.

 

I am lowered 2" with a CIA If I go threw a puddle I try to coast threw it. Or just go around it if at all possible. In the Rain I Remove the Crank Case breather tube. The one that is connected to the head and that makes the connection to the intake a foot or so before the filter to make a open vent to stop hydro lock... maybe in an idiot but o well...


But hey I don’t know “This” car so well yet

OR I may get a crankcase breather and put in a valve so I hit the valve and breather opens to stop hydrolock..

SEE PIC

 

but its only one piece what about the tubing that goes with it and how do u put it on?

 

also the one there selling is a aem by pass valve will that work with my bomz one?

 

hello by pass vavle people

 

You will not lock an engine up due to splashing water. If any water did get thru it would be a small amount an evaporate. If anything get the shield, to make yourself feel better and go longer between cleanings. I will stick with my aem cai w/o bypass valve and feel safe. Like ppl have said unless you submerge it you will be ok. Submerge and sit, not splash or puddles. It takes more than a few drops of water to lock up an engine.

 

Straight from AEM's site

The AEM Bypass Valve is used to protect the engine from hydro locking. Hydro locking occurs when the end of the inlet pipe is submerged in water and the water is sucked into the engine. Driving the vehicle in rainy conditions is not enough to cause a problem unless the vehicle becomes submerged enough that the inlet end of the pipe is immersed in water. Rain impingement on the filter will not cause a hydro lock condition. The distance of the filter from the road dictates the level of water that can cause damage.

 

Picture of installed bypass valve. It's amazing on what kind of info you can find at the manufactures web site. Truly amazing!!!

 

yo focuz thx so much for all yer help seriously nice posts

 

NP

 

well it should look the same on a bomz intake right?