Sucked water into CAI!
#1
Sucked water into CAI!
I sucked up water in my Injen CAI trying to get home. It flooded bad over here! I parked into someones driveway and I prayed that I didnt get too much water in my engine. I pulled out the spark plugs and cranked out all the water. It works fine now though, a very scary situation! Has this happened to anyone? with the Injen intake. My damn Bypass valve didnt do ****! I may need to get a splash guard.
#2
Man I was so freakin scared! Another reason water got in so fast was because I cut out the front piece of the plastic fender wall. Right underneath the cone filter. (where the 3 screws you undo to put in the filter) I even made a custom scoop, from the outside right to the filter. The scoop got "curbed" out awhile back , so there was just a large hole on the bottom for some more air flow. But now I might cut 2" off the intake pipe where the filter connects, to raise the filter up a little more. Who ever has the Injen intake w/ the Bypass Valve knows that the filter is right at the very bottom. The filter practically touches the plastic fender. Well, i had a lesson learned and now i need to make a few adjustments!
#3
i had a question- i just ordered(like an hour ago) the injen cai for my 02 lx b/c i got tired of seeing my ghetto intake ( short style "ram air" attatched to stock hose and the MAF and shoved in the little hole) i put a water bypass valve on right after doing that because i drove in a slight drizzle, not even actual rain, and my car all of a sudden wouldnt accellerate hardly at all. i live in waco tx and dont get a lot of rain, so should i put the bypass valve on the injen or not? will there be a noticable hp difference? any help will be nice
#4
Originally posted by celticbass
i had a question- i just ordered(like an hour ago) the injen cai for my 02 lx b/c i got tired of seeing my ghetto intake ( short style "ram air" attatched to stock hose and the MAF and shoved in the little hole) i put a water bypass valve on right after doing that because i drove in a slight drizzle, not even actual rain, and my car all of a sudden wouldnt accellerate hardly at all. i live in waco tx and dont get a lot of rain, so should i put the bypass valve on the injen or not? will there be a noticable hp difference? any help will be nice
i had a question- i just ordered(like an hour ago) the injen cai for my 02 lx b/c i got tired of seeing my ghetto intake ( short style "ram air" attatched to stock hose and the MAF and shoved in the little hole) i put a water bypass valve on right after doing that because i drove in a slight drizzle, not even actual rain, and my car all of a sudden wouldnt accellerate hardly at all. i live in waco tx and dont get a lot of rain, so should i put the bypass valve on the injen or not? will there be a noticable hp difference? any help will be nice
The other member that hydrolocked his engine I know....his name is Patio...and yes he lives in houston.....his car is lowered about 2 inches...and ran off into some REALLY high water.....like a wake from another car washed water as high as the top of his headlights...and that did him in......
Personal opinion here.....ditch the bypass...and keep your ride out of high water....after all....if you want to go in for those activities.....go out and buy a 4X4 and jack it up.
#5
I would have to agree with Sirnuke.. I have had my Injen on for about 17k miles, driven daily through an Oregon winter. I do not have a bypass valve or a splash guard and I have had zero problems with it.
#6
ok, so no on the bypass.... another question- in the pic of the ingen, it shows the whole intake pipe as one piece- will i need to cut out a section to put in the maf and oxy sensor, or is it in sections?
#7
oh yeah forgot to mention- sirnuke- my car is lowered 1.5 with the eibach springs- this wont be a prob? i was worried more about water and mouisture coming in through the front of the bumper
#9
<<< the infamous one
ask me about bending shift forks too! :thumbsup:
the by pass valve will do nothing (easy way for AEM to make money eh?) UNLESS the filter is COMPLETELY Submerged, even then some water may still get into your motor, whether you spend 40 bucks or however much it costs or not.
<<cars in the shop
ask me about bending shift forks too! :thumbsup:
the by pass valve will do nothing (easy way for AEM to make money eh?) UNLESS the filter is COMPLETELY Submerged, even then some water may still get into your motor, whether you spend 40 bucks or however much it costs or not.
<<cars in the shop
#10
Originally posted by celticbass
ok, so no on the bypass.... another question- in the pic of the ingen, it shows the whole intake pipe as one piece- will i need to cut out a section to put in the maf and oxy sensor, or is it in sections?
ok, so no on the bypass.... another question- in the pic of the ingen, it shows the whole intake pipe as one piece- will i need to cut out a section to put in the maf and oxy sensor, or is it in sections?
see?.... :{D
#11
Originally posted by celticbass
oh yeah forgot to mention- sirnuke- my car is lowered 1.5 with the eibach springs- this wont be a prob? i was worried more about water and mouisture coming in through the front of the bumper
oh yeah forgot to mention- sirnuke- my car is lowered 1.5 with the eibach springs- this wont be a prob? i was worried more about water and mouisture coming in through the front of the bumper
if you follow the instructions from Injen, THEY have you totally removing your front bumper to put the intake on!! geeeez....that is so TOTALLY not required....the other instructions tell you how to do it.
the total install took me about an hour.
and water is NOT going to splash on the filter coming from anywhere...its nearly totally inclosed inside the front fenderwell...NOT air tight..or water tight....but I honestly believe you would be hard pressed to be able to get the flter wet using a FIRE HOSE!!
#12
Originally posted by ToMaC
I would have to agree with Sirnuke.. I have had my Injen on for about 17k miles, driven daily through an Oregon winter. I do not have a bypass valve or a splash guard and I have had zero problems with it.
I would have to agree with Sirnuke.. I have had my Injen on for about 17k miles, driven daily through an Oregon winter. I do not have a bypass valve or a splash guard and I have had zero problems with it.
#13
Re: Sucked water into CAI!
Originally posted by CitizenPro
I sucked up water in my Injen CAI trying to get home. It flooded bad over here! I parked into someones driveway and I prayed that I didnt get too much water in my engine. I pulled out the spark plugs and cranked out all the water. It works fine now though, a very scary situation! Has this happened to anyone? with the Injen intake. My damn Bypass valve didnt do ****! I may need to get a splash guard.
I sucked up water in my Injen CAI trying to get home. It flooded bad over here! I parked into someones driveway and I prayed that I didnt get too much water in my engine. I pulled out the spark plugs and cranked out all the water. It works fine now though, a very scary situation! Has this happened to anyone? with the Injen intake. My damn Bypass valve didnt do ****! I may need to get a splash guard.
#14
First, don't drive through huge puddles. Second, if you do as soon as you hit the puddle and notice it's a big one, kill the engine. I mean dump the thing turn the key and put on the hazards. It may suck to have to tow or push your car out of the puddle but it's better than Patio's dilemma.
Alsom injesting very small drops of water into the engine will at worst lower the efficiency as it is evaporated upon combustion, but anything more than a few drops per cylinder and you could have compression problems. I would still get a splash guard of some kind. Build one from Home Depot parts it'll take ya an hour to make.
Alsom injesting very small drops of water into the engine will at worst lower the efficiency as it is evaporated upon combustion, but anything more than a few drops per cylinder and you could have compression problems. I would still get a splash guard of some kind. Build one from Home Depot parts it'll take ya an hour to make.