Okay guys got a question for you. First off I live in kaneohe where it rains pretty much everyday. As I was driving home from work today it started pouring heavily, and I was thinking should I be worried about hydrolocking the engine? After spending countless days and nights on this website and reading the threads on hydrolock, I'm starting to think I should throw a non cold air intake. Do you guys think this is a good idea or am I just being to paranoid?

 

nah - rain wont do anything at all

you really have to dip the intake into a puddle of water, then the water will get sucked in ... thats when you're gonna have problems.

even a small splash of water will be fine

 

actually, i'd worry. why? because of where you live. the placement of the filter on cai's are quite low, and easily accessible for rain from "moke" downpours much like today/yesterday. you may not realize it, but if it's raining hard enough, the rain will gang up on your filter. depending on how long you spend driving in the fury, it's possible. yes, if you drive through lake mapunapuna, you'll hydro your whip indeed.

 

yeah whats up with this weather lately..suxx.

 

reports of fuken eruption in the big island cause of the vog, change of climates etc.... thats all i know. feel bad for people with asthma and shyt

 

u should try to find a bypass valve for ur CAI like tha nismo set up...AEM has a separate bypass valve too...but i wouldnt worry too much...just watch ur speed over puddles!..never know how deep they are! =)

 

hydrolocking is the only reason why i havn't gone with a CAI, because i live in Manoa. w/ crazy rain. i'd be way to paranoid. btw saw you alan this morning by UH. mean rims!

 

I do believe I have some sort of bypass not sure though. I know I have a foam piece in between the pipes. How exactly does that work though?

 

Hell I'd worry about hydrolocking a stock setup at the Ahua Street intersection.

 

I had a Nismo CAI. Still have it actually, just not on the car anymore. We dyno'd some Gs in Orlando and a stock 6MT coupe made more hp than a 6MT coupe with a CAI.

 

i think we're talking about hydrolocking over here. haha, jus kidding mang. yeah, i heard as better foe keep stock. i had a k&N replacement filter 'cuz i figured, jus gotta wash'em when time foe change oil. never had enuff time foe wash'em dough 'cuz i got turbo instead. hehe.

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