just trying to get a consensus of what you guys think. is this a worth while mod? i live in new orleans and it gets somewhat rainy. i'm not paranoid about hydro locking or anything, but i'm just curious about the opinion of this group. thanks

 

go to outerwears and buy that one. half the price and they make the actual pre-filter for k&n and many others. exact fit. in terms of is it good to have? I say yes. doesn't hurt to be a little safe. or a little giant.

 

On another note, I actually bought one and didn't put it on. I did a few retard tests on it (blowing through it, hair dryer on cool) and noted that it actually seriously impeded airflow. Whether or not this would have any impact on actual usage, I have no idea, but after feeling how little air got through it I decided it was counter to the point of the intake and not to put it on. I checked my filter 2 weeks in and it seemed fine, with an annual brush-off or filter oiling I imagine it isn't necessary.

 

if you are worried about hydro lock....sri

when i was running CAI i did have a dry charger from K&N on the filter.

 

I've tried the Injen CAI both with and without the Outerwear version. I could tell that it limited the air flow somewhat, but it did protect the filter. It's kinda like the AEM bypass valve. It effects performance, but helps to protect your engine. It's a tradeoff.

 

I have the Injen CAI and been throuigh some deep puddles with it..........no problems.

 

what happens when your car hydro locks? what are the effect? symtoms?

 

an angel loses its wings

 

You'll know.

(engine locks, because water can't be compressed, and if its sprayed into the cylinders, you will likely crack your block, or a cylinder, or push a rod or two through the block).

 

One thing to remember though, is that the location of the filter on the CAI is deep inside the bodywork. Unless you drive through a goddamn river I don't see how you'll aspirate enough water to do any harm. Has anybody actually had or even heard of a TSX hydrolocking due to a CAI?

 

Not sure how much flow restriction there is. I have mine on since day one and have no problem getting decent hp to the wheel. It does help keep the filter clean and free of debris.

 

I have the escort 8500 x50 blue and hardwired, it has never failed me and I got the hardwire where it hooks up in the back of the rear view mirror. So all is good.

 

What thread are you reading? This here's #546737, pal.

 

Not totally deep inside, the only hazard would probably be from a stream of water (hose/pressure washer/car wash) being sprayed into the foglight opening.



I have my foglight cover vented, so there's a risk. Those who do not, or have fogs there, like the above posts, you'd have to run through a river to get screwed.

 

wow. i really don't know what to say about that. i mean, how badly do you have to screw this up to post on the wrong thread?

 

yes 12 inch subs would work fine with that amp

 

wait, wait...if i wire the led lights to the back, does that mean that i need an extra flux capacitor?

 

No it does not. What a flux capacitor does is modulate inductive interference in the MAF rectification tunnel when the engine is under boost. As LED tail lights are only activated during braking, it is assumed that (with the exception of a case where TPS is >40% and brakes are on) the flux capacitor is not charging with a capacitive reactance equivalent to MAF ripple voltage.

In the rare case of torque braking, a manual bypass shunt needs to be installed to allow the flux capacitor's controlling gate switches to close, connecting it in parallel with a Thevenized MAF power supply voltage. Generally speaking, the bypass shunt consists of a simple N-channel MOSFET amplifier with a small piezoelectric transducer connected to its gate, which gives it a barrier potential when the accelerator pedal is stepped on (the transducer is affixed to the pedal itself).

In most cases this is not necessary to do, though, and a simple varactor diode can be used in its place.

 

that's what i thought. thanks.

actually, i read about 6 words and skipped to the end.

 

Wow that is pretty bad, sorry about that I was down in orlando using some crappy wireless I must have hit enter for one of the posts and couldn't stop it.

My car does get the check engine light when ever i'm driving in heavy snow, and I don't have my fog light cover caps, because the were ripped off. It goes away after a few days, but I was worried at times.

 

Thats the same radar detector i was thinking about getting. The V1 is the greatest~!

 

Ibtl

 

I have a nice picture of my old car driving through a flooded street. I bet that would so some damage. Ill post it when I get home if this isnt locked.