Injen HydroShield
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Injen HydroShield
Hey guys, just got my Fujita CAI, and I'm loving it. great gains and stock sound below 2700rpm, but when you step on it, hold on cowboy! okay so, installed it friday, went from home(san antonio) to houston saturday, raining moderately all the way. Yes, i was worried about sucking in some water the whole time. So, I stummble upon this. OPINIONS PLEASE. really considering it. says it works on fujitas too on tsxparts.com
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it doesn't affect performance but its also very useless. i wouldn't get it. if anything get a bypass valve if you're scared of flooding. chances are, if the water can get in ur CAI, only suvs and trucks would be able to drive on that road.
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Originally Posted by hrj
Try K&N drycharger, works a lot better that Injen hydroshield. They may look the same but they aren't the same thing.
I don't have a CAI yet - still doing research on if its worth it and wether to go K&N, Injen or Fujita. I don't think I want one WITHOUT a drycharger type shield.
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Originally Posted by JWiner
Where can I find the drycharger? I have looked long and hard. A couple websites are linked in some other threads but they both either bring up an error or do not show the drycharger part #.
I don't have a CAI yet - still doing research on if its worth it and wether to go K&N, Injen or Fujita. I don't think I want one WITHOUT a drycharger type shield.
I don't have a CAI yet - still doing research on if its worth it and wether to go K&N, Injen or Fujita. I don't think I want one WITHOUT a drycharger type shield.
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Not sure if it is the right one for your application. You can search for one at K&N website.
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Originally Posted by hrj
Try K&N drycharger, works a lot better that Injen hydroshield. They may look the same but they aren't the same thing.
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Originally Posted by jiggaman
what evidence do you have that shows K&N works better? Just curious...
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Originally Posted by hrj
I did a lil test a while back on both item. I found that K&N does repel water and Injen absorbs water. Too bad I have ditched the hydroshield. I don't have any pic. But you can do the test by yourself if you have both.
thats good to know, thanks!
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It doesn't really matter if you have the shield on or not. The only possibly way to hydrolock your engine is to have the filter FULLY submerged in the water. At this point, it's not going to matter if you have a hydroshield or not, and I'm sure you would be worrying about water getting into your actual car at this time. I have submerged my front bumper almost to the point water was in my car and water didnt even touch my filter. Stop worrying, man.
The only real benefit of a hydroshield is that it acts as a prefilter and keeps the filter itself a little cleaner.
The only real benefit of a hydroshield is that it acts as a prefilter and keeps the filter itself a little cleaner.
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The hydroshield and K&N version are water repelling, as in, if you splash water onto the filter it wont get through. Problem is that splashing water on the filter in general will not hydrolock the engine. In fact, if the water did manage to etch it's way up the intake piping which is about 3' of piping by eye measurement it should evaporate before it hits the engine anyways. Just because the intake pipe itself is under the hood, where temp's can exceed 200 degrees F. I am talking about the splash here, a few SMALL drops through the filter, not a full submergence of the filter. If you are really worried about hydrolock, should have bought the CT ice box IMO.
But if you aren't wading through flood lands and in San Antonio I don't think you will, you wont hydrolock, so I wouldn't worry about it
But if you aren't wading through flood lands and in San Antonio I don't think you will, you wont hydrolock, so I wouldn't worry about it
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it takes a lot more than that to hydrolock.... i recommend a bypass valve if you're really scared. cl109 - well said... bypass valve works for sure.. hands down. I believe i read on another forum that because water is more dense than air, that it has to be completely submerged for the water to get into the intake piping.
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The only reason im considering this is because various reputable sources have said that this summer is supposed to be alot more rainy than many previous ones...ill probably just leave it, or do bypass. thanks guys
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jdepasqu- bypass valve is an AEM product that goes in the middle of the CAI, it's basically a secondary filter that will suck in air if the filter becomes submerged. It'll stop water in the pipe and suck in air from it's outter diaphram. Does it work? I don't know.... If your CAI isn't in two pieces like the injen or some of aem's you'll have to cut it in half to make the bypass valve work.
JWiner - None of those give you more low end gains. There is no CAI for the TSX or really any car that beefs up the low end. Unless you go CT Ice Box, which I dunno, I am switching my injen for the ice box today and I'll post with if it feels more stout.
JWiner - None of those give you more low end gains. There is no CAI for the TSX or really any car that beefs up the low end. Unless you go CT Ice Box, which I dunno, I am switching my injen for the ice box today and I'll post with if it feels more stout.
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Originally Posted by clee109
jdepasqu- bypass valve is an AEM product that goes in the middle of the CAI, it's basically a secondary filter that will suck in air if the filter becomes submerged. It'll stop water in the pipe and suck in air from it's outter diaphram. Does it work? I don't know.... If your CAI isn't in two pieces like the injen or some of aem's you'll have to cut it in half to make the bypass valve work.
JWiner - None of those give you more low end gains. There is no CAI for the TSX or really any car that beefs up the low end. Unless you go CT Ice Box, which I dunno, I am switching my injen for the ice box today and I'll post with if it feels more stout.
JWiner - None of those give you more low end gains. There is no CAI for the TSX or really any car that beefs up the low end. Unless you go CT Ice Box, which I dunno, I am switching my injen for the ice box today and I'll post with if it feels more stout.
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ok so with the ice box on it's hard to tell much of a difference just because of the minimal gain an intake can give. So with the butt dyno you can't tell much, but what I can tell is that on a hot day the ice box seems to help maintain throttle response over the injen and the low end is still there where as with injen it was starting to disappear. Injen benefits the high end but to be honest I can't tell much of a difference if any that injen was doing better at the high end than CT ice box.
So IMO, the ice box is the best bet just for the ease of filter cleaning etc... But the injen CAI has more of a bling factor and makes more noise so really performance wise I am sure there isn't a huge difference it's more just personal taste and convienience.
So IMO, the ice box is the best bet just for the ease of filter cleaning etc... But the injen CAI has more of a bling factor and makes more noise so really performance wise I am sure there isn't a huge difference it's more just personal taste and convienience.
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