H's gray 03 CL type S

I'm looking into getting a cold air intake but K&N doesnt seem to make one so I was thinking about the Injen intake but I have a few questions if anyone knows about it it would be a big help. I was wondering where the air filter sits. If it hangs under the car or not because my buddy I use to work with had a slammed Integra and everytime it rained he had to disconect it & put a ram air on because the cold air hung below the car and would suck up water if he drove through a big puddle and my X had a 02 celica w/ a cold air intake & factory suspension & wheels & one day she drove through a big puddle & it sucked up a ton of water & blew the motor. So if anyone knows where the air filter sits it would be greatly appreciated.

CLSspeedx

A cold air intake would have the filter below your driver's side headlight. Its behind the splashguard, but not enough to prevent water from getting in. I'm going to be converting my CAI into a short ram variation to prevent problems. (Each style has its pro's and con's of course.) But I think for around $50 you can get a hydro-lock one way valve (don't quote me on its exact name) that sandwiches in between your intake tube to prevent water from getting in.

ChangBanger

Icebox? Search?

brian6speed

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get a ct engineering icebox and no worries about water.

Mr3.2S

AEM is great, but ya water can get in.....

fsttyms1

Unless you submerge your filter under water i wouldnt worry about it. Puddles splashing up wont harm it or cause your motor to blow up. I traveled in what was near a thunderstorm with heavy rain for almost 20 hrs on a trip to florida. Every stop for gas the filter was dry

Also.. see vid. Filter bone dry afterwards

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvqc6wcng_g

loweredCL

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I also agree that unless you submerge the front end, you won't have a problem. If you are still concerned they do make a unit, hydro-lock type, that will keep water out with no issue. It is alot better using a cold air over the ram air, especially because these engines get very warm, and the colder the air, the better the performance. Injen or AEM are both very good units. On my 2003 CLS, my filter sits right behind the driver side driving light.

StreetKA

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+1

cu0ngsayz

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what CAI are you using.... sounds nice

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injen IS very nice.. my 1st mod (3 weeks after getting the car) month later got the Option underdrive pulley, then got P2R plenums and tb spacer 1.5 months later. then 2 months after that got the comptech Headers.

MODs are a drug

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i would never go out of my way to do that to my car though lol... even though it proves the CAI does NOT hydrolock unless u literally submerge it underwater.

Rapture

Agreed that your car more than likely won't hydrolock unless the intake is submerged. And yeah the filter sits right behind the driver's side headlight, pretty much protected by a bunch of splash guards. Of course water can get in, but more than likely not enough to do damage. You can get additions to your intake if you go with either Injen or AEM, which aim to help prevent hydrolock. AEM has a bypass valve and Injen has a pre-filter you slip on over the filter like a glove.

Like I say in almost all the CAI threads, I called the guys at Injen and asked them how much water their Hydroshield blocks. The guy said "it'll protect you against hydrolock, as long as the filter isn't completely submerged"

but honestly, if I could go back, I probably would have gotten a Comptech Icebox instead, since I live in Oregon..

cu0ngsayz

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hummm.... so if i live in houston the comptech icebox wouldnt be a recommended item huh?

fsttyms1

its recommended every where. DONT let the occasional idiot story scare you about blowing up your motor because you had a CAI on.

98JDMCL

If you really want a cold air get one and then get the AEM bypass.

Nersh7

ebay ftw

Rapture

I wouldn't recommend getting an AEM unless it's the V2. I believe the V2 has that rubber bushing to mount the pipe between the fender wall. The other AEM intake doesn't, and I've seen about a half dozen people on this forum post pics of their cracked and split AEM intake pipes.

cu0ngsayz

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never heard of that story... i was just wondering since its hot in houston most the time.... what would people recommend

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for a cl-s... injen/comptech/p2r..

I'd go p2r if i could do it again... or comptech. their intakes are most specific for our cars and make the most power