i have the weapon-r intake and i want to switch to the aem cai but i am more than a little afraid of hydrolock. living in florida i see my fair share of rain. have any of you bought and installed the bypass valve that aem makes.....if so does it work well or is it some crappy gimick that just allows them to pocket $48 of our hard earned cash?

 

Well I can tell you it is cheap plastic and tough to install. It is really difficult to slide over the metal piping to make the connection. It may not be sophisticated, but $48.00 is cheap insurance to keep an engine from seizing. I have to believe that AEM would not produce a worthless product as they appear to be a reputable company.

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2000 Acura TL, White Diamond Pearl, Factory Wing, AEM Cold Air Intake with bypass valve, 225/55-16 Toyo Proxes FZ'4s, Comptech Sway Bars, Astro Start Remote Starter Model 1105
(Remote starts from 1,400')

 

Yepyep, love my '99!
Ed

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'99 TL Satin Silver/Ebony, Non/Nav, Comptech lowered, Comptech Air Filter Element, Inspire Tails, AEM Brake Pads all around, Comptech Axle Back Exhaust, "Guy Smiley" doll on the dash as my Co-driver...

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