mr tl

if your putting it on the bottom part of the pipe, wouldnt that defeat the purpose? you defintately want it in the engine bay, so there is no way it'll get wet

snook789

You mount the valve inbetween the 2 intake pipes, replacing the rubber fitting you have connecting them now...

Nate

Ya... except that it doesn't fit!

Guest

mine is on the horizontal section, closer to the throttlebody. Chopped that AEM sticker right in half. Now it says AE instead of AEM, well half of the E anyway.

Nate

So you had to cut it to get it to fit with the bypass valve?

NSXNEXT

iTrader: (2)

It says to put on the pipe running sideways out of the throttle body, but damn it's ugly. Anyone try to put it on the pipe running down under the car.

What's the difference as long as the bypass isn't submerged?

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• 18x8 Racing Hart C2s with 225/40ZR18 Dunlop SP Sport 9000
• Comptech Springs, Sways, Exhaust, and Headers
• Red AEM CAI w/bypass valve
• A'PEXi Digital VTEC AFC
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asif2002

I was looking into buying an intake from snook soon. How much did everything cost with the intake and isnstall? How much did it affect the car? How much HP Gain? Any thing go wrong with the car and does it hurt the warrenty in anyway. Sorry for all the questions just want to be safe. Thanx

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Shoofin

Have you seen the Sport Compact car article (april '01)on the AEM bypass valve? They said with the valve installed, the most they got the water up was about 18 inches, and the valve wouldn't let it go anymore than that...the cone filter was submerged in a tank of water, it was very highly recommended by SCC.
Ed

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Shoofin

Here's the link to the SCC article on the AEM bypass valve
Ed

BDI

It seems people have problems with installin' the bypass valve.........I'm really considerin' on gettin' the AEM CAI from Snook with the bipass valve.....one question TIM, Would it be possible for you to install the bypass valve for people before shippin' the product??

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Nate

Its not that the bypass valve is hard to get on... ok it is hard and I broke part of it getting it on ... but its that it doesn't fit in the holes that allow it to go down into the fender.

oldirtyxu, you had to cut your pipe to get it to worl?

Nate

Water splatters on the filter all the time - the hood doesn't keep water from getting in!

liutang

From what I gathered from this article. It seems that the bypass valve only works when there is a vacuum in the CAI. Which means it'll only work when the bottom of the CAI is submerged, correct? It does nothing for water splattering into the CAI?