Is there anyway I can get a short ram intake for my 02 TL-S? All I can find is cold air intakes.

 

let me guess.....

i don't want a cai cuz i'm afraid of sucking up water and getting water into my engine...

or..


i want a SRI because its louder..

 

Sucking up water. In central florida it rains almost everyday in the summer and it floods easy so I don't wanna hydrolock.

 

lol.. ok

well, if the water comes up to your headlights.. than thats a problem.. if it doesn't... yea.. it its not a problem.

 

O ok. So should I chop a coldair in half so the filter sits behind the headlight or is there a company that makes one?

 

OH man....

Let it begin boys.....

 

let the florida people chime in... cuz honestly.. it can't really get that bad there... beside.. there are always ways around flooded streets.. just get a cai...

if you see flooded street. go around.. simple.. and you're car isn't even lowered i bet.. just man up and do it.

only time you hydrolock is if your filter gets fullly submerged underwater.. and thats like.. 2-3 feet of water... i think.

 

Woah woah woah lol. No reason to pull out the flamethrower guys. Just look for some info.

 

oh. and they don't make short rams for TL-S.... should've bought a TL-P.

 

Yea it is stock height right now. Yea I'm just gonna get the coldair and be done with it. Thanks for the info.

 

^ good boy.

 

i have a CIA !! and i live in central fla and ive never had a problem... youll be good.. and if your really worried about it then buy a aem bypass valve for a CIA but i dont have one and everything is fine ..... it rained a entire week over here in sarasota an no problems or you could get computech ice box

 

i live in florida and about 3 months ago had a $1900 bill because i sucked up water. and how do u drive around a flooded 2 lane road at night in the dark???? i dont think manning up is just getting it. i think the guy is smart. cause after all that i have been thinking about selling my v2 for a short ram. and it does really rain that bad here. its raining right now. and has been every afternoon for 3 weeks. we get flash storms and the water has nowhere to go.

 

^ oh, that sucks..

guys don't have drains?? etc etc?? or it rains THAT bad that it just... floods the drains too.

 

What he is saying is is that the water would have to be just about as deep as your headlights to hydrolock your motor. Dont worry about it, USE your head if the road is flooded and go a different way. You will be fine with a CAI in florida.

 

For the orlando folks its not the drains that get flooded. Its poor drain locations. The water can't get to the drain fast enough for it floods easy. I'm still iffy on the coldair intake. If I'm the first guy to chop a coldair pipe in half then so be it.

 

i live near new orleans... nuff said... it cant get worse then being 25 feet below the ocean that is a mile away from the city walls... nobody here gets short rams for flooding lol



it happens.. but who in their right mind would try to drive in it?
city is supposed to close roads when all lanes are flooded..

 

Why bother having one then? There are TON's of florida members that have CAIs with no issues ever.

 

I am gonna get a cold air. I was just seeing if anyone in florida has had any hydrolock problems. Question-What is the aem bypass valve? I've seen it but never really knew what it's purpose was.

 

It is a bypass valve that is supposed to allow air to be drawn in higher up so if the filter is completely submerged you dont hydrolock your motor. Its not worth it. Quit worrying about what has happened to a few. Its not a common thing. The biggest cause of it is stupidity. Dont drive into flooded streets

 

Watch this video. My filter never got wet

http://www.acurainspired.com/gallery...1913&pid=39888

 

Ight thanks for the responses guys.

 

thanks fsttyms1...i have the v2 and was considering changing it to a SR...not gonna worry about it anymore

 

if you still want to go SRI i think Cosmo Racing has some. When i had my 9th gen corolla i was going to get one of those. their website is www.cosmoracing.com im new here btw so if this has been brought up/ bashed i apologize =)

 

^ lol what......

 

Nah I was actually gonna buy the injen in like a couple weeks.

 

Cai or comptech? Which one is better?

 

Custom made

 

ahh no

 

Neither is really better. The comptech looks like stock and is quieter, the CAI looks like a CAI and gives the nice Roar under WOT

 

yo that guy on that video is crazy...lol...even if the car made it out alive......the water could short circuit somtin else....

 

all you guys talk about is cai but don't be fooled into getting something you don't want. I went here and got this and modified it because I don't want cai if sri is what you are looking for go here I have this installed on my 02 TL-S

http://www.racinglab.com/weapon-r-in...ra-tl-014.html

 

i agree with jterrorc I would never drive through water like that, it's a sports car not a boat or a hovercraft I baby my TL-S and the way I have my sri I don't worry about heat and if you think about it, it really doesn't matter unless you are racing you TL

 

CAI is awesome!!!! i have one and it works nicely and sounds very nice!

 

i had cai on my last car and hydrolocked so I wouldnt recommend it

 

i have a v2 cai. i am on the lowest setting on Tein SS's, this is what summer afternoons look like in miami..

 

Buy a 3 inch Injen SRI for an Accord and modify it.
...or a Volant SRI, which is plastic resin so it may help with heat sink?

then, grab a Injen hydro-shield filter cover to repel light water. You should be good for the same conditions as the video... I use an SRI myself.

 

See there is one and I have it installed on my 2002 TLS there is also a ram air kit that comes with this!!! I installed that shortly after I installed this short ram, btw it's loud and has a hum at idle so if you don't like that don't buy it

 

Oh the car made it out alive. It has never had any issues since then.