So I've been thinking about putting in a cold air intake on my 05 TL, but the problem is that I live in Boston and there's constant rain and snow. A few mechanics told me to just go with a short ram intake, but I don't wanna lose power, I wanna gain power. Any advice? Anything in the market that'll protect the intake from rain/snow?

 

i live in miami,,and it rains a lot, i do have the cold intake, never had a problem with it, the car have a cover in the bumper that wont let the intake take too much water, thats all i can say, man good luck

 

I understand how people want to squeze in as much power as possible, but the CAI will probably gain you as much as 9 horsepower. On a heavy car like the TL, you will not notice that 9hp gain.
If u decide to get CAI, as long as you dont drive through big puddle of water, you should be okay. Regular rain or snow wont harm, big puddles of water are which can hydrolock your engine.

 

I live in Westfield an hour and change from Boston and have driven my '05 TL thru snow , sleet and rain and never had a problem ....it makes a difference when shifting you hear the "whooooozzzzz" and that alone adds another 20 HP....just kidding check my sig...

 

In order to suck up water you will have to submerge the filter in water. Driving through puddles or in the rain won't cause any issues.

I would recommend either the regular AEM CAI or TAKEDA CAI or the AEM V2 for maximum hp but also more noise.

http://store.excelerateperformance.com

 

Thanks for the info. I think I'm gonna go with the AEM V2. Is the installation easy or should I take it to a shop to get done?

 

Uber EZ, I did it myself. And i'm no mechanic, far from it.

 

did you put in the aem v2?

 

No, the K&N Complete Cold Air Typhoon.
They are all almost the same design.

Same process. Let me see if there is already a DIY in the garage. But honestly the instructions sent with the intake are spot on. I followed that and everything was gravy.

 

how do you like the K&N? How much horsepower gain did you get out of it?

 

I have the K&N and its great. enough.

 

Put the intake on yourself it's very easy. I did my AEM v2 without removing the bumper, wheel, or anything else. My intake was used though, so i didn't mind scratching it up lol. either way easy install.

 

I know the difference between CAI and SRI but how much of a difference is there between performance?

 

SRI will give you better trottle response than stock but it will not give you more than 5 hp, plus you will be sucking hot air from the engine. The stock intake is a semi cold air intake so i preferd it if compared to a SRI. IMO

 

So... for a better "seat-of-the-pants" feel (better torque), the SRI set-up would be more beneficial, correct? The CAI is the key for a 5-9 HP increase, but would I ever use that HP increase other than climbing a hill or excelerating at higher rpms? I would believe that the low end torque increase would be something that would be noticed everyday, where as the HP increase would be something only experienced on an occasional stomp on the throttle. Is there a big sound difference between the two options?

It sounds like most of us would be more happy with that low end power increase unless one lives in terrain that would benefit from the extra HP.

 

The SRI is louder

 

Here are two videos on youtube that should help you out. They are what I used...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1C5VJtetN8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdg4lxpjlRM

 

my cold air intake gives out a nice deep sound. i love it

 

I have a custom SRI that me and a friend made.
Honestly, im going to have to get new tires every 6 months because the tires chirp from the slightest bit of throttle.

I definitely have no problem with sucking hot air because it it still just as jumpy after a 45 minute drive.

 

i get a smell when my heat is on, do you think its my air filter and how do i change it. 04/ TL

 

i did mine 6 mths ago and i love it, i have a k&n do it yourself...the rain should not bother the short one. i live in ny

 

if water enters the intake what happens to the car because i just bought a meshed grille and a aem cai but have not installed yet.

 

It's all in your head. A SRI costs power. You're slower than stock but you're driving more aggressively because you know the SRI is on there. And please, a <300hp car chirping the tires from the slightest bit of throttle? I think someone is exaggerating.

 

SRI takes away hp. CAI adds a little. If you're trying to decide between stock or SRI, why pay money to lose power?

There is no reason to have the filter down low like all the kits come with. The air is warmer at the asphalt anyway. Tuck it up higher or behind the grill and you're set.

 

Do it custom. Take out your resonator from the OEM intake, get rid of the flex tubing between the filter and TB, and add a straight pipe. I'm in the process of doing this. Why pay +$250 for the same performance you can do at home?