CAI filter - wet weather a problem?

[ArchPro5]

CAI filter - wet WINTER weather a problem on the P5?

Has anyone had problems with wet weather effecting their CAI filter? (uhm) The ones I have been looking at for the P5 goes into the wheel well behind drivers side fog light. I happen to live where apparently winter never ends (god damn winter!) and is wet and salty for months. Will this be a ok or will I have to buy a $40.00 filter every month?

 

[KpaBap]

good job on asking a question that's NEVER been asked before


don't go through any deep puddles, if you buy an injen the filter has a cotton media which will not disintegrate from moisture


oh and

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/search.php

 

[ArchPro5]

ya thanks (yupnope)

 

[Mxyzptlk]

I have been using CAI injen intake for 3 years no problems. If you are worried about moisture that much, AEM sells a foam type dealio that you put in between pipe and cone. I bought one but never saw a point to its install. Unless you are lowering the car really low or driving through foot deep water, you should never be in a situation where water could reach the cone.

 

[gino]

Has anyone had problems with wet weather effecting their CAI filter?

This has been visited more than a few times. Unless you're driving in water higher than the filter, forget it.

One thing to remember: DO NOT use compressed air to blow dirt out of the filter. You'll destroy it. Get a K&N recharge kit that contains filter cleaner and oil. Rinse the filter from the inside out with a hose until it's clean using the liquid cleaner following instructions in the kit. When finished, dry it thoroughly--NO COMPRESSED AIR! Then recharge the filter with the oil. You don't have to buy a new filter every time it needs cleaning.

 

[ArchPro5]

lol, No I am not driving off road or through foot deep puddles and certainly not in the habit of sucking water up. But I am just worried about a constant barrage of water on the filter itself. Especially the awful liquid CaCl s*** they spray on the highway in winter to melt snow.

 

[Pretzellogic]

ya thanks (yupnope)

He does has a valid point, though. Be sure to search before you ask a question. More often than not, it's already been asked.

 

[jaskel]

lol, No I am not driving off road or through foot deep puddles and certainly not in the habit of sucking water up. But I am just worried about a constant barrage of water on the filter itself. Especially the awful liquid CaCl s*** they spray on the highway in winter to melt snow.

thats why you have underbody panels, everything else has already been explained...

 

[KpaBap]

also if by CaCl, you mean NaCl....

 

[bigj884]

my k&n typhoon i just installed came with some sort of bag looking thing that goes over the filter in order to protect from the wettness...supposed to be water resistant....did not put it on though....thought it might inhibit any hp/torque gains...

 

[cbcbd]

I've had mine on for about 2 years now and no problems. Don't drive through deep puddles and you should be fine... but if you do, then just approach it really fast, then turn your engine off, once you clear it, turn your car back on

Welcome, and check out the NEPOC (New England Protege Owner's Club) section at the bottom of the forum. Where in CT are you?

 

[Clarkbug]

No, its actually CaCl. The rock salt is still used in some localities after ice forms, but the CaCl helps prevent the freeze-up in the first place. They were starting to use that back home (upstate NY) depending on the county you were in. It seems to work pretty well, but I have no idea what it does to cars....

 

[KpaBap]

http://216.239.63.104/search?q=cach...lcium+chloride+corrosion&hl=en&client=firefox

doesn't sound all that good

Chloride induced corrosion results in localised breakdown of the passive film rather than the widespread deterioration that occurs with carbonation. The result is rapid corrosion of the metal at the anode leading to the formation of a 'pit' in the bar surface and significant loss in cross sectional area. This is known as 'pitting corrosion'. Occasionally a bar may be completely eaten through.

 

[SciFiMan]

Has anyone had problems with wet weather effecting their CAI filter? (uhm) The ones I have been looking at for the P5 goes into the wheel well behind drivers side fog light. I happen to live where apparently winter never ends (god damn winter!) and is wet and salty for months. Will this be a ok or will I have to buy a $40.00 filter every month?

It's buyer beware. While you probably won't have a problem, be aware that there have been cases of people splashing through puddles in heavy rain storms that have hydrolocked. But we also don't know the quality of the install and other specifics, so just take it easy and you should be fine, but it isn't a 100 percent safe mod. s*** happens.

 

[JOS3]

just buy the k&n typhoon and convert it to a short ram during the winter months if it will give you peace of mind. i do.