JosueP5's '03 Protege5 Build Thread.

[Lewis7789]

I checked the filter too and it was a little damp. But i don't think it hydrolocked anything. Perhaps the filter just got wet enough that it wouldn't allow much air through? Josh, you really need to get that passenger side splash shield back in there though. Or a bypass valve from AEM just to be safe.

But I've ran my AEM for 2-3 years without issues. Maybe it was just moisture or something on the filter. When I hydrolocked my Civic it just died and wouldn't turn over. Josh's still idled fine, then dies after we tried to restart it.

 

[THE Phen]

When I would get the extreme dampness on the filter of the Civic, yeah... idle would be ok at best, but any throttle input would sound like the car was burbling and stumbling until it compeltely dried out.

No splash shield? Yeah, I could guarantee that dampness and some water (not enough to kill the car) would be the culprit. If it happens again, pull the plugs, pull the fuel pump fuse, and crank it.

 

[Josue6WGN]

The pass side splash sheild is in. lol Unless you mean the lower engine shield underneath the car?

What does the bypass valve do?

 

[marcs_sp20]

Just to be sure, remove the CAI tubing & MAF & clean them dry - my old simota pod got a little damp & managed to suck up some water, just enough so that the car would run, but as Phen has said, as soon as you put your foot down, it'd die in the ass.

 

[THE Phen]

If moisture is detected, it opens the valve that's inside the engine bay so that air is drawn in thru the bypass in the tubing, and not thru the main air filter.

http://www.aemintakes.com/air_bypass_valve.htm

 

[Josue6WGN]

Gotcha. Looks like Summit might have one in stock, just need to get the piping diameter to be sure.

 

[CTt3P5]

Phen has a good point, same thing happened to me last year after I cleaned the filter. I thought the filter was dry enough so I installed it back on the tubing, started the car and she idled rough, backed out of the driveway and she stalled. Restarted again with a rough idle and CEL. So I shut her down and pulled the filter back off and found a small puddle of water sitting in the tubing. I let the filter sit overnight and had no issues the next day.

 

[Josue6WGN]

Hopefully that was it then!

Off to Summit after work to get the valve. 3" diameter piping. Also may look into what kind of rubber floormats they have. Sucks Huskyliner doesn't make any for these cars...I like the lip they provide and the relatively smooth surface, as compared to other mats that are all ribbed and have knooks and crannies that you can never clean out enough.

 

[CTt3P5]

Hope so man!

How about weathertech? http://www.weathertech.com/store/mvproduct.aspx?ItemGroupId=3&VehId=765&Year=2003

Doh...reading comprehension>me Thought you were looking for something all ribbed with knooks and crannies.

 

[Josue6WGN]

Those are the ones Summit carries. They don't look too too bad, looks like I could keep them somewhat clean. I guess it's these or let the factory carpeted mats continue to get all nasty and moldy. haha

 

[Josue6WGN]

WTF.....

Doesn't look like this thing can be mounted to this CAI?? The air temp sensor is in the way of the straightest part of the intake. The instructions say not to mount it too low on the intake, so I couldn't mount it just above the filter. Space wouldn't allow for that anyway, radiator is right there.

This is about where it would go, but the bend is right there and I'd be afraid of not getting a good fit/seal.

The only solution I could come up with, is putting the template over the hole for the air temp sensor (using the hole as part of the cut-out), and moving the sensor to a part of the pipe between the filter and the valve. I'd have to extend the wires to do this as well.

I'm not sure if it will affect anything by moving that sensor though? I imagine AEM put the hole right there for a reason?

 

[PrinceValorum]

The sensor position doesn't matter a whole lot. I've had mine wrapped up in a plastic bag tucked in my fuse box for the last two years...

 

[Josue6WGN]

lulz

 

[PrinceValorum]

Still gettin like 28 mpg city, so it's coo. Evan was like "uhhh, what's in that bag?"

 

[03zoomzoom]

You've only got to make one cut not two. The bypass valve will just lengthen the intake towards the front a few inches. You should be just fine clearance wise.

 

[Josue6WGN]

I don't think that'd work. The intake is probably 1/4" from the upper radiator hose as it is now...if it moves forward any, it will be buried into it.

 

[o0n8]

can you put it after the elbow or does that defeat the purpose of them?

 

[Josue6WGN]

Yea, I think it'd defeat the purpose. Instructions say to mount it as far on the top as possible.

I think this whole thing is a little overkill to be honest. All throughout the instructions and information, it keeps saying that it prevents water from getting sucked up while the filter is "submerged" in water. Doesn't say anything about helping when the filter just gets a spritzing or a little bit of moisture, so I'm wondering just how necessary this thing was? I definitely won't be submerging it...not even on accident. Did that once to a civic, I won't be making that mistake again. lol

 

[03zoomzoom]

But overkill is what half of us have done. ha ha ha. Anyway, the bypass valve works because if the bottom filter gets wet the pressure would be higher so the the air would be sucked thru the bypass valve.

 

[Josue6WGN]

As long as I can get away with moving that sensor, then I'll throw it on....couldn't hurt.