MS3 Intake Question

[MPC12347]

This guy is selling me his MSCAI for a good deal but he said he got hydrolocked and thats the reason for selling it. Would the water thats been sucked in the intake ruin it in any way?

 

[axisboldaslove]

This guy is selling me his MSCAI for a good deal but he said he got hydrolocked and thats the reason for selling it. Would the water thats been sucked in the intake ruin it in any way?

shouldn't might need to get a new cone filter....i would atleast

 

[MSMS3]

This guy is selling me his MSCAI for a good deal but he said he got hydrolocked and thats the reason for selling it. Would the water thats been sucked in the intake ruin it in any way?

I seriously doubt he got hydrolocked. That is bent connecting rods damaged pistons, serious harm to engine internals.

Whatever his reason for selling, I doubt the intake is damaged. Since water is used to clean that filter, I would not even bother to replace the filter, just reclean it well, dry it and use it. If the price is right, go for it. Make sure you have the air straightener included. If it a pre-straightener design, you'll need to get one (cheap item, less that $13 bucks), to keep your AFR's in line.

If you don't know how to install it or clean the filter, use the AEM on-line download manual from their website -- they make the CAI for Mazda.

 

[HOBDisease]

This guy is selling me his MSCAI for a good deal but he said he got hydrolocked and thats the reason for selling it. Would the water thats been sucked in the intake ruin it in any way?

Like MSMS3 said, you can simply wash the intake and the filter but be sure to dry the filter thoroughly. If you live in an area where there's alot of rain and if you drive your MS3 in the rain and you run into some decent sized puddles I would suggest go with a SRI.

 

[Wurf]

I second the suggestion to just get an SRI if you're worried about it. I'm loving my PG SRI and I'm impressed with how much more power my motor is making with it over stock. I love the sound it makes too.

 

[Cisco240]

You could always get a Hydroshield for the filter. I'll prolly get one for my CAI once it starts raining again.
Just remember that they are water repellent, not water proof.

 

[funksilver07]

Not this hydrolock BS again, yes it can happen but very rare. I have the MS3 CAI too and where it's physically located is a above a plastic shield and I have a hydro shield. I would have to drive through a pond to get hydrolocked, the intake is probably fine, it's just water...by the looks of this intake you should be able to run it as a SRI if you wanted too.

 

[MS3 GT]

it will suck the waters in, thats y i cutted my CAI TO SRI...

 

[funksilver07]

O.K. RIGHT...(jerkit) No offense but I've been running CAI's on several cars and never have hydrolocked.

 

[nypz]

If youre in water deep enough to hydrolock a cai at stock height, your feet will be getting wet as well.

 

[funksilver07]

Exactly...

 

[HOBDisease]

This is off topic but nypz do you still want the bov?

 

[MSMS3]

The reason I doubt the hydrolock is that I live on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Can you spell "Katrina" can you spell "we are in hurricane season right now?" Can you spell "20 ft plus tidal surge?' I know a bit about water over the roads.

I've been running CAI's for many, many years in many, many vehicles, including a lifted 4x4 CJ5 Jeep used to ford streams, and I have never experienced, nor have I seen hydrolock in any vehicle except one, a Corvette that tried to go through about 3 feet of water. Get over the hydrolock issue.

You have to try really hard to make that happen. I mean really hard. Given the long length of the tubing and the high location of the MAF and the actual intake manifold, you'd have to pull a lot of water up hill a long way before you got any into the cylinders. The engine would die for lack of air long before any water hit the cylinder head through an intake valve, IMHO.

 

[H3br3w_Ham3r]

The reason I doubt the hydrolock is that I live on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Can you spell "Katrina" can you spell "we are in hurricane season right now?" Can you spell "20 ft plus tidal surge?' I know a bit about water over the roads.

I've been running CAI's for many, many years in many, many vehicles, including a lifted 4x4 CJ5 Jeep used to ford streams, and I have never experienced, nor have I seen hydrolock in any vehicle except one, a Corvette that tried to go through about 3 feet of water. Get over the hydrolock issue.

You have to try really hard to make that happen. I mean really hard. Given the long length of the tubing and the high location of the MAF and the actual intake manifold, you'd have to pull a lot of water up hill a long way before you got any into the cylinders. The engine would die for lack of air long before any water hit the cylinder head through an intake valve, IMHO.

not to mention the turbo and intercooler

 

[Kain]

Haven't you guys heard? CAIs are hydrolocking, the sky is falling, and Commies have infiltrated the country.













p.s. (squinty)

 

[Wurf]

Dude...CAI FTW seriously.

Don't worry about hydro lock with your CAI. It probably won't happen. I mean yeah, it has happened to quite a few other people and it did cost them thousands to repair their engines but what are the odds anyway? This sort of thing only happens to other people, not you. You have a better chance of winning the lottery. Don't worry about it seriously. Really...... I mean just drive your car in the rain like you normally do and don't think about hydro-lock for one second. Don't even let the thought enter your mind, just DRIVE and enjoy the added power and complete peace of mind.

Granted I personally have an SRI sucking warm air from under the hood costing me like 2 maybe 4hp VS a CAI and that really bugs me every day, even when I spin my tires in second. I mean what was I thinking when I bought it? Think of all the power I am leaving on the table! All I had to do was spend twice as much on my intake system and I'd have all that additional power to play with. How crazy is that?

One more thing, I am going to change the K&N on my SRI and run a AEM dry flow filter. It should arrive any day now. When I swap it I will pop the hood, loosen the screw on the clamp, remove the K&N, and slide the AEM in it's place and then tighten the clamp. Should take me about four minutes if I take my time. It really depends on how long it takes me to figure out that pesky hood latch again. I wish I had to crawl under the car and remove splash shields to get at it instead or better yet, remove the driver side wheel and the splash shields behind it.

Ok so ....sarcastic rant is complete.

Fire away on that dead horse or if you prefer, run over that dead cat again gentlemen.

 

[mazdaspeedster3]

Haven't you guys heard? CAIs are hydrolocking, the sky is falling, and Commies have infiltrated the country.



I knew it!!!!








p.s. (squinty)

 

[MSMS3]

not to mention the turbo and intercooler

+1. Yep, gotta get through all of that too before any chance to get through an intake valve and to the top of the piston.

 

[dmclone]

So the guy that is trying to defend the CAI has only ruined one engine so far from hydrolock.....

Also, why would someone drive through 3 feet of water in a Corvette? I'd just park the car and swim to wherever I needed to go.

 

[nypz]

I ran a cai on my 03 v6 accord coupe, the car was dropped about 1.5 all around. It was my daily driver, rain, sleet, snow. I never drove through a pond , but i drove over puddles, wet roads, blah blah whatever. Never ever once had an issue. You need to submerge the filter while your foot is on the gas to get a nice solid hydrolock story. And by then your feet will be getting wet as well. The only hassle with it was the install and changing/cleaning the filter.