Hi all, I was just on Injen's website reading about their newly released CAI for the MSPs. They were saying (and understandably so) that the cold air extension should be removed in wet conditions to prevent water from getting into the engine and damaging the motor. Does this mean that everytime it rains u'll have to stop the car if you're driving and do this...and if you're at the groceries with the wife and it starts raining you'll have work to do? I can understand if it's flooding that it would be a bad idea, but what about during 'normal' rain?
The Injen CAI - dangerous?
- Thread starter Larone
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NeverSober
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No, samethign goes for all CAI's. Just don't drive in floods or through deep puddles.
boostisgood
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Larone, think about it. It sits at least 1 foot from the ground. Whats that mean? You would need to drive through a puddle at least a foot deep to cause hydolock. No fears man, thats just htere for thier liability for the FUCKTARD that would try to drive rthrough a crick with a CAI on thier car. 
no... you will be fine. I have said this many times over. The filter is hidden behind the front bumper, and covered underneath by the plastic splash guards. The only way to damage your engine by sucking up water into it with the Injen (or any CAI) is to submerge your car.. up to its bumper in water.
My car was the prototype for this product.. and i even asked the R&D manager this question, and he said it wasnt a issue.
My car was the prototype for this product.. and i even asked the R&D manager this question, and he said it wasnt a issue.
NeverSober
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I would stay out of the snow too. As for me I live in mass. so when winter comes around my car is going into the garage, and out comes the 4runner.
MazdaSpeed0020
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The reason its a problem in snow is because snow can easily get deeper then water, the more snow on the ground the better chance your going to have of sucking some into the intake. Last year we had a fricking blizzard and had 3 feet on the ground. So when your driving through the snow you could run the chance of maybe knocking some up and the intake sucking it in.
Matt
Matt
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yeap
MazdaSpeed0020
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Hey Jor-el I saw that your from Colorado, so am I. I live in Greeley for the school year to go to college. Did not think there was anyone else on here from Colo. Where did you get yours from?
Matt
Matt
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i live in toronto, and my CAI has seen it all ... slush, snow, rain, mud and other winter crap. always safe.
MazdaSpeed0020 said:
Since when can a protege go through 3 feet of snow? hehe
I can see where it might be a problem but we have had alot of rain around here in Florida lately, with some puddles getting close to a foot deep and I haven't had a problem yet (knock on wood).
I think Injen mainly wants to cover their ass by posting that info on their website.
I say just use your best judgement when driving in potetionaly hazardous weather conditions.
BTW...You can always add an AEM bypass valve to your intake.
Striker187
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bpv is a no-no for turbo cars. the turbo will keep the bpv open all the time.
MazdaSpeed0020
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I never said that the car can go through 3 feet deep snow, I am saying that is how bad the snow storm was. My car at the time was an MX-6 and it had an intake on there, not a CAI, and it still sucked up some snow just trying to make it through everything. So I am just saying it can still happen.
Hey Jor, I got mine at Lakewood too, kinda pissed about it, the rim was scratched (not from me) and there was a dent that they couldnt get out too. This was all before I bought it. How long have you had the car for, and who did you buy it from?
Matt
Hey Jor, I got mine at Lakewood too, kinda pissed about it, the rim was scratched (not from me) and there was a dent that they couldnt get out too. This was all before I bought it. How long have you had the car for, and who did you buy it from?
Matt
MazdaSpeed0020 said:
I know, hence the hehe at the end of that statement. I was just playing with you.
BTW Striker187...I didn't know that turbo's would do that to the BPV's. What is the science behind it? Is there a link where I can read about it?
Just asking since I don't understand the reason why.
MazdaSpeed0020
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Thats cool MP3, Its hard to tell if someone is playing with me on here, so its all good.
But that is a good question. Why would that be a no no. All it is for is to transfer any water or moisture that would be sucked into the intake and get it out.
Matt
But that is a good question. Why would that be a no no. All it is for is to transfer any water or moisture that would be sucked into the intake and get it out.
Matt
Striker187
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to tell you the truth, i don't know for sure the reason. other people have told me that it's bad. there's half answers floating around the board so here goes my attempt at what others mean. supposedly the suction from the turbo is too much for the bpv and pulls it open. that's probably a bad answer but that's all i can figure out. someone else enlighten us?
Well I am glad that I do not have a CAI, because today I drove through some really heavy crazy rain. Like the major roads were covered in water and the puddles were really deep and some of them were unavoidable. I believe that the filter would have gotten really wet, dunno if it would be enough to hydrolock or not.
I think a cai could be dangerous when your out and theres a sudden downpour. I wouldn't want to have to pull over and sit in a parking lot for a while.
I think a cai could be dangerous when your out and theres a sudden downpour. I wouldn't want to have to pull over and sit in a parking lot for a while.
MazdaSpeed0020
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I can understand how maybe a turbo car could do that. I wonder though if that is the entire reasoning behind it. I was told by a local performance shop that they tested that AEM Bypass on an NSX. Basically submerged the filter started the car and let it run and all the water was bypassed through the element. Dont know if that is true or not, but that is what I was told.
Also another question off topic is how do you quote somebody elses threads? Thanks
Matt
Also another question off topic is how do you quote somebody elses threads? Thanks
Matt
