View Full Version : CAE????? HELP??
240booster
12-11-2001, 07:28 PM
Hey guys i just got through installing my CAE today and it says on the instructions that the CAE should be removed during wet or rainy conditions or serious engine damage may occur ... WTF!!!!!<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>?? #### i can't get out there and take that thing off everytime it starts to rain!!! is it really goin to matter if it stays on?? should i get one of those heat sheilds to protect it, I don't really like those sheilds though. They look like they would restrict air flow?? And also one more question, Did nebody have ne problems with the CAE pipe fitting through the whole?? i had to cut a little piece of metal off of mine so that the pipe would fit and not rub?? THANKS IN ADVANCE.
kustom
12-11-2001, 07:33 PM
i think they're covering their asses....
you're only in trouble if you CAI sucks up a fair amount of water, moisture won't do it.
BUT: If your filter is low enough it could concievably get soaked and suck up enough water to blow your engine...
I've never met anyone who removes their CAI....EVER.
S13 Passion
12-11-2001, 07:45 PM
i had a chat with some guy on this msg board while ago... i forgot who it was but i asked him the same thing when he got the CAE, and he said it doesnt affect it. but of course, we shouldnt take his word for it 100% because this is a serious issue here.
mistert
12-11-2001, 07:45 PM
AEM makes their little bypass valve, i dont thinkt hat you'd ever need it unles syou were trying to drive in a flood (in which case you'd likely be just as screwed anwyays), but i guess its worth the extra insurance
MattS14
12-11-2001, 08:02 PM
id any one see the test of the AEM filter Bypass valve in turbo magazie? The mad a custom intake pipe for and NSX so it would go out side the car and the filter would be submerged in a fish tank filled with water. They installed the bypass valve on the intake and fired it up. the engine still ran fine and no water got into the engine. And after the took the filter out of the water it still sucked air in through the bypass valve cause the filter was wet. The only downfall i see of using that bypass valve is that the filter on it it just a cheap piece of foam like what comes on headphones for you cd player.
mistert
12-11-2001, 08:13 PM
yes it wouldnt be that hard for them to sell a kit with a real filter off of something like a motorcycle carb, but if i ever to install a product with the option of a water bypass filter, i will do so
S13 Passion
12-11-2001, 08:59 PM
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id any one see the test of the AEM filter Bypass valve in turbo magazie? The mad a custom intake pipe for and NSX so it would go out side the car and the filter would be submerged in a fish tank filled with water. They installed the bypass valve on the intake and fired it up. the engine still ran fine and no water got into the engine. And after the took the filter out of the water it still sucked air in through the bypass valve cause the filter was wet. The only downfall i see of using that bypass valve is that the filter on it it just a cheap piece of foam like what comes on headphones for you cd player.
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what month of Turbo magazine is that in?
yenpit
12-12-2001, 09:18 AM
hydro-locking an engine is real! we've had 3-4 cars around here this summer hydro-lock cuz of cold-air intakes. BUT we get rain storms that create BIG DEEP pools of water on the road (bad drainage system!). rain does not affect it. heavy downpours can! the filter has to be completely submerged in water (but it only takes a second to do!!) like matts14 mentioned, to create the suction. the bypass valve "breaks" the suction. its like suckin pop (soda for you east coasters) up a straw and cutting the straw with a blade.....if theres a hole in the straw u cant suck up the drink! if you get BAD rain storms in Alabama be careful. if it just rains....dont worry bout it.
vancouvers14
12-12-2001, 11:14 AM
from my 200 days of rain and snow, its not necessary to ever remove it. just make sure youre careful when you wash your car, and make sure the plastic fender cover is on.
you don't need the shield or anything else.
Zenki Two40
12-12-2001, 04:23 PM
make sure u have a rain resistant filter on there. don't know if this would help, but have u ever seen that dura lube infomercial where they spray water all over the whole engine n nothing happens?
ZeroGS14
12-12-2001, 04:37 PM
just dont go driving through deep puddles where the filter can suck up a lot of water
xNotoriousGQx
12-12-2001, 04:48 PM
I had my Injen CAE since the first day it came out...about 2 years. I been through a blizzard, all kinds of snowstorm and thunderstorm without taking off the extension. Nothing ever happens! I think it willl a take Tsunami to get water inside your engine.
Zenki Two40
12-12-2001, 04:58 PM
only thing that worries me is i got a 2" drop for the front of my car n i know there can be some decent sized puddles when it rains that i might not be able to avoid due to traffic. #### it, now i'm back to deciding on not getting a CAE.
240sxtreme
12-12-2001, 05:05 PM
You really don't have to worry about driving in the rain with it on....just actually submerging it, or driving right behind someone, and the water coming off their wheel is going right into the filter.
I live in Portland, OR....and I took mine off around september/october. I don't think there's that much standing water...although I have seen a couple of places, so I'm not really worried about puddles...But I can tell you that driving behind someone on the highway, in a heavy rain, could definately have the potential for damage. I mean if you watch how much water is going directly onto the lower end of your front fender...where the filter is, it might scare you. one time, I swear it was like a steady stream of water for about 20-25 minutes.....I kept thinking, I wonder what would have happened it I hadn't taken it off...would the water have gotten in? Are you really going to care about 3-5 hp during the wet/snow seasons? to me, it's not worth it...
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