CAI Guys

**cpta2020** · 04-07-2006, 10:28 AM

Well this may sound stupid… but my friend at work saw my INJEN CAI and hes like I’m gonna FXXK up my motor cuz water is gonna get in and all that jazz….. Well I’m sure u guys know what I’m talking about....CAI goes behind the bumper in front of the wheel… and there are holes in front of the wheels…. Also it’s been raining every day since I put that intake on (OR AT LEAST IT FEELS LIKE IT) and I’m freaking out…… please tell me do I need to get something? Or not drive my car…. Or ignore my friend at work…..

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**blackjagger** · 04-07-2006, 02:35 PM

I have heard some good stories about hydro-lock on Injens. But I haven't seen any first hand results. Do you have a breather valve on it? And I believe that ppl say the problem with the Ingen is the filter so swaping in a K&N might help.

**Arabian_Knight** · 04-07-2006, 02:40 PM

man is it still coverd by some panellign or did u take the panelling out completely. You wont hydrolock unless u drow your filter in a puddle exposed and then intake the water with the air. So if u have panelling there you are fine...otherwise put panelling or go back to air box.

**BioNeXuS** · 04-07-2006, 04:07 PM

the only way ur really gonna hydralock is if u drive through a 3 ft. deep puddle of water. If u happen to get a splash of water in there and the water bypasses the filter, it won't do any damage. In fact, there are such things as water injection systems. Kinda like a nitrous injection except with water.

**Lfsabch** · 04-07-2006, 04:18 PM

to hydrolock , is hard unless like the previous post suggest that you submersed it in deep enough water. ive had one for a year now and its seen so scary storms and i have had no problems, gettin rid of it though cause its a pain in the ass to clean

jus tbe weary of puddles and how deep they are :)

**Burrcold** · 04-07-2006, 11:05 PM

Ignore him

**cpta2020** · 04-10-2006, 03:53 PM

Thanx guys….
well I ducked tapped the wheel well holes… if u guys think its not needed then I’ll take then off to keep the airflow over the breaks…
THANKS

**Pineapple** · 04-10-2006, 04:17 PM

Avoid puddles or go through them fast. Slowing down or stop in a puddle is asking for it with or without CAI.

**Sal** · 04-11-2006, 12:13 AM

i've been driving through 1ft puddles and thunderstormes with absolute no problems since 2002.

Your fried is an idiot

**cpta2020** · 04-14-2006, 11:01 AM

AWSOM............ THANKS............. I WAS KINDA WORRIED..... wofff... i almost got into a fight with my gf the other day..i wouldnt drive her to school cuz it was raining...

alright guyzz.... enjoy the warm weather...

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JR · 04-14-2006, 11:46 AM

should've told her to take the bus anyway, or give you some gas money, dam women always want free rides

j/k...but seriously gas money is good

**dehlak** · 06-04-2006, 01:37 PM

hydro lock needs a lot of water, just think how hot it is inside your chambers...it will turn oto 1 part carbon and 2 parts oxygen almost instantly. all of that will help build a stronger combustion because essential the chamber will cool slightly. like said, just dont go through 3 foot puddles...

when i first heard of water injection I was very unsure of why you would do that, but after reading a lot it makes perfect sense and a lot of comanies that offer it give good information on hydro lock.

I've never heard of many cars gettitng hydro lock unless they somehow confuse it for an offroading truck...

**Hwanger** · 06-07-2006, 11:39 AM

I've had a scare last summer... It rained pretty hard and I was in Sarnia. Every road I took had standing water about 3 inches deep. I ran through like 4 puddles and on the 5th.. the car stall's in the middle of it. I had to tow it to my cousin's in Sarnia and I ripped appart the CAI (I have an AEM) and I found about half a litre to a litre of water in the intake pipe. I dumped the water out and let things dry up a bit. Put it back together and the car started up. That's about as close as I got to hydrolocking. I've driven it through some heavy rainstorms and I haven't had any real issues and I don't have a bypass valve. Too bad it didn't hydro lock. I would have been one step closer to doing up a 2L stroker :P

**super-celi** · 06-30-2006, 04:31 PM

yeah, the chances of hydro locking are very slim as long as you stay aware of huge puddles. my brothers civic has a cai for years w/o hydro locking (except when another car hit a massive puddle which splashed all over the civic and it started stalling). it needs lots of water to hydro lock. use the tape if you want, like several other people, but it really isn't needed.

04-07-2006, 10:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
cpta2020 T R D Location: mississauga, Ontario Posts: 41 Join Date: Mar 2006 Last On: 08-18-2007 10:20 PM	CAI Guys Well this may sound stupid… but my friend at work saw my INJEN CAI and hes like I’m gonna FXXK up my motor cuz water is gonna get in and all that jazz….. Well I’m sure u guys know what I’m talking about....CAI goes behind the bumper in front of the wheel… and there are holes in front of the wheels…. Also it’s been raining every day since I put that intake on (OR AT LEAST IT FEELS LIKE IT) and I’m freaking out…… please tell me do I need to get something? Or not drive my car…. Or ignore my friend at work….. CPTA2020 Last edited by cpta2020 : 04-07-2006 at 10:31 AM.

04-07-2006, 02:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
blackjagger Location: Oshawa Posts: 37 Join Date: Jan 2005 Last On: 11-20-2006 04:36 PM	I have heard some good stories about hydro-lock on Injens. But I haven't seen any first hand results. Do you have a breather valve on it? And I believe that ppl say the problem with the Ingen is the filter so swaping in a K&N might help. __________________ 1990 gt

04-07-2006, 02:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Arabian_Knight AK47 Location: Richmond Hill Posts: 3,800 Join Date: May 2005 Last On: 02-09-2008 02:14 AM Vehicle: G35 Coupe 6MT 2nd Vehicle: Swapped 5th gen	man is it still coverd by some panellign or did u take the panelling out completely. You wont hydrolock unless u drow your filter in a puddle exposed and then intake the water with the air. So if u have panelling there you are fine...otherwise put panelling or go back to air box. __________________

04-07-2006, 04:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
BioNeXuS Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 293 Join Date: Dec 2003 Last On: 11-19-2008 01:19 AM	the only way ur really gonna hydralock is if u drive through a 3 ft. deep puddle of water. If u happen to get a splash of water in there and the water bypasses the filter, it won't do any damage. In fact, there are such things as water injection systems. Kinda like a nitrous injection except with water. __________________ Black 2003 Celica GTS

04-07-2006, 04:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lfsabch Location: whitby, Ontario Posts: 2,009 Join Date: Apr 2005 Last On: 10-30-2007 07:28 PM Vehicle: red 01celica gt 2nd Vehicle: '99 yamaha R6	to hydrolock , is hard unless like the previous post suggest that you submersed it in deep enough water. ive had one for a year now and its seen so scary storms and i have had no problems, gettin rid of it though cause its a pain in the ass to clean jus tbe weary of puddles and how deep they are :) __________________ FOR SALE : APR red tower strut bar $100 hotchkis front strut bar w/ camber adj. $150 fibreglass trunk Sub Enclosure- $150 FULL!!New- Zex Wet Nitrous kit w/ Extras- $900

04-07-2006, 11:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
Burrcold Location: Toronto Posts: 6,424 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: Yesterday 11:53 PM Vehicle: 08 Lexus IS250 2nd Vehicle: 08 Acura CSX	Ignore him __________________ Sold: 2004 Infiniti G35C

04-10-2006, 03:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
cpta2020 T R D Location: mississauga, Ontario Posts: 41 Join Date: Mar 2006 Last On: 08-18-2007 10:20 PM	Thanx guys…. well I ducked tapped the wheel well holes… if u guys think its not needed then I’ll take then off to keep the airflow over the breaks… THANKS

04-10-2006, 04:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
Pineapple Location: Toronto Posts: 4,300 Join Date: Jan 2004 Last On: Today 01:19 PM	Avoid puddles or go through them fast. Slowing down or stop in a puddle is asking for it with or without CAI. __________________ http://photos.yahoo.com/fredericklaw http://members.rankmyride.com/pineapplelaw

04-11-2006, 12:13 AM	#9 (permalink)
Sal Location: Windsor Posts: 2,231 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: 11-21-2008 04:46 PM Vehicle: 07 Dakota 2nd Vehicle: 02 Celica GTS	i've been driving through 1ft puddles and thunderstormes with absolute no problems since 2002. Your fried is an idiot __________________ Let it not be said dat I iz a man dat does not care.

04-14-2006, 11:01 AM	#10 (permalink)
cpta2020 T R D Location: mississauga, Ontario Posts: 41 Join Date: Mar 2006 Last On: 08-18-2007 10:20 PM	AWSOM............ THANKS............. I WAS KINDA WORRIED..... wofff... i almost got into a fight with my gf the other day..i wouldnt drive her to school cuz it was raining... alright guyzz.... enjoy the warm weather... CPTA2020

04-14-2006, 11:46 AM	#11 (permalink)
JR Resident 1st Gen Location: Owen Sound, ON Posts: 2,463 Join Date: Sep 2005 Last On: Today 01:13 PM Vehicle: 90 Civic DX 2nd Vehicle: 77 Celica	should've told her to take the bus anyway, or give you some gas money, dam women always want free rides j/k...but seriously gas money is good __________________ J.R.

06-04-2006, 01:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
dehlak Location: Canada Posts: 11 Join Date: Jun 2006 Last On: 06-09-2006 10:33 PM	hydro lock needs a lot of water, just think how hot it is inside your chambers...it will turn oto 1 part carbon and 2 parts oxygen almost instantly. all of that will help build a stronger combustion because essential the chamber will cool slightly. like said, just dont go through 3 foot puddles... when i first heard of water injection I was very unsure of why you would do that, but after reading a lot it makes perfect sense and a lot of comanies that offer it give good information on hydro lock. I've never heard of many cars gettitng hydro lock unless they somehow confuse it for an offroading truck...

06-07-2006, 11:39 AM	#13 (permalink)
Hwanger Location: Windsor/London Posts: 58 Join Date: Nov 2003 Last On: 09-09-2006 09:35 PM Vehicle: 03 TRD GTS	I've had a scare last summer... It rained pretty hard and I was in Sarnia. Every road I took had standing water about 3 inches deep. I ran through like 4 puddles and on the 5th.. the car stall's in the middle of it. I had to tow it to my cousin's in Sarnia and I ripped appart the CAI (I have an AEM) and I found about half a litre to a litre of water in the intake pipe. I dumped the water out and let things dry up a bit. Put it back together and the car started up. That's about as close as I got to hydrolocking. I've driven it through some heavy rainstorms and I haven't had any real issues and I don't have a bypass valve. Too bad it didn't hydro lock. I would have been one step closer to doing up a 2L stroker :P

06-30-2006, 04:31 PM	#14 (permalink)
super-celi Location: NC Posts: 15 Join Date: Jun 2006 Last On: 07-01-2006 11:57 AM	yeah, the chances of hydro locking are very slim as long as you stay aware of huge puddles. my brothers civic has a cai for years w/o hydro locking (except when another car hit a massive puddle which splashed all over the civic and it started stalling). it needs lots of water to hydro lock. use the tape if you want, like several other people, but it really isn't needed.

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