Hydrolocking

OK, I've only very recently gotten interested in cars beyond just driving one. In the month or so that I have been interested I have learned one hell of a lot, but regarding intakes, I have heard that something that you risk with a cai and not with short ram is something called "hydrolocking".. or something like that.

First off, what is hydrolocking? and secondly, I've heard that the aem v2 intake is neither short ram or cai, so do i have to worry about hydrolocking with that? Finally, what driving practices will initiate hydrolock or what should i make sure to do to avoid it?

Thanks

hydrolock is a very dangerous thing to happen, essentialy water is sucked up into your intake, if you drive through a deep puddle or something, and put into your motor, suck up enough water and your engine will sieze. a short ram intake you will not have to worry bout this, unless you like driving underwater;)

a CAI or the V2 from AEM both will require the AEM Bypass valve, which will allow only air to reach your motor and cut-out any water trying to enter the system.

err... ok so the bypass valve will prevent the intake from sucking any water and as a result removes any risk of hydrolocking... right?

I could use the bypass valve with the aem cai, but what about the v2... in their FAQ, aem says that you can't use the bypass valve with the v2.
Here's the page:
http://www.aempower.com/faq.asp?fid=38&sid=4&tid=

What should I do for that intake?

dont buy that one, just get the regular cai. from my understanding the v2 costs more anyways

ya man go with the cold air intake, i just posted a article bout this and mosta what u want to know is there. With the cold air intake its not essential to use a bypass valve. But on the opther hand, u might want to consider keeping your stock air filter anways to swap when winter comes (if snow is a problem where you live, im in MN!)

Check this http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t122840.html

this will explain everything u wanna know!

AEM V2 is a nice part..im running one on mine and love it.

Depending on the area you live is how much you should worry about hydrolocking. I live in washington and run the cold air and it doesnt do anything to mine. You pretty much have to submerge the filter element in the puddle to really do any harm....