AEM intakes

[white97ex]

I was wondering which would be better. the normal AEM intake kit or the short ram style? I live in texas.. It doesn't rain to terrible much..but sometimes it does flood. so one thing i am worried about is hydro-lock. I have a 97 civic ex coupe. D16z6 right? I want to take on the challenge of building it all motor. so i want the best parts for that application. I am also getting a DC ssports 4-1 stainless header

[Whtehnda93DXSdn]

W/ the minimal flooding that would go on I would say to prevent Hydrolock just install the Bypass Valve and you will be straight.

For the $ you spend the CAI is the way to go hands down.

Hope this helps a little....:frog:

[xtreme419]

i have the aem cai too. it's sweet man. you'll love the deep vrooom sound. you can feel the slight boost too.

-alex

[iLLuCiv99]

whats hydrolock?

[buh_buh]

Originally posted by iLLuCiv99
whats hydrolock?

in a nutshell, its when water gets sucked in through the intake and seizes up the engine, and you'll have to get a new one.

[iLLuCiv99]

Originally posted by buh_buh
in a nutshell, its when water gets sucked in through the intake and seizes up the engine, and you'll have to get a new one.

wow that pretty much sucks lmao

[xtreme419]

but if you get a bypass valve with it, your car should be fine.

-alex

[Predator]

Yeah but the valve makes the intake giving u not that gain u would have without it- but I would/will install it too

[buh_buh]

If your going to get the AEM CAI, I would invest in the bypass valve. Although I heard it does give a slight power loss. Does anyone know how much?

[fortyoz2eric]

i wouldn't bother with the bypass valve - an intake barely provides an power w/o it. the intake doesn't stick out underneath the car or anything so the only time a bypass valve is probably gonna come in handy is if your front end gets submerged in water

[drift]

you have to completely submerge the air filter before it sucks in water like a straw...

so dont drive through puddles that are over 12 inches deep and you'll be fine.

[pushVTEC]

don't worry about the bypass valve. it has actually been proven that with the bypass valve on it loses 1 hp due to the turbulence cause by it being in place. Unless you decide to drive through a lake you don't need a bypass valve. i went through a car wash with my car on that does underbody washes and no problem. don't worry about it. and you have a d16y8 engine 92-95 had the d16z6 engines.

[swoosher21]

its worth it. dont worry about the water situation. if you want to the bypass valve to insure you dont hydro lock the engine, then go for it. its gonna be pretty hard to suck up water b/c your intake will probably be somewhat protected by the splash guards underneath your car. its worth getting.

[pushVTEC]

a guy from another board said he drove 5 hours total in hurrican force rains and did not have a single problem with the intake taking in water. the bypass valve is just another way of making money and cover their patoots. unless you decided to drive into a swimming pool or sit your car half submerged in standing water and rev then don't pay the money to get something that hampers the already small gain of a cai and you have to cut up that beautiful tube you just paid $200 for. hehe

[swoosher21]

good call push, i definitely agree with you that its just away to cover themselves. but it is pretty hard to suck up that much water.