Originally Posted by rehile,Nov 1 2005, 11:14 PM

Hi Martini!

Been running with the Injen CAI in the rain without problems (though I've been really worried a couple times diving - not driving - through deep puddles ). Hondassport ran some stats on our cars with a laptop a while back. For what it's worth, he said the throttle body temp was a couple degrees lower on my car, relative to others tested on the same day. But, maybe the car was parked in the shade longer

Originally Posted by vbmarcus,Nov 3 2005, 11:14 AM

Anyone know if the AEM V1 also tilts upwards as well. What about he K&N or Injen? Seems to me it would be a far better design if the CAI would tilt downwards.

Ultimately, I will probably just cave and buy the d@mn CAI...

Originally Posted by day1si,Nov 3 2005, 11:44 PM

V1 filter points up...
Hell, just buy a supercharger, forego the CAI.
Aem $186
Vortech $4000

Originally Posted by esoteric,Oct 30 2005, 10:14 PM

Well the hydro~lock issue can be real!
For the most part though you are fine as long you don't completely submerge the air filter in water. Thus leaving nothing but water for the motor to ingest and TRY to combust.
The stories on here about hydro locking caused by water from the drain holes in the engine bay I find a little hard to believe, but not totally out of the question. The reason I state that is because I had a similar incident once and almost had the pleasure of replacing some valves, a piston or a whole motor!!
The F20C makes an expensive water pump.
The story goes...
I went out one friday night and it was raining, against my better judgement I took the S.
No thought to it I parked in a spot that just happened to be on a hill and went inside. When I came out that night I pushed start and she cranked right over. As I backed down the hill my car died. Thinking nothing of the rain/intake I assumed I had just let out the clutch funny and killed the car. I pressed start and heard a horrible sucking noise and almost a POP noise. It hit me, rain...
What had happened was that in the intake instructions it states you can cut out part of the liner behind the grill for direct airflow to the filter. Of course wanting the most benefit from my intake I had done this. Problem being the tray that is behind the grill made a nice funnel for the water, pouring it all directly into my filter that sits behind the bumper. The water collected in the lower intake tube and had no place to go. The car started fine on the hill because the water was pushed back in the tube allowing an air pocket and enough room for the car to breathe. Although as I backed down the hill all of the water evened out and cut off the air thus only leaving water to be sucked!!! I luckily caught it in time and bent no valves, rods etc... As far as I know I have no damage, at least none that is currently noticeable. Although I did have water in my intake manifold and #4 cylinder. As when I removed the plugs water did shoot out of #4. I WAS LUCKY!!!
AEM has tried to correct this by the means of a duck bill. All new intakes have a 1/4" hole drilled in the lower tube on the side directed towards the ground and a duck bill drain valve is placed in the hole for water to escape the tube. Mine has this, although seeing as I was on a hill the water was not level and therefore did not drain from said valve.

What it comes down to is that if you have a CAI, you will need to be more careful.
Jp

Originally Posted by xtremesq,Mar 31 2008, 09:06 PM

Well I just got my Comptech intake and love it so far!!!
Good luck deciding which way to go!