AEM and other similar types have the filter located at the front of the bumper, you are suppose to cut a little square out of your OEM tray and that is where the filter sits. When you are moving, there will be a ram air effect.

 

Worth is always subjective so you'd have to sort that out for yourself.

I seriously doubt you get more rain than we do here. Unless you mindlessly drive through water and allow your filter to get soaked by ignoring the recommendations above it's not really that big a deal. If still you're really worried, consider the FIPK instead.

 

ya, ive driven my AEM through a monsoon and submerged it. scared the hell out of me, i just parked my car at a local shell, got out my tool box, put on a spare 3'' air filter that i had on it and drove it home. Very slowly, then i got home and tore the whole intake off, intake mani, and made sure no water got it, luckly, i got lucky....dont drive it in the rain.

If i were you, either 1. dont drive in the rain 2. modify it to be like a FIPK if you expect to be hitting rain. Theres no way to really guard water away from the filter when its down there.

 

I wasn't aware of that. I'd imagine an FIPK with an AUT cooling plate would yield the same ramming.

 

The speeds at which automobiles travel negates any benefit from "ram air". The mathematics make it almost useless.

 

u can get hydrolock. thats why i am scared of puttiong on any CAI. my cars are always slammed so a cai is a no no

 

You'll be fine. I use to have the same intake for about a year and drove through heavy rains and no problems. And at times I even took it to the auto car wash.

 

I have an AEM v2 intake on my ap1. I didn't plug the drain bolt nor do i have a shield on it. I driven the car under heavy rain on the freeway and have driven through big puddles and have no issues.
It's all about common sense, if your driving through puddles shut the car off and coast through the puddle. get off the gas and be ready to shut the car off if you don't know how deep the water is.
I had to get out of my car and push it for over 1 block because the whole street was flooded after some intense raining, but it was better than having a hydro locked engine.

but then again it doesn't rain non stop here in Michigan, i guess if i lived in Seattle i would of went with a FIPK

 

What kind of "puddles" are you guys driving through? Sorry guys but, if it's enough to submerge the filter, than you deserve to hydro-lock the motor.

 

You can always just disconnect the intake tube from the throttle body to make it home. Just take it easy. I'm originally from Louisiana, and have never run into an instance where I was worried about hydro-locking. That place is practically below sea level. I've driven during a couple of hurricanes too.