Meat,

I know the risk of driving through deep standing water and the like, but what I'm arguing, based on my experience last night, is that under normal wet weather driving conditions there is no reason to be fearful, although I have to say I was pretty damned nervous when I first headed down the road, having read all the dire warnings.. If there were flood conditions, I would have not moved an inch.

For people who are worried, there is always the valve, as you noted.

 

they had issues w/ the valves also. A number of them were recalled a while back. Best bet IMO, get a two piece and keep the filter nice and high in the Winter.

 

The problem is you could drive through 10,000 puddles and it only takes that one to ruin you day and your wallet. Not worth it in my book unless you have a bypass.

 

I installed the by pass valve incorrectly (cut & installed w/o reading instruction) in between the upper and lower pipes -- the valve was sitting in a vertical position.

With that said, this little thing sapped all the gain of whatever the CAI had to offer, if not more. My butt-o-meter is not anymore precise than anyone else's but the difference was dramatic and unmistakable. Also it caused my check engine light to come on from time to time, something that did not happen in the week that I installed the CAI w/o the valve. Of course, all of these could've been caused by the incorrect installation alone...but I am not sure.

I took the valve off the next day and reuse the rubber tube connector -- the power is back. I don't have the instruction anymore, but from looking at pictures of other applications, it seems like it should go somewhere in between the "E" sticker. In that area, as you can imagine, it will more or less suck in some hot air.

I haven't made up my mind yet if I am going to give it a try.

 

A few scenarios to consider (I don't know the answer - just curious):
1) if the filter material is saturated with water and the engine is demanding air at 9000 rpm, would the resulting water droplets in the intake air charge harm anything? Valves, plugs, injectors?

2) wouldn't oversaturated air cause water to "collect" at the bends in the intake manifold? Eventually, what would happen to this "collected" water?

3) if you have dirty water splashing onto the intake filter, wouldn't it get dirty and clogged faster than normal? Will the filter material be able to keep the dirt out?

 

To answer the questions about dirt collection, I'm going to pull the filter off this weekend and give it a close inspection.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by s2ktaxi
[B]A few scenarios to consider (I don't know the answer - just curious):
1) if the filter material is saturated with water and the engine is demanding air at 9000 rpm, would the resulting water droplets in the intake air charge harm anything?