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Spas

Spas

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Heard installing a cool air intake that draws air from the bottom of the car may cause problems, potentially bringing water into engine and other areas.

 

Is this true? Do these problems occur?

 

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BMW320i

BMW320i

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Definitely. Stone, grit, dust, missles and tanks will ram up its way. Track set up I can understand. Normal everyday driving, no.

 

Some people confuse track set ups with road set ups..

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Silverado1

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cool.gifHi Brod. If U think of doing a CAI, do a CFCAI ( Carbon Fibre Cold Air Intake ), The High Temp Flexible Hose that is connected to the CFCAI, should not be too low, it should be at abt knee level. The opening should also be protected by a SUS netting or to your grill-netting, therefore U won't get any foreign objects coming in. Also @ knee-level, you won't get water coming in doing floods etc. Noise level will be at minimum, cause cone filter is enclosed in Carbon Fibre Case. just my 2 cents worth.
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Turbonetics

Turbonetics

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Heard installing a cool air intake that draws air from the bottom of the car may cause problems, potentially bringing water into engine and other areas.

 

Is this true? Do these problems occur?

 

[:)]

 

the potential damage will be water...

but so far mine is still ok...

if raining,drive slowly and dun follow the car infront too close...

also depens on which type of CAI u talking abt...

SRI with hose or truely CAI??mine is truely CAI...

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BMW320i

BMW320i

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I didn't say it'll reach the engine. The filters will be the recieving end from the punishing road conditions it receives.

 

Damaged filters don't do the job well and dust or FOD starts to leak in. 1 Pod filter cost $200-400. Not a very cheap option.

 

A tropical country like Singapore, it'll be wiser to take extra caution.

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Atlantis_boi

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Heard installing a cool air intake that draws air from the bottom of the car may cause problems, potentially bringing water into engine and other areas.

 

Is this true? Do these problems occur?

 

[:)]

 

I did a Cold Air Intake which draws air frm the bumper area to my airbox. So far no problem.

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Atlantis_boi

Atlantis_boi

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Definitely. Stone, grit, dust, missles and tanks will ram up its way. Track set up I can understand. Normal everyday driving, no.

 

Some people confuse track set ups with road set ups..

 

I tink CAI is stil ok. The most harmful I tink wuld b the Quad throttle as there is no filter at all unless u connect them to a airbox with filter.

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BlueSi

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I think there's alot of missconception toards the use of CAI. Off course there's a heighten probability of something going wrong when used, but its the same for any other modification.

 

The cone intake filter, when properly installed, is very effective in filtering out contaminants.

 

I have an AEM V2 CAI in my B16 which runs all the way to the front right bumber infront of my wheel. I'm also using a C-west front bumper which if u see has a large "hole" protected only by a wide spaced steel mesh which my cone filter sits directly behind.

 

Road conditions here are many many times worse that that of Singapore. Deep puddles, heavy snow, heavy dust sand stones, dangerous pot holes ..... and I've never had any problems regarding the CAI itself. Its not easy for the CAI to suck up water. The whole front end has to be pretty much submerged in water for it to suck the water up.

 

Just use some common sense when you're driving. If you see a puddle which you're not sure how deep it is, try to avoide it. If you can, dont open up ur throttle when you are driving past a deep one. If fore some reason your in a flood deep enough that ur front clip in half under water, dont open ur throttle!

 

On a lighter note, removing your stock intake does make your engine louder. IMO it sounds better, giving ur car some character. You can even hear a "sucking" sound when u gas it.

 

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Jchuacl

Jchuacl

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200-400 for pod filter? What brand of filter is it?

 

I'm using Powerstack (got it from Cartronics) for my AEM CAI and it's only 70 bucks. I change every 60k, so it's not that expensive.

 

Anyway I used CAI for almost 3 years and never have problems except when changing the filter which is quite hard to reach as the engine space is quite tight.

 

Like what another poster said, just use some common sense during rainy days and it's ok.

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BMW320i

BMW320i

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Apexi Power Intake, HKS Super Power Flow, Blitz Sus Power Air, Blitz Power Stainless. etc etc etc.

 

CAI drawing air from bumper will be a problem. CAI with whatever housing or heat shield is fine.

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Wankie

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Heard installing a cool air intake that draws air from the bottom of the car may cause problems, potentially bringing water into engine and other areas.

 

Is this true? Do these problems occur?

 

[:)]

 

Your ride alfa GT? Can draw cold air from front of bumper, the wire mesh opening at the lower part of the bumper...

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Spas

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My question was posted because a friend recently installed this Carbon Fibre Air Intake for his Alfa, and was told by his service centre that his intake was taking in air from UNDER his car and told that that could cause problems for his engine if water were to be "sucked" up from the bottom. So in return for being his passenger, I'd help him ask MCFers for advice. And I'm considering one as well.

 

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So some have said it doesn't really causes problems even if it's taking in air from the bottom, but some have mentioned cases of whole engine overhauls - which is pretty scary if u ask me.

 

I'm a little confused. So issit advisable to change the intake's "direction"? Would it be as effective then?

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Rs_mini

Rs_mini

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the problem of relocating the air intake is to take in cold air from outside the engine bay - and frankly whether the intake is at the headlight level or foglight level, the temp is minimum, if any at all.

 

Nw the prob is if the intake is too low and water gets sucked into the engine, then bye bye engine, bye bye money, hello new engine. looking at your fren's intake system, with only one intake pipe with no escape route for any water that gets sucked in, he's in for a sxxt time if his intake gets soaked. And u dun need to go thru a paddle of water for that... a big 3 second splash of water into the intake from other cars or from your friendly car wash, then cfm change engine liao.

 

Solution? put the intake higher or make a hole in the pipe to suck in air if the intake is flooded... something like trying to suck thru a drinking straw if there is a hole in the middle of the straw..

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Yeobh

Yeobh

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Besides helping to drain the road surafce of all the pools of water it will also act as a vacuum cleaner. Great way to help to keep our enviorment clean and green!!

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