1998civicsi

hey i got a 98 civic si
i want to put a cold air intake on it, but will the snow/ice damage anything in the winter, if so will a breather help?
and does the breather take away the whole point of having a cai???
should i maybe go SHORT RAM THEN?
thanks people!!!!!!!!!

imported_~ILLEST CIV~

that equals a billion dollar ticket....LOL


cai does nothing in the winter that can harm anything......u can keep it on the whole time year round..............just get the CAI........

white92d15b7

im sure it makes better power but what use is that in the snow!!!! won't hurt anything as long as you KEEP your wheel liners in !!!!

T-Shirt Ninja

I don't get why people are afraid of driving with a CAI in winter, you realize you need to like fully submerse the filter for you to hydrolock it. Like white92 said keep your wheel liner in and you'll be fine.

imported_crXtasy

if people are that scared, most cai systems are cut in the middle of the tubing, so take out the bottom extension in the winter, and put the filter inside the engine bay.

but, unless your running a big beefy b18 or h22, your engine probably wont have the 'sucking' power to vaccuum up enuff water to do make it to the im

1998civicsi

ok people...thanks alot!

does a breather denote in gin from a cai in the first place?

1998civicsi

spelling error....
I meant "DENOTE ANY GAIN from cai............."

T-Shirt Ninja

I believe the purpose in the breather is so that hot gasses/oil do not recirculate themselves back into your intake. I believe you can also put an oil catch can in lieu of a breather to catch all the bad stuff.

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

by breather I think he means bypass valve?? against hydrolocking

if you do mean breather, it's a violation of emissions and environmental codes, and results in about a $500 ticket I think. AND best of all, it's bloody useless. if everything works fine, it just takes oil vapour from the crankcase and sticks it into the intake tract so it's sucked in and burned up at no cost to the environment. there is no power loss or gain to be had there.

T-Shirt Ninja

Bruno, on the turbo setups i've seen, it seems that everyone is running a breather. Could you vent it back into the intake? If not, what would you do? Oil catch can just so its less conspicuous? Or just stick on a silicon tube and make it vent somewhere where it can't be seen?

1998civicsi

hey guys ...i meant bypass valve...
so is that illegal?....i see alot of guys with those...whats the difference b/t valve and breather?
thanks alot ppl!

sirhondalot

jus keep it as short ram

zeeman

iTrader: (1)

Well i have had my cai for about 2 years now. Used it through winter and never had a problem. I've even driven through some big puddles (cause its inevitable) and still no problem. Honestly i think a bypass valve would be a waste of money cause unless you plan to go muddin in ur car i don't think you will be going through any deep enough puddles to necessitate a bypass valve.

Chigga1

BLAH... CAI is not low enough to suck up anything...

unless u decide to bring your car in the watter then thats gonna be an issue....

dont worry man...
i didnt suck up nothing,

1998civicsi

thanks everyone....