digi198816

Hey guys,
just wondering if anyone here has issues or concerns with running cai during winter time? I am not sure what the chances are of getting hydro locked due to snow or during storms.
Thanks

stev

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no problems whatsoever... heavy rain has a bit of bogging but a few hard revs clears that up within seconds

actually runs a bit better in the winter for obvious reasons

D.T.P

If you have to rev few times to prevent engine bog, I'd say remove cai. Sri is safer and benefits are equal if not better with sri. Though the temp has a lot to do with performance, the difference is very minor. Pipe gets hot either way in the engine bay, so the air temperature when it enters the engine is almost the same. Now the 1-2hp difference is the pipe and actual filter. A velocity stack will help a little bit, having bend will make it worse. Its all about air velocity. That is why the velocity stacks help. Having a shorter pipe with less bends will benefit you better than having a long cai intake.

Just my 0.02

stev

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martin you think it's doing damage? i never changed it because it was just a minor annoyance, not a big enough deal to change things but if it's hurting the engine i'll go change it like right now

digi198816

Hmm, Since I already have a cold air intake, I can just take one of the pipes out and put the filter at the end of the other to make it into SRI, right?
Thanks

stev

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that's what i'd do

digi198816

Blah, I think i will just leave the CAI on for now, couple of buddies have it too and haven't had any problems. Although, my CAI is pushing down on the splash shield and i need to fix that somehow. Heres a pic of it:


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I am scared water will go up from there even though it seems highly unlikely.

MPR

The bogging in the rain makes me think it's something to do with your ignition system. Not water getting suked up your intake.

How old are your ignition wires/plugs/dizzy etc...?

It's been proven on the dyno that short-ram intakes with velocity stack will make more power then a CAI. But the difference on a stock daily driven car are not really noticable.

If you have a CAI, you can shorten it or just leave it. Shouldn't have any problems in winter or the rain, either way.

stev

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i've felt the type of bogging from the ignition system when i put my plug wires back in wrong before, this is different... almost as if the car's inhaling water and there's intermittent power loss... when i revved hard i just assumed it was burning up whatever water got in it and that because I got it fast it wasn't in long enough to cause any effect... the whole ignition system + wiring is about 12 years old, i don't think it's been touched since it came off the lot... when i get a tune-up i'm changing dizzy, plugs and wires, is there anything else I should be looking at? (in terms of ignition system)

MPR

^yeah, sounds like you're due for a tune-up...lol

I know my engine would studder a bit when snow got in up in the engine bay and the ignition wires got a little wet. That was with the old original wires.

Yeah, you should do the plugs, wires, dizzy cap and rotor.

You'd be surprised how much water an engine can injest without skipping a beat...lol.

vicvaron17

Yea, i would take it out cuz i had my cold air intake for 2 -3 weeks and just last week was rainin alot and i went by a flooded street till i heard a sound like a vacuum and the car turn off. yes my car was hydro locked. I took it to the nissan mechanic and they had to change the oil several times, change the sparks and basicly took everythin a part because there was water everywere. l luckily ma engine was save. but this cost me over $750 :S.

I would recommend if you going to leave it for winter buy
--Intake Filter Cover
--bypass valve intake
--don't drive through rivers/streams/lakes when you have a CAI installed (for example, avoid areas covered with more than about 1 foot of water)

2005 nissan altima

MPR

I think most people generally try to avoid driving through lakes rivers and ponds...lol

That's what boats are for.

F8i

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Mike If you get can any more accolades, we're going to have to call you General MPR.

I Drove with a CAI through the winter, never had a problem.
-B

iTaLiAn_vIrUs

going 6 years strong with my AEM CAI not one problem yet..

echien

Ran AEM CAI through winter no problems. Just make sure the splash guard under the bumper is in place properly.