thats friggin wonderfull.
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thats friggin wonderfull.
found out today that when i wash my car the water runs down my headlight, through the fender gap we all have and on to my cai ...... im glad i just spotted this now (2nd wash sence instalation). and figure when it rains it does the same thing : l sooo as of now their is a piece of plastic i cut duck taped under the headlight harness to shield the water..... immm sooo glad im not hydro locked right now... hydro shield asap!!!! just thought i wld share my discovery with u guys. hope u guys with cai's got hydroshields..
discuss??
discuss??
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they sell diff sizes, u shld b fine. i think...
gotta love em
thats good to know, idk to much about it
gotta love em
thats good to know, idk to much about it
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The amount of water that would get sucked into your CAI during rain would evaporate quickly in the engine probably before it even gets into the cylinders when running. The small amount that would make it though is so minuscule that it is harmless. The only way to hydro-lock is to have enough water go in to fill a cylinder and you would have to submerge the intake while running or have a head gasket blow right between a water port in the block and head to a cylinder or a nice crack in the block does it too.
I think this is also why they use poly air filters on CAI's instead of paper so they don't deteriorate from water. Just think you clean the poly air filter at the same time and the water steaming through the engine will break down any crud and deposits in your engine.
We used to have to suck water into the late 80's and early 90's Toyota's 1.5 liter engines that were in the Tercel's as they used to carbon up really bad after 80,000 or so and the steam it created in the engine would loosen it all up and blow it out as we revved them up .
I think this is also why they use poly air filters on CAI's instead of paper so they don't deteriorate from water. Just think you clean the poly air filter at the same time and the water steaming through the engine will break down any crud and deposits in your engine.
We used to have to suck water into the late 80's and early 90's Toyota's 1.5 liter engines that were in the Tercel's as they used to carbon up really bad after 80,000 or so and the steam it created in the engine would loosen it all up and blow it out as we revved them up .
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The amount of water that would get sucked into your CAI during rain would evaporate quickly in the engine probably before it even gets into the cylinders when running. The small amount that would make it though is so minuscule that it is harmless. The only way to hydro-lock is to have enough water go in to fill a cylinder and you would have to submerge the intake while running or have a head gasket blow right between a water port in the block and head to a cylinder or a nice crack in the block does it too.
I think this is also why they use poly air filters on CAI's instead of paper so they don't deteriorate from water. Just think you clean the poly air filter at the same time and the water steaming through the engine will break down any crud and deposits in your engine.
We used to have to suck water into the late 80's and early 90's Toyota's 1.5 liter engines that were in the Tercel's as they used to carbon up really bad after 80,000 or so and the steam it created in the engine would loosen it all up and blow it out as we revved them up .
I think this is also why they use poly air filters on CAI's instead of paper so they don't deteriorate from water. Just think you clean the poly air filter at the same time and the water steaming through the engine will break down any crud and deposits in your engine.
We used to have to suck water into the late 80's and early 90's Toyota's 1.5 liter engines that were in the Tercel's as they used to carbon up really bad after 80,000 or so and the steam it created in the engine would loosen it all up and blow it out as we revved them up .
interesting, maaaby i wont bother with the hydroshield then...
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I'm in Florida and you haven't seen rain like we get here from time to time. I've got the CIA CAI and have had no problems. In truly heavy rain, quite often, I've felt some sluggishness in the car but I've chalked that up to my fat tires pushing water out of the way. WAY back when bombers had props they used a water injection system to make extra HP. Water contains oxygen, cools the incoming charge and combustion chamber temps. But, like what has been said here, if you completely submerge the intake? Water does NOT compress. BOOM!
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I'm in Florida and you haven't seen rain like we get here from time to time. I've got the CIA CAI and have had no problems. In truly heavy rain, quite often, I've felt some sluggishness in the car but I've chalked that up to my fat tires pushing water out of the way. WAY back when bombers had props they used a water injection system to make extra HP. Water contains oxygen, cools the incoming charge and combustion chamber temps. But, like what has been said here, if you completely submerge the intake? Water does NOT compress. BOOM!
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