Hey all, just wondering if I should take off my intake during the winter and put my stock airbox back? Your thoughts, opinions please! I just want to know what I should do... Thanks all!!

 

No way! The car will pull like a raped ape with it on during the winter! Trust me on that, but you have snow to contend with so don't get on it too hard!

 

I say get one of those filter wraps... that will help keep out any dirt/debris...

 

Depends what part of Canada you're from I guess. I'm leaving mine on.

 

Montreal, Quebec lol... Well last winter was pretty mild... I'm really lazy to put the stock airbox back on lol, but I dont want my car to get fucked! So if i have to i will... Or maybe get the AEM bypass valve?

 

im keeping my injen on jsut bought the hydro sheild for the filter to pervent any **** from getting in just incase...

 

I'm keeping my INJEN CAI on, theres not that great of a chance to get enough if much at all water/snow in there to hurt it.

 

plus i heard that were goign to have a mild winter n e wayz....

 

Ok so I'll keep it on... But should I get the AEM bypass valve? Or think that's a waist of money?

 

i dont think that your ever have that much water get into the engine just get the cover for the filter...

 

I have the bypass and I like it I feel better having it on when it rains since I'm lowered there are some deeper puddles that I was afraid to soak the filter now with it on if I do hopefully it does its job.

 

I'm lowered too but the only way to get water that far up is sinking my car in a lake. (the 2.2 intake must be a little higher when running INJEN CAI) I see a lot of people freaking out about this, its going to be almost impossible to hydrolock your engine with what little moisture gets in there.

 

do u have the aem cai? and the bypass works on ur cobalt 2.2? please send me pics on where to put it. thanks so much man.

 

the airfilter is before the tire, so water wont really splash up inthe front as much and there is the plastoc cover where the air filter is so you shoud be fine.

 

Leaving mine on and driving her reaaaaal easy when it gets slushy

 

I would say different. I took mine off for the winter. Better be safe than sorry!... I mean it will take you what, an hour or so. But at least no headaches. And if you are going to put those hydro sheilds or wtv, i mean that will take time to install aswell. Just my opinion

 

Honestly, whats the chances of getting water or anything where the Intakes sit? They are covered from the front by the bumper, from underneath by a plastic sheild, and from the wheel well too. Unless your doing some puddle searching, I think that the intake is just fine.

 

I have the injen and i put mine in the seem before the MAF.

 

Puddle searching? You'd have to be lake searching. The only way for that much water to get in is drive into a lake, its protected by plastic and before the wheel...unless you took off the plastic for good...you'll be fine

 

Yeah i know what you guys mean, but plastic is easy to break in the winter. You might break it and not notice (no likely to happend). Point being, just for a few extra HP you prob wont use much in winter time anyways (most cars are put away) the risk isn't worth it to me. Not in the unpredictable Canadian winters