Well I'm gonna go with the K&N cai, Thanks for the input.

 

i actually did suck water up and locked up my engine worst time of my life, cost 1500 to fix and that was only because i knew the mechanic personally, be very careful with CAI

 

I think the bypass valve will help a little but won't prevent if you drive into a giant puddle. My friend did that in his turbo Supra has hasn't run the same since.

 

Well I searched for this thread instead of posting a brand new one that everyone would ignore. Since a new intake system is what most people look for first when modifying a car. I'll just help out people that are looking...

I was thinking of getting a CAI for thecar but I thought backwhen I hydrolocked my car with the AEM. I didnt have the bypass valve. Even though I paid 6 grand to get the block replaced, wire changed, alternator changed and the water pump changed... It never ran the same since. So I'll just stick with the SRI. Even if you get the CAI withbypass valve. The bypass valve takes away the power as to if you had the CAI without it. You'll be caution driving in rainey days. Say you have to make a country wide trip. You might run into a 10 inch puddle. Even if you had the bypass....there goes your engine....

Heres my little story. I was coming from work. I was in the army back then. I had to drive 5 miles to home. It was pouring rain out. I was skeptical to driving but i didnt want to stay at work. Till it stopped. 2 miles in the drive. I saw white smoke just puffing out of my exhaust. My car waslowered about 1.8 inch for both sides so it was close to the water. My car started stuttering. I pulled over under shelter. I opened my hood and wiped off my wires and spark plugs. My car was fine. Going slower than the designated speed limit. Another mile down the road. There was this huge puddle I hit. I didnt even see! My car just locked up. Would even spark to start up.

I'll be much safer in the long run with the SRI since it'll be my daily driver.

 

It depends, SRI are for low rpm and accelerating, while CAI is for high end and higher rpm and speeds. I just got an SRI because i live in New orleans: Home of the hurricanes and floods....And the blue filter looks good with my engine bay ^_^

 

Go with the Cold Air Intake...if you want the performance gains of an SRI, just remove the stock air box lid...

 

I have the CAI. Im still waiting to install it. Been raining and cool all this month.