puddles shouldnt effect any cai, usually they still mount up pretty
high in the wheel well, just dont take the car out for a swim, which
you wouldnt do anyways, unless your insurance scamming, alot of cars
have a cold air intake, its for most people the first mod they install.
you will most likely be safe with one and have no worries, the trouble
people have is they usually put a ram air type of system in where it
mounts really low, like under the bumper, thats when water would be an
issue, but like i said, once mounted, these cold air intakes are
usually 2 1/2 feet off the ground, or somewhere in that vicinity.

 

Puddle splash is harmless because the filters are oiled and repell the water, but when submerged the engines induction will pull the water through the filter regardless. Short rams usually keep the air filter at the top just under the hood, so you would have to be up to your windows in water before your screwed. CAI is by far better, because the short ram gets nothing but hot air from under the hood. Short ram is better than stock and CAI is better than both.
The only vehicle with CAI 2 1/2 feet off the ground that I know of is a truck. My R/Ts' CAI filter is only about 6-8 inches off the ground and it's the same on the Eclipse/Talon, Tiburon, Integra, etc. However, to submerge my air filter will take an aditional 7-9 inches above that making it 17 inches at maximum. So I cannot go through water that is equal to or greater than that amount, I could only make it through about 12 inches of water safely.<edited><editID>71ROADRUNNER</editID><editDate>38004.318900463</editDate></edited>

 

wow, no kidding, they gotta mount those that low, i had one on both my
mustangs, they just route through the fender and poke through, then you
just block off the hole between the fender and the engine..id say if i
stood next to it, it was at hip level.

 

Thats right they do don't they. I forgot that the mustang GT goes through the passenger side inner fender towards the top. The tiburon GT and integra goes through the lower part of the inner fender(tiburon,drivers side/integra,passenger side), but they go straight down to the lower part of the bumper cover below the side marker lights. Most, if not all, sport compacts CAI go under to the bottom of the car.

 

ohh i had no idea, im not familiar with sport compacts at all.
all i knew was ford, im 24 and mustangs were previously all i owned. so
i dont have too much experience with anything else yet.

 

With Chryslers lack of any 2 door front engine RWD cars, wanting a newer car I had to get a sport compact or go with low to no performance.

 

yeah most of my friends have gone with sport compact, but all ricers.
which is ok, but i cant stand when i see an early 90s honda all rotted
out, paint chipping, awful do-it-yourself purple tint with air bubbles,
and then theyve either got $3,000 rims with spinners or a $2000 stereo
system. oh yeah, and a 5" exhaust. makes me laugh a little

 

well since ive pretty much decided to go with the CAI instead of short ram, which brand should i look for or does it matter?</P>


ok, one more time for clarification...are there any other problems with a CAI other than the fact that im screwed if i go for a swim with my car?</P>

 

I would go with Mopar Performance or Ice Man, they are plastic and insulate against the heat better. AEM has a good reputation and with their metal tube you will hear it alot more.
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The only other slight drawback that I have noticed with my mods is that when it gets really cold out my fuel mileage drops. This is mainly do to my CAI with my upgraded computer, cold air is denser thus requiring more fuel to keep proper A/F ratio, but it's worth it for the power increase. <img border="0" src=smileys/smiley2.gif border="0">

 

The reason the cold air intakes work is that from the factory, our cars have to meet noise ordinance laws. If you take your stock cold air assembly apart, you will find baffles and air chambers in there to deaden the noise level. These baffles and air chambers also drastically reduce the amount of air that can get to your throttle body. The aftermarket companies do not have to adhere to these laws, and that is why their products work so much better than what came from the factory. K&amp;N's FIPK kits are made for most models, and we have seen an average of 10 rwhp gains with these kits on various vehicles on our Mustang Chassis Dyno. 10 rwhp is a very noticeable gain that you will feel the moment your drive your car or truck. <IMG src=smileys/smiley1.gif border="0"> </P>


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