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12-27-2010 09:30 AM |
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Originally Posted by lamontoclese
(Post 2671463)
I was just curious to hear others' opinions on the two different styles. And the true cold air intake being closer to the ground scares me considering the rain (then again I understand it would take a considerable amount of water to cause problems).
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Originally Posted by John VS
(Post 2671605)
Pretty sure test results on the Injen CAI showed 17HP avg gain at the wheel. The Injen short ram was closer to 10-12 at the wheel but all of that was over 4K RPM. I haven't seen dyno results on the AEM but I'd like to.
Okay, found it. Here are the numbers on the AEM. Looks good. Personally, I'm too nervous about rolling through standing water to buy one of the true CAIs. That would make for a very bad day.
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Originally Posted by a red maro
(Post 2671710)
yeah been there and done that, not with my camaro but the car that i had before. That day felt like the worst day in my life seeing my car on the wrecker with a whole in the block.
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You'd have to drive through 22" of standing water, completely submerging the filter, to worry about hydrolock with the long tube Injen. No offense, but you'd either have to be a complete idiot, or suffer an act of God, in order to do that. In daily driving, even in rain, you are fine with the Injen, and for added safety, the hydrosock works flawlessly.
As to a short version being safer, the one and only time any of my motors ingested water was through an AirRaid in my slightly lifted 04 Silverado. Of course, the motor was completely submerged in the hole I was in, thus covering the filter.
It can happen, and chances are probably close to the same, for both types of intakes. One just has to be ignorant one time, drive into something they shouldn't and then cause an issue.
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