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trd cold air intakte?

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sheepboy1130
Laurel
Maryland, US
  • Detailer
 will i have a chance of getting hydolock if i get trd CAI? it doesnt look that low from the picture. does any one have injen or trd CAI? is it realyl low? how much hp did u guys gain from ur CAI?

[#] Oct 17, 2007 07:20pm
06tCdude
San Antonio
Texas, US
  • Master Mechanic
 i have the injen CAI and hotchkis springs. id say the filter is still 8 inches from the ground. but i am still gunna get a bypass valve

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[#] Oct 17, 2007 07:22pm
SquallLHeart
  • The Techie
 i find bypass valves to be useless.

most times when a person hydrolocks a tC with an intake (considering how high and the location of the air filter is) it's mostly caused by neglect and stupidity to attempt to drive thru a small lake-sized puddle.

i've driven thru harsh rain and i have an Injen CAI... filter might get wet, sure, but unless you drive thru a massive puddle you'll be okay.

and also, a bypass would still be rendered useless unless the filter is completely submerged. again.. another scenario easily avoided.

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[#] Oct 17, 2007 07:30pm
Mayo
Rockville
Maryland, US
  • The Guru
sheepboy1130 wrote:
will i have a chance of getting hydolock if i get trd CAI?


Usually getting a CAI will increase your chance of hydrolocking. But still the chance is pretty slim. Ive driven in torrential rain and 2" puddles with no problems.

sheepboy1130 wrote:
it doesnt look that low from the picture. does any one have injen or trd CAI? is it realyl low?


Thats a good thing to think of! But my Injen intake is a whopping 10" (rough estimate) from the ground at stock height. Pretty safe right?

sheepboy1130 wrote:
how much hp did u guys gain from ur CAI?


Dyno tested intakes will be extremely similar in power gains. You can expect 2-3 hp freed up. But Injen is cheaper, and some might argue better.


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[#] Oct 18, 2007 12:32am
Flawl3ss
Chicago
Illinois, US
  • Tech Advisor
 If its a big concern, you can always go SRI which is at the valve cover height..by some act of god, could SRI's hyrdrolock?

[#] Oct 18, 2007 01:09am
nickah
  • Vehicle Designer
Flawl3ss wrote:
If its a big concern, you can always go SRI which is at the valve cover height..by some act of god, could SRI's hyrdrolock?


If god effing hates you.

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[#] Oct 18, 2007 01:36am
SquallLHeart
  • The Techie
 ^^ yup.

i've seen an engine hydrolock because they had a bypass valve.. would probably be the same act of God to cause a SRI to hydrolock

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[#] Oct 18, 2007 02:06am
PatCampbell
Boynton Beach
Florida, US
  • Tech Advisor
 yeah, unless you attach a propeller to your bumper and try to cross a canal, you prolly will never have to worry about hyrolock. it's just one of those "make you feel a little safer" kinda things. I've got the trd, i love it, no complaints. I live down in florida. Sometimes we get ALOT of rain. Just comforting to know that i got it.....

[#] Oct 18, 2007 10:40am
RoulettetC
Frederick
Maryland, US
  • Scion Guru
 I went ahead and got the hydroshield for the injen intake. It is a hydrophobic material that does not restrict airflow, but makes water bead off. It slip right over the filter, I got it for $20.


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[#] Oct 18, 2007 11:01am
DevinN08tC
Louisville
Kentucky, US
  • Tech Advisor
 or you could just but an injen intake in black and an AEM bypass valve, then clone it to look like a TRD. Mweh ha ha ha ha ha *Insert doctor evil thumb to mouth here*

[#] Oct 18, 2007 11:05am

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