Celica Forums General Discussion Exterior AEM CAI / Rain

It's raining... and I have a AEM CAI on my car? I am afraid to drive it. Any suggestion?

nothing bad is gonna happen unless you get that thing in solid water to hydrolock..other than that it should be fine driving with it

I believe Ro is right..

ahem.. https://celicahobby.com/ubbthreads/thread.f1_1953283850_0_collapsed_5__1.html#1953283850

just drive it - watch out for those puddles though

i'm in l.a. el nino is about to piss in my city...i have an aem intake. just tape up your wheel well plastics for an extra precaution and keep a look out for REALLY deep puddles...you should be okay ...

the faster you go the less damage to the intake but seriously nothing will happen unless you decied to drive thru a lake or something.

really..i've been going over puddles real slow...

As long as you have your undercar plastics and wheel well plastics (and you don't drive into a newly formed lake ), you'll be fine. 90% of hydrolocking cases I've heard of are from people who don't have the wheel well plastic to protect the filter from water. Without that, the tire will toss water straight onto the filter. Eventually, it will build up in the pipe, closing it off, and making the engine suck up the water.

BTW, I've even heard of someone hydrolocking with the stock airbox, so don't think you'll be safe with that or a short ram, either..

wtf! hyrdolock with a stock airbox haha can you be much more of an idiot??

yeah, you should be safe.

Yah, if you go fast enough the car "gets out of the way" before the water has time to splash up into the engine compartment. But it IS dangerous to drive in the rain like that!

And btw yea im worried about driving in the rain too im taking all pre-cautions when necessary for my CAI

Get a heatshield from here:
http://www.2kracing.com/product_info.php?products_id=3494

It'll keep water out of the intake even better than taping up the wheel well holes (blocks both front and back), and you won't have to worry about restricing air to the brake on that side.

whats a wheel well? WHat does it look like?

My buddy almost hydrolocked his car yesterday with an AEM CAI. His engine shut down and warning lights went on. Luckily, it flushed itself out and is working like new again. Didn't have his wheel plastics on and splashed water onto his filter.

Don't worry, he got a good laughing today.

here this could give you a bit of an idea..


https://celicahobby.com/ubbthreads/thread.f_154546_0_collapsed_2__1.html

ahem! duct tape? i heard someone did it and no even have to worry bout the pouring rain...oh wait that was me

I'm without speech.

Yeah I have an AEM CAI too and I'm kinda worried still. BUUUT duct tape works like a champ.

hahah! Great ideas!

there was a report on NC .org...this is true

i have an AEM CAI and i have driven through some pretty hard rain and it hasnt hurt it yet

yeah but you got a shitload of accidents heheh

It was raining here yesterday, nothing bad happened.

Went fast, slow, and even fast through a rather large puddle (that I didn't know was there! *shake fist*). But I didn't have any problems. I have the wheel well taped up.

I love Duct tape, it is the cure for everything, I think it will cure cancer one day.

"Hey honey, I cut my leg off with the chainsaw. Grab the Duct tape".

anyone have a clue where to get cheap clips for wheelwell plastics, mine ripped off and im not going to go to the dealership for em...

you can try to cover up the holes with duct tape or something