The Only CAI/SRI Thread You Should Ever Post In

[timot_one]

I don't know if it's worth all the trouble when you could just get a CAI.  I've used common sense and never had an issue with sucking up water.  I think most people hear the horror stories about people hydrolocking and assume that this will happen to them.

[b_beau_09]

+1 to what Tim said.  however you end up trying to do this, it still wouldn't effectively help out the SRI enough for the amount of work you'd have to do.  CAI is a better choice for that.  I think Fujita is the company that makes the CAI that can be changed to an SRI if you want the versatility.  but I'm not quite sure.  I think JT (blackhawk) has that intake.

i've had my AEM V2 CAI in pretty much since I bought the car, I've had no problems through snow/rain/sleet even being lowered. and where I live there are plenty of puddles to keep me on my toes.  You just have to be smart about it I guess.

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

Hm ok. Well, I'm probably going to be keeping my SRI for awhile, so I don't it'd be that big of a deal. I just thought it'd be cool to come up with ideas to make it better without buying a whole new one.

[Abailey4]

+1 to what Tim said.  however you end up trying to do this, it still wouldn't effectively help out the SRI enough for the amount of work you'd have to do.  CAI is a better choice for that.  I think Fujita is the company that makes the CAI that can be changed to an SRI if you want the versatility.  but I'm not quite sure.  I think JT (blackhawk) has that intake.

i've had my AEM V2 CAI in pretty much since I bought the car, I've had no problems through snow/rain/sleet even being lowered. and where I live there are plenty of puddles to keep me on my toes.  You just have to be smart about it I guess.

The one I have, Injen converts to SR as well.


I give you props for trying to innovate but intakes give you so lil power additive anyway there's no point in trying to better them.

[b_beau_09]

^ahh, that's the one I was thinking about.  yea, it's the Injen RD right?

[Abailey4]

Yeah I think it's RD.

[mnkyman]

best thing you could do would be to fab up some sort of heat shield to surround the filter and maybe wrap the pipe with that heat tape they use on exausts...thats the cheapest, least invasive idea I can come up with

[wtcii]

Just get a CAI with a bypass valve to prevent the water from getting through, it is a lot cheaper than a new engine.

[timot_one]

If you have a CAI with a BPV, it's going to give you the same benefits as a SRI.  IMHO, it's a waste of money at that point.

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

Hmmm, do you think making a tube that goes from the top grill (or bottom) to the intake would make any difference?

Sorry for being a bugger, but I'm a fan of doing DIY mods and playing with end results, as opposed to just getting something and having it at that, lol.

I tried taking apart the intake resonator so I could salvage the tubing off of it, but it seems to be like uber sealed tight, lol.

I wish I had those friggin' fog light vents on my bumper so I could route a tube to it, lol.  I wonder if I can cut the holes and put them on myself...

Edit: Ok, I think the radiator is too close to either grill for me to be able to do any kind of tubing there. For a split second I thought about possibly putting it behind a radiator fan, but then realized that those fans are getting rid of the heat from the radiator, lol. That wouldn't turn out too well. I think I'll just scrap the hood, and strap one of those giant shop fans on top of the engine.

[thisaznboi88]

just get an intake and put it in yourself. Your making in sooo soo hard.... Get it, put it in, drive, and enjoy.... simple

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

I've already got a SRI (hence the topic name lol), I'm just throwing out ideas to getting colder air to it because of the apparent problems with engine heat and SRIs. Honestly, getting a cold air intake is out of the question because I pretty much just got my SRI. At the time I got the SRI I wasn't really informed on the real issue with hydrolocking. But now I know how hard it is to hydrolock your car. (Plus the SRI I got had the largest HP improvement from the list available I just sent them an email, lol.

[CrackerTeg]

I can totally give you props for wanting to do things yourself. I myself am in the process of creating my own version of the Comptech Icebox. I'm really not into buying something and just slapping it on. Way too easy. I like to complicate things. If there's no challenge in something, why fucking do it? That's the way I see it.

Point is Jeff, do what your heart desires. Like Sam said, a heatshield and an intake wrap would be the easiest and ideal way to go. If you can add some ducting from where your filter is to where your resonator used to be with a velocity stack on the end, even better. Mod away brotha!

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

Heh, I just read this and I'm basically in the same dilema. I even called K&N and asked if i could get the tubing, but they said no. My idea was to cut away the fender well part that extends and attaches to the bumper cover, but i haven't really given it much more thought.

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

I think I'm going to give the heat wrap stuff a shot. I found a really good DIY somewhere on tricks to applying it, etc., but I forgot to bookmark it! The tubing on my SRI does get pretty hot! I'll do this whenever I installed my TSX IM.

Edit: Found the page I was talking about: http://www.flex-innovations.com/intake_wrap.htm

I Also may think about painting my intake black, using the same stuff I'll be painting my intake manifold with. It says that it blocks up to 500F temperatures. Plus it'll look cool.