My Ingen Intake
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My Ingen Intake
Hey guys, I just ordered a black Ingen cai this past Friday and i was reading the threads about which is better: a full cai or a short ram. It seems like every thread is getting mixed answers. I was wondering if someone could clear it up for me. I know that the full gives you a lil more power but am i taking any risks of hydrolocking (i dont no wat hydrolocking is) when it rains? Or does it have to be fully submerged in water to mess it up? Do i have to worry about it when Im driving while its raining? Also could someone send me a link on the DIY install of this. Thanks I appriciate it.
-Griff
-Griff
#2
the install is in the tech section. as for hydolocking, the filter is very well protected on these cars so i wouldn't worry too much about it but i did put a bypass valve on mine just for peice of mind.
#3
Originally Posted by TcPrincess
the install is in the tech section. as for hydolocking, the filter is very well protected on these cars so i wouldn't worry too much about it but i did put a bypass valve on mine just for peice of mind.
#8
to get hydrolocked...the filter must be submerged in water and that's hard because once installed...it sits about 2 ft above ground. It has happened, but it's extremely rare!
#11
People worry too much about water. It'd have to submerge the filter to hydrolock the engine. Actually, they used to have water injection systems on airplanes to increase power. I wouldn't reccomend trying it on your tc but a little water on the filter isn't going to hurt.
#12
Originally Posted by scootermafia
order the Injen Hydroshield, it's a little sock that goes on your intake filter and makes it more resistant to water.
#14
No the bypass valve goes in bewtween your SR and CA pipes as opposed to the rubber gasket. This acts as an alternate means of gaining air if the intake filter were to be submerged. Both are relativeley extreme measures since as we stated before, it's quite difficult to do.
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