ok, so im new to the whole 4 banger scene and never really dealt with CAI's( used to the air breathers on old v8's) and ive seen alot of people saying that a CAI is the best way to get cold air to my motor, but the problem is that people also say that the airfilter gets pretty wet in rainy conditions and that a CAI could eventually lead to a hydrolocked engine. well i love my car so i dont want it to get destroyed, so is there any way that i could some how modify the CAI to not get wet at all and still suck in cool air?
thanks

 

Get an aem bypass to go with your cai .

 

thats pretty much it, or just keep it SRI, they are pretty much the same in hp and trq value either way. SRI is just a safer bet.
-Flip

 

Also, if you would rather have a SRI but still get cooler air, keep the OEM snorkel on the car and fab yourself a heat shield.

 

a bypass is a good idea. there's also some CAI that can be converted to SRI....I'm pretty sure injen's does, and a quick search on google would give some more.

 

my AEM is a two part CAI, but i keep it SRI, may just get the bypass though.
-Flip

 

sorry if i sound noobish, but what is the 'bypass'?

 

like this....it goes on the pipe...

http://www.tirerack.com/engine_tunin...il.jsp?ID=1082

 

I installed the bypass valve on my cia. It was an easy install, took me about 30-45 min. I hydrolocked one time and decided to get the bypass valve. It's been over a yr and I haven't had any troubles.

 

a hydroshield wouldn't be a bad idea either

 

definately go with a bypass. filters out all the water. from what i understand, u can practicaly submerge the cone after the bypass has been installed. and its only like 30$. Cant go wrong with that price and the offered protection it comes with.