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Old 01-18-2013, 02:26 PM
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long story short i have a K&N CAI installed about 4 years ago. well every time it rains (not flooding, not driving through puddles), somehow my filter gets wet and i stall out. I have an AEM bypass valve filter on now but havent had the opportunity to drive in rain yet. kinda afraid cause i know for the BVF to work, the intake filter has to be submerged. any help? maybe a K&N dry wrap for the filter or build a box around my intake so no water can get to it? the under body is in tact.
 
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Old 01-18-2013, 03:25 PM
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why don't you revert to stock air intake location?
 
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Old 01-18-2013, 11:50 PM
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like short ram? cause thats less HP. if i can find a way to keep water from touching my filter with a CAI i want to do that. i hate SRI.
 
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Old 01-19-2013, 08:18 AM
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There are good reasons why cars don't come with this type of intake stock. The improvements are not worth the risk. You may hate SRI, but you will hate water in your engine even more.
 
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Old 01-19-2013, 09:02 AM
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There are kits that they sell that prevent water from reaching it.
 
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Old 01-19-2013, 10:18 PM
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i already have this intake on so i wont go buy another one. just trying to find a way to make it work, thats all.
 
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