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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 06:46 PM
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Question CAI in the summer?

first of all... im not a car guy. all i know is how to change a tire, oil, all that other maintenance stuff.. but i have a question about the CAI.. if i get a AEM CAI, would i have to take it off for the summer? cause i was talking to this kid from class and he said that if i have a CAI, it's only good for the winter cold, but for the summer i would have to take it off cause the heat will "F" something up... does this kid know **** about cars or is he correct? cause im pulling the
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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Ugh, I've never heard anything like that. My AEM CAI stays on my car year round.
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 07:20 PM
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pure crap was given to you sir, the aem cai pulls in cool air even during the summer the air outside the engine bay is cooler than whats inside thus you still get a small benefit and no side effects except for the noise
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 07:30 PM
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exactly what i told him but he kept telling me all this crap... okay then thanks for the clarification...
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 08:01 PM
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what a dumb turd
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 08:16 PM
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hahaha. wow... that kid deserves a punch
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 08:18 PM
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that is jsut the oddest thing ive heard about a CAI yet
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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A cold air intake just gets it's air from the area ahead of the radiator.

....just like the stock intake.

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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 08:52 PM
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I bet he believes his Civic has 300 HP
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 09:10 PM
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Fail.
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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tell thaty kid that you have a twin turbo - swapped from an rx7 and can now pwn his civic
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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I bet he believes his Civic has 300 HP
LMAO!!! funny thing is... he drives a civic!!! this made me ROFLMAO
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 11:21 PM
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Watch out for car washes. They have been know to suck up water into the intake.
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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/\ In minuscule amounts.. and you don't even have to worry about it due to the rotarys nature.
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 11:44 PM
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oooo, i got a small amount of water up my intake into my engine.

oh noes! now my engine is going to get steam cleaned. the horror.
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 12:01 AM
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Um, tell that kid no matter what temperature it is you may have in your area, outside air will always be cooler than stagnant engine bay air, especially true when moving.
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 07:15 AM
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Tie him to the school's flag poll and beat him.
Worthless FAIL....
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 07:18 AM
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Get another kid, because he knows not of which he speaks!

Originally Posted by CaptainEggs
first of all... im not a car guy. all i know is how to change a tire, oil, all that other maintenance stuff.. but i have a question about the CAI.. if i get a AEM CAI, would i have to take it off for the summer? cause i was talking to this kid from class and he said that if i have a CAI, it's only good for the winter cold, but for the summer i would have to take it off cause the heat will "F" something up... does this kid know **** about cars or is he correct? cause im pulling the
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by CaptainEggs
first of all... im not a car guy. all i know is how to change a tire, oil, all that other maintenance stuff.. but i have a question about the CAI.. if i get a AEM CAI, would i have to take it off for the summer? cause i was talking to this kid from class and he said that if i have a CAI, it's only good for the winter cold, but for the summer i would have to take it off cause the heat will "F" something up... does this kid know **** about cars or is he correct? cause im pulling the
son i am disappoint...cold means cooler than engine bay.
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 11:36 AM
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LMAO!!! funny thing is... he drives a civic!!! this made me ROFLMAO
I can spot the ricers from a mile away.
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 11:44 AM
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the kid is a cumtard, tell him your flux capacitor allows you to have it year round jeez!
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 12:45 PM
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wow what an idiot..please telll me u were NOT in a car related school
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 12:54 PM
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Keep in mind that most US WWII Fighter aircraft engines had water injection systems for "war emergency power" and some of those were radial engines not too different in operation from our rotaries. Steam is a powerful force!!

A little water in the intake is not a terrible thing (a lot is tho'.)

Originally Posted by kersh4w
oooo, i got a small amount of water up my intake into my engine.

oh noes! now my engine is going to get steam cleaned. the horror.
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 03:36 PM
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Hmmm.. so I made an air-conditioned air intake, this kid would buy it?
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 03:41 PM
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Lawl that kid probly said vtec just kicked in yo!
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