CAI w/ stainless steel filter?
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CAI w/ stainless steel filter?
i have the aem cai and the other day and i was talking to a few guys who recommended a stainless steel filter. their reasoning was that rain/water will hit it and not be absorbed and get saturated like the "cotton/fabric" type, as i do not have the air bypass valve. the only thing is my front grill is popped out so i worry a little about it getting soaked. anybody running this type of filter on the aem or have any input?
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the issue is not water on the filter, it is water on the MAF element. If you want to get around water problems, buy a K&N DryCharger. It will keep everything off besides total submersion
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I had to google SS filter because I wasn't sure how one would make one. Apparently they are made but I'd wonder what the size of the particles they admit would be. I doubt they would out perform a more standard medium. I'm running with a K&N conical in the factory fog light location and it's really a non-issue. I also have no front grill. As long as you don't submerge it, you won't pick up an appreciable amount of water. A sogged water filter is nothing. Maybe if you put the filter in water and then immediately put it on the car, it might take a little more cranking to start. After that, it'd be fine.
In short, I don't think a wet filter is any concern at all.
In short, I don't think a wet filter is any concern at all.
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that was exactly what i was thinking. i can't see it filtering as good as a cotton or fabric element. i haven't had this set up long and was just curious as i have not drove it in hard rain yet, just drizzle type situations. iv heard rain with the aem is not an issue. however, i have no grill so i was just curious. thanks for all the input
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