MarWar80

Was it me or was Kwrk always cheating by making that last honk super short and taking off? That wouldn't go too far down here in South, FL.

kw1k

^^ nah...

Fanman

Hey Ddub is part of that intake from my old RE intake kit ?

mikeb

just dont get it wet when washing the car

zoom44

any problems geting the crash bar back on? lining up the holes etc.?

kw1k

^ nop not at all.

zoom44

cool thanks

cstokes24

Hard to tell from the vid...Exactly how loud is this intake. Is it only loud when your are jumping on it? What does it sound like cruising on the highway? Can anyone compare the sound to other intakes (i.e. K&N, Revi, etc).

mikeb

I have had K&n intake ver 1 and 2
they sound almost the same
the only intake I have heard that is not real loud is the revi

ddub

Not currently, I'm still trying to source some various pipe sizes to build my own CAI using that piece you sent me. Piping in the size I'm trying to find and bends I want is proving difficult as well as expensive.

Eventually I'll find some stuff somewhere, build my system, and sell the AEM depending on how it performs.

ddub

I could care less honestly, I don't see a problem considering that water dries and all.

kw1k

^^ same here.

lurch519

mikeb

my bad
I guess im wrong to think WATER plus INTAKE is a bad thing

lurch519

well you are right and wrong. there is not problem with the filter of the aem getting wet. now if the aem filter was submerged in standing water as you were driving, then there would be real problems. but then again, if you drove through that much water, you deserve what you get.

ddub

^^^
Yep, washing your car wont do ****... What do you think happens when it rains? Drive through a puddle and water gets splashed up? Same thing, no big deal.

mikeb

I understand what you guys are saying
im just saying the filter sits in plain view and when you wash your car with a hose you may get the filter very wet


that cant be the same as having a stock intake and driving over a puddle

kw1k

^^ yeah your right, but its not going to have an affect on the car.

toca

easy fix if u r worried about water get aem bypass for the intake so if u filter gets wet it wont do jack **** to your car

ddub

I didn't mean stock intake and driving over a puddle, I meant AEM and driving over a puddle and having it splash up/soak the filter.

Punksux

how about the AEM intake in states where they put alot of salt on the roads due to snow. I know I live in albany and it seems that i cannot keep my car clean for longer than two days. The front just looks like a lot of built up salt.

Punksux

How would that effect the filter?

mikeb

im not a expert on this stuff I would just be careful if you have the cai from AEM
that is all

lurch519

the bypass valve by aem wont do anything about water unless you completely submerge the filter, in which case, you shouldnt be driving the car if the water is that deep anyway

ddub

Some people are way too paranoid...

1. It's hard to drive in deep enough water to submerge the AEM cai, it's like 1.5 feet off the ground.

2. Rotaries do not hydrolock as easily as piston engines, yes it is possible but harder. Research the "water treatment" or "water trick" on rx7club to see people purposefully injecting large amounts of water into the engine in order to steam clean the internals.

3. How can washing your car cause engouh, if ANY, water to travel up the pipe? Even if you spray it directly, soaking it, and then went and turned your car on how do you expect it to go up? With air traveling through as well, water will NOT travel uphill! Water travels downhill, where the least resistant path lies. Unless the filter is submerged, none, or a very negligible amount, will go into the intake all the way to the TB, and that's only if you REALLY soak it and the imediately start the car up.