I have an Injen CAI and I'm a bit worried about getting water in it, especially since the rainy season is starting here in Northern CA.

I'm looking at different options: either changing the full CAI to a short ram, or getting a Hydroshield from Injen - I'm not sure how effective the Hydroshield is though.

Does anyone recommend either of these options? Has anyone ever had to deal with Hydrolock on an Injen CAI?

 

as i know from there was only one case..

and dont need to really need to worry about hydrolock because the filter sits sooo high above the ground.

and about that hydroshield i dont think it would really help.. all it does is wrap around the filter and lets less air in due to you trying to be safe..

 

If you're really worried about hydrolocking the engine then you can always add an Air Bypass Valve to the intake. There aren't many cases of hydrolocking with the tC to be honest. The few that have happened were almost freak accidents. If you want to save the money just convert it to the short ram until the rainy season is over.

 

Just convert it until you the rainy season is over but msot likely your going to have to go through two feet of water to hydrolock the motor.

 

ok, i also was scared at first and had the same worries. i live in nyc and we get super nasty rainy seasons too.

2 days ago there was a rain storm and i had to drive 30 miles to work there and back.

i went thru puddles and heavy rain.

i say leave it in CAI frm and don't worry bout it, converting is just more work for you.

 

My buddy thought the same thing in his MR2 spyder, but decided it would be fine. One day during a bad rain storm, he was pulling into his apartment complex, didn't see the deep puddle in front of him (it was dark) and BOOM!

Granted, the MR2 is considerably lower than the tC, but i would rather be safe than have to replace a motor.

 

here's what i did
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...141&highlight=

 

All it takes to hydrolock a motor is to get enough water in the combustion chamber in order for it not to be able to compress anymore, which is 4-5 tablespoons in most cases. Sometimes you are lucky and will turn into vapor when the spark fires, other times not and boom, bent or cracked rods... Ive done my share of hydrolocking when I fourwheel. Not fun at all

 

Thanks for the input guys.

I'm still not sure what I'll do, I'm leaning more towards getting the Hydroshield cause its easier to install. Taking out the full length pipe from the CAI that runs down the fender is damn hard (especially trying to do it without scratching it!)

 

The filter on an Injen CAI setup sits at about the top lugnut on our cars which isnt that low. With a CAI installed, you'll always have it on the back of your mind and you won't be driving into any puddels bigger than your car.

My friend's RSX-S's CAI filter sits right at the bottom of his bumper, which is about 4-5 inches off the ground.

 

If you're of the mind to willfully decide to drive through 2 feet of standing water, you deserve a hydrolocked engine.

 

does anybody know how big the intake hole is? im thinking about buying a replacement cone filter from injen.com but i have no idea how big the inlet is..

 

As taken from the injen website after about 3.5 minutes of poking around.

The filter is a 3" inlet, 6" base, 5" tall, 5" top.

The model # for the filter is : X-1014-BR

 

wait the one the tc has... isnt the model number SP2110?

 

I looked up the SR/CAI kit on their site and that's the filter they listed, I then looked up the filter and those were the specs of it.

 

Just looked up the kit again, SP2110 is the model # for the kit itself, not the filter.

 

thanks

 

i'm in san jose.. i've driven through some harsh winter rains in cali.... never had any issues..

 

ok question... CAR WASHES... instead of making anew thread...

i don't have access to hoses and ____ like that, i live in a apt condo. and it's gettin too cold to gotoa friends house to wash it there, but my baby really needs a wash got leave stains from the falling leaves on my car mixed w/ rain.

if i were to goto a car wash i shouldn't really worry bout it since the car will be off while it's getting washed right?

 

don't worry about it.