I just got an injen cold air intake. I had to install it behind my bumber. Am i going to have to take off the bumber everytime i clean the filter or is there a way to do it without taking the car aprt? Should i just make it a short ram?

 

unscrew plastic fender piece... reach underneath... no messy or massive disassembly needed

 

Don't make it a sri, it would be a waste. The injen cai and sri have been dynoed and the cai is much more effective. Technically, you didn't have to take the bumper off to do the initial install, so you shouldn't have to to take off the filter to clean it in +/- 50K miles. I've heard of plenty of people leaving on the bumper for the install. If you absolutely can't do it w/o removing the bumper, then sure, you need to take the bumper off to clean the filter. In reality though, since you are only cleaning it every 50K miles, even if you drive a lot and do 20K a year, thats still 2.5 years between cleanings! If you were able to do the install, you are able to do that.

 

i just take the screws from the middle of the bumper to the wheel (i think there are 5 including the one on the inside of the wheel well) and the wheel well plastic clips. This lets me pull the bumper CAREFULLY enough back to get my hands in to get to the filter. never had to take the whole bumper off.

 

you don't have to do anything to the bumper.

 

cool...what about the water getting into the intake thing. Does that happen easily?

 

For your safety and comfort, you have 2 options. AEM Bypass valve and/or injen hydroshield. I'd go with the hydroshield, but if you submerge it in water, you're in trouble. If you are going to be careful, do the hydroshield. If you're an idiot (and only you know that), get the bypass valve. I stated recently in another thread that the aem bypass decreases performance of the intake (so i've heard) by actually letting some air escape. This isn't first hand experience, its just what i've heard. I have no empirical evidence to back that up, but nevertheless, i've only heard GREAT things about the injen hydroshield to keep it dryer, but not to prevent hydrolocking.

 

I live in AZ it doesnt get reall wet here...so as long as i dont go through a flodded area it should be ok?

 

yea, but i'd still invest the $20 in the injen hydroshield personally. It's an extra line of protection, but the truth is, unless you submerge the filter the water, you "should" be fine. Btw, the hydroshield actually helps keep the filter cleaner longer.

 

cool...thanks! Im gonna buy one

 

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well water cant really get in with an oiled filter. water doesnt like to pass through oil soaked gauze but if its submerged thats another story. Thats where the bypass is nice, but then again how often do you drive through over a foot of water? People always seem to panic about cai's and water.
I used to run a k&n cone filter and a precharger (same as hydroshield)straigh on my turbo on my pickup and never had a problem through thousands of miles in the woods in the mud. see the link above. That truck has a 400hp 4 cyl in it.