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I was just curious, if water is a concern if you have installed a CAI? The original air intake has a water trap to prevent water from reaching the engine, but I didn't see a trap on any of the pictures of CAIs you guys have posted. If I install a CAI, do I need to fear puddles?

Take a look herehttp://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=835 found this using the search feature

Thanks, that's great help! I didn't even know there was a search feature! That's awesome!!!

dont get a bypass valve.. u dnt need it unless your ever gunna have the whole pipe submerged in water.. pluss u have to cut into the intake.. and u lose horsies

blah! never had a prob.just don't drive thru pools!

no worries.. akuna matata

...i was thinking abou this, 2 things.1. how are they in the winter in the snow? (starting the car and having 2+ feet of snow)2. sooooo if MN floods im @#$#@$#ed.

Winter in snow? No problem. I used to drive 400+ miles across MT with mine on and never once even had the car sputter. Never had a problem with starting in weather WELL below 0F either.As for the flooding, if you drive through more than 3 feet of standing water, yes you're screwed. Remember that the filter has to be completely submerged (we're talking a lot of water) to suck up enough to do any major damage. If you hit that much water you'll likely have big problems no matter what intake you have.

lol exactly, i was just thinking of doing a snorkle system well this mod is the plan for next summer or when i get 200 dollars free...so prolly after ps3 comes out :/ . thnx millster

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »lol exactly, i was just thinking of doing a snorkle system Ha! Well I have to say, you'd be the first. No problem. I was worried about hard starts in the harsh MT winter too, but it never faltered until the battery cracked.

I had zero problems with mine last winter. In fact the Vibes love the cold air soo much that mine had better acceleration in extreme cold temps (-20F) than any other time.

yep, no probs with my CAI either winters in the snow and ice. only the battery! lol

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »I had zero problems with mine last winter. In fact the Vibes love the cold air soo much that mine had better acceleration in extreme cold temps (-20F) than any other time.[evil] MUAHAHAHHA SWEET[/evil] hmm winter drag racing anyone ?

be careful of ebrake slides. make sure you have plenty of room in case you over correct (speaking from experience)

Get studded tires and go ice racing!

what's up with this lame flood protection! grrr!studded tires will only help you so much in the ice and snow. (also speaking from experience)

trdvibe - yea i saw ur bumper after you...cough did that thing with the sliding...cough maybe ill just take it on the lake in the winter and do dounuts. but then i would have to worry about falling through ice so i would need a car life jacket....wonder how much those are

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »trdvibe - yea i saw ur bumper after you...cough did that thing with the sliding...cough maybe ill just take it on the lake in the winter and do dounuts. but then i would have to worry about falling through ice so i would need a car life jacket....wonder how much those are Just attach one of those self-inflating emergency rafts to the roof-rack, and leave the rip cord dangling in through the window....

i was reading about some injen for cobalt ss my friend was showing me and someone said something about a water shield and that injen sells them, so i take a look an d its such BS i swear the sentence is hypocritical. check it.http://www.injen.com/7030_hydro.html"The HYDRO-SHIELD PRE-FILTERS are factory treated using an embedded hydrophobic process, which offers consistent airflow, water repellency and maintains horsepower gains. (Please note that this item is water repellent, not water proof) "so its water repellency, but its not water repellent....right....