"Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> "Al G" <agerhart2@charter.net> wrote in
> news:P5Nmi.19$nl4.8@newsfe06.lga:
>
>>
>> "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
>> news:Xns996D59B8F74FDtegger@207.14.116.130...
>>> 02civic <whiskers0130@aol.com> wrote in news:1184381071.281891.192920
>>> @n60g2000hse.googlegroups.com:
>>>
>>>> 2002 honda civic ex 5 speed....not a mod kinda guy but heard that a
>>>> cold air intake will improve my mileage as well as give me a modest
>>>> boost in hp. i bought a V2 cold air induction systems from AEM and
>>>> and did a little research and now am a little worried that after me
>>>> a buddy put it on i will be running the risk of the car hydro
>>>> seizing. is this a real threat? PS AEM doesnt make a blow out valve
>>>> for the V2 system. any advice or tips are greatly appreciated.....
>>>> just dont tell me to avoid large puddles. thanx
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> You would need to put your car on a dyno in order to sense any power
>>> increase above the psychosomatic.
>>>
>>> Your worry of hydrolock is a real one. Hydrolocks DO happen all the
>>> time with CAI's. Hydrolock destroys engines.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Hydrolock? As in "rain ingested"? Flood water ingested?
>>
>> Help me out here, how does a cold air induction lead to a
>> hydrolock?
>>
>
>
> Depends on where the air pickup is.
>
> Ordinary rain is unlikely to enter a CAI at sufficient volume as to lock
> the engine.
>
> But when you drive through large puddles, an amazing amount of water can
> splash at high pressure into the engine compartment. It is possible for
> water get past a foam air filter and travel through the intake. If
> sufficient water is ingested as to exceed combustion chamber volume at
> full compression, the connecting rod will bend.
>
> CAI makers sometimes supply "bypasses" to help keep water out if the
> intake even if it gets through the filter, but how effective those are I
> cannot say.
>
> Honda goes to great lengths to make certain this never happens with the
> factory setup, even if you drive through giant puddles.
>
>
> --
> Tegger
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/


Thanks. Excellent FAQ by the way.

Al G