Engine short ram intake question

short ram intake question

i'm seriously considering buying one of the cheap ebay intakes (most likely the one below)


my question is what risks are involved with having this thing under my hood. any?

i thinkin the same thing too

there shouldnt be any problems...if you get all the hoses connected correctly and have the MAF securely fit on

Only thing I can think of is hydrolocking, I know it can happen with a CAI. But if you have water in your hood, ur car is screwed anyway. Alot of my friends have CAI's or short rams, and they said its real easy to do yourself.

for it to hydrolock the filter must be submerged in water...a few splashes shouldnt hurt either...ive been thru many lil puddles and been fine

i was thinking that hydrolocking was mainly an issue in CAIs

But just imagine if you had an Altis or Vuteq grill going through the car wash with jets of water blasting into your engine bay! Haha. Anyway, ya hydrolocking is usually an issue associated with CAIs because CAIs are lower to the ground, where flooded streets can cause the CAI to become submerged in water. Small splashes of water are nothing.

im using that intake tube... and i coupled it with a K&N filter....


works fine for me...

Curiously, why would anyone want a short arm/ram intake? Sure it's less restrictive than the OEM airbox, but it's still sucking in hot air...

Well some people are worried about hydrolocking so they get the Short Ram Intake. As I said, if you get that submerged in water, your pretty much screwed anyway.

this wouldn't actually be an issue, would it? i've never been through one of those washing machines or whatever, but i might in the future.

no.. it won't be an issue... he was just trying to scare you....

But if you are really worry about it... what you can do is buy a AEM By pass valve.. that will take care the problem..

Exactly, because the bypass valve seals out the water from the cold air intake. I'm considering getting one even with a short ram.

A by-pass valve will not help you on a short-ram intake. The valve and the filter are at about the same height.

As for hydro-lock.....like [TRD] RoLLa said...."the filter must be completly submerged". Rain, carwashes, snow, ect. will not be an issue. Everyone will tell they know somebody who has H-locked an engine, but in reality, it's quite rare. Besides, as mentioned by someone above, if you're in water deep enough to submerge the filter on a short-ram.....you've got more issues than just H-lock.