SRI or CAI

[lemmm]

wtf lol please explain your logic on this mate

winter: cold and wet
summer:hot and dry

winter:engine is a bit cooler = less heat soak,
summer: engine gets hot easier and prone heat soak

winter with cai:, you'll be dodging puddles and possible of hydrolocking
summer with sri: prone to heak soak.

winter with sri: dont have to dodge puddles, cooler weather = less chances of heat soak
summer with cai: no heat soak best thing to use during summer

kinda understanding where i'm getting at?

[dougie_504]

Puddles don't hydrolock your car unless they're big - at which point you should be dodging them anyway so you don't lose traction/steering or go blind from spray.

Also winter may be colder than summer but I seriously doubt the engine bay would be so much colder that it would make a difference. The engine is still just as hot and producing just as much residual heat.

even if you get a SRI you can build a box to enclose it/block heat from it and run pipes from lower down up to the filter to feed cooler air to it

This is the best option

[kt_xD]

Puddles don't hydrolock your car unless they're big - at which point you should be dodging them anyway so you don't lose traction/steering or go blind from spray.

yeah i think i'm going for a SRI setup, they seem easier to install also.

thanks guys

[DCZ 18C]

winter: cold and wet
summer:hot and dry

winter:engine is a bit cooler = less heat soak,
summer: engine gets hot easier and prone heat soak
winter with cai:, you'll be dodging puddles and possible of hydrolocking
summer with sri: prone to heak soak.

winter with sri: dont have to dodge puddles, cooler weather = less chances of heat soak
summer with cai: no heat soak best thing to use during summer

kinda understanding where i'm getting at?

Why would you buy two air intakes in the firstplace when cold air feeds are better in winter and summer.. It does rain heavy in summer too you know... Heat evaporation rain.. You know
I'm pretty sure if you have a dc5 your not going to be puddle hunting anyway.. If your worried about that buy gruppeM or better yet Mugen ... Dearer yes but they are proven and make a difference..
Or if you want injen get a hydro shield.. But note this is to help prevent but won't stop it if you are going for a swim with Te car...

[azzacrombe]

Mate I reckon be safe and just get a sri. Keeping in mind your in melbourne and you guys get a bit of rain. You dont want to be worring about hydrolocking your car EVERYTIME it rains. My mate hydrolocked his car last month and let me tell you its a headache you can do without. You may loose a bit of HP with heatsoak, that can be fixed, but you dont want to loose your whole engine.

[45SET]

Hondata airbox mod, then save up and buy a Gruppe M.

Unless you plan to move the battery to the boot, and use the space that was once used by the battery for your airfilter (Much like a K-Swaped Civic), your run of the mill SRI (Not enclosed) is shit.

[redefine]

Mate I reckon be safe and just get a sri. Keeping in mind your in melbourne and you guys get a bit of rain. You dont want to be worring about hydrolocking your car EVERYTIME it rains. My mate hydrolocked his car last month and let me tell you its a headache you can do without. You may loose a bit of HP with heatsoak, that can be fixed, but you dont want to loose your whole engine.

how the hell did he hydrolock :/ did he drive through a flooded road or something?

[type_AHH]

Hondata airbox mod, then save up and buy a Gruppe M.

Unless you plan to move the battery to the boot, and use the space that was once used by the battery for your airfilter (Much like a K-Swaped Civic), your run of the mill SRI (Not enclosed) is shit.

OP that's your best bet (if/when your budget allows)

[exquisit]

Mate I reckon be safe and just get a sri. Keeping in mind your in melbourne and you guys get a bit of rain. You dont want to be worring about hydrolocking your car EVERYTIME it rains. My mate hydrolocked his car last month and let me tell you its a headache you can do without. You may loose a bit of HP with heatsoak, that can be fixed, but you dont want to loose your whole engine.

how did he hydro lock his car?
what cai setup did he have?

[trism]

You'd have to be driving through 30cm deep water for like, 50 meters to hydro lock a motor

[azzacrombe]

how the hell did he hydrolock :/ did he drive through a flooded road or something?

Nah man, it was just a bit of rain and there was a puddle on the side of the road. He couldnt even swerve because there were other cars around.

[azzacrombe]

how did he hydro lock his car?
what cai setup did he have?

I havent seen the setup on his car, but from what he told me he had custom piping which made the intake sit next to the front bumper. Not as low as the bumper though. And as soon as he went over the puddle, the engine shut down and didnt start again. Hydrolock IS possible. It just depends if you want to run that risk.