SRI or CAI

[redefine]

^how big was the puddle? and are you sure it wasnt electrical instead of hydrolock?

[trism]

An engine has to intake a LOT of water to lock. Like literally, it has to take in at least half the capacity. So like a litre of water most times. That's a fair bit.

[Jaiiiwon]

azza.. you mate got unlucky.

perhaps he was revving it as well. Noting that the more you push down on that throttle the more the engine would want to vacuum outta that poddie.
i forgot who told me.. but they said, whenever running past a puddle.. just run quick over it n keep that clutch down til you're well past it, so the revs are low.

[azzacrombe]

I dont think the puddle was that big judging from the amount of rain we had, but i guess what Jaiiiwon is saying makes sence, he was doing about 70km/h and that would mean revs would have been about 3k so at that speed he would have got a decent splash and with the revs it would have sucked in a fair bit of water.

But yeah i guess he was a bit unlucky and u have to be a bit careful if you have a cai in the rain.

[gumus89]

Even if he completely took his foot off the pedal at 70 there wouldnt be too much sucking going on.

[dougie_504]

I have had my CAI for 2-3 years now. I use it year-round even when it's bucketing rain and the water is streaming across the roads. If there's a puddle I slow down. Problem solved.

[exquisit]

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.

yea its just interesting to see where the pod sits
if theres undertray/inner wheel guards etc...
the more info/pics the better coz cai doesnt have to be heaps close to the ground... just out of the way of as much heat as possible

[NightKids]

Screw changing your driving everytime it rains, just get a Gruppe M already

[exquisit]

Screw changing your driving everytime it rains, just get a Gruppe M already

and what bout kswapped cars?

or cars with different manifolds?

[typ35]

mate dont listen to everyone that feeds you negative comments about sri's. i have a type s, n just recently did a diy job for an sri. throttle response is about the same, and even if there is a power loss up top due to heat soak, cant tell much, coz theres a noticable increase in torque right throughout the rev range, n the best part of it was, i did everything for $90! its really not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. i was in the same situation as you, deciding injen or sri. ended up sri, as its easier to replace the filter, absolutely no chance of hydrolock, and u cant beat the sound! :P but, in the end its up to you, obviously a cai, has greater benefits than sri, but for daily driving imho, sri isnt bad at all

[Indie]

yeh like nobody has anything better to do then spoon feed ur lazy ass

go search

You should honestly go and **** yourself.

Anyway, OP, grab a CAI and you won't regret it.

[45SET]

mate dont listen to everyone that feeds you negative comments about sri's. i have a type s, n just recently did a diy job for an sri. throttle response is about the same, and even if there is a power loss up top due to heat soak, cant tell much, coz theres a noticable increase in torque right throughout the rev range, n the best part of it was, i did everything for $90! its really not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. i was in the same situation as you, deciding injen or sri. ended up sri, as its easier to replace the filter, absolutely no chance of hydrolock, and u cant beat the sound! :P but, in the end its up to you, obviously a cai, has greater benefits than sri, but for daily driving imho, sri isnt bad at all

Only recently you say... in the middle of winter you say...

Wait till summer hits, you'll notice the lose of power.