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108322, I hate CAI
Posted by Slimyjr., Apr-08-08 07:55 AM
Well, thanks to my AEM CAI(without a bypass valve) i have blown my second motor. This time instead of just bending a rod, i sent it through the block with some shrapnel that pulverized the pan. Im not very happy now, but my next rebuild will be without a CAI.
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108323, RE: I hate CAI
Posted by 2GeclipseRS, Apr-08-08 10:13 AM
That sucks.
I do find humor in everyone breaking their engines though.
What happened to going turbo?
IMO, cold air intakes are a waste of wrench time. Aside from the smidge of increased throttle response and cool noises they are garbage.....
I haven't sucked water into my engine but i might as well have. *kicks front bumper*
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108324, RE: I hate CAI
Posted by Slimyjr., Apr-08-08 10:15 AM
Turbo is going on other motor i have. Its not even close to being done though because of money issues.
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108325, RE: I hate CAI
Posted by Flipboi89, Apr-08-08 10:20 AM
Oh sorry to hear that. Yeah i stayed away from cold air intakes because of winter times.. Plus short rams IMO you can hear/sound better
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108327, RE: I hate CAI
Posted by RoninEclipse2G, Apr-08-08 11:10 AM
Originally posted by Flipboi89
Oh sorry to hear that. Yeah i stayed away from cold air intakes because of winter times.. Plus short rams IMO you can hear/sound better
+1
My personal prefrence is to use the short ram and have a feed hose coming up from the front bumper area for cooler air at speed.
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108328, RE: I hate CAI
Posted by 2GeclipseRS, Apr-08-08 11:19 AM
I think we all have money issues.
Honestly, i think dsm's are the worst cars to have if you're having money issues. Lol.
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108329, RE: I hate CAI
Posted by RoninEclipse2G, Apr-08-08 11:23 AM
Originally posted by 2GeclipseRS
I think we all have money issues. Honestly, i think dsm's are the worst cars to have if you're having money issues. Lol.
no, there are worse, trust me.
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108330, RE: I hate CAI
Posted by Slimyjr., Apr-08-08 01:19 PM
Well, to be honest, the car is remarkably reliable. I've had 2 motors in it, and they were both blown from sucking up water through a CAI. In fact, it seemed that the harder i beat the shit out of it, the better it ran. But besides, the runins with CAI, the car has never given me promblems.
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108333, RE: I hate CAI
Posted by DR1665, Apr-08-08 07:08 PM
Damn. That sucks, man. Not worth the extra 2whp at all, is it?
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108361, RE: I hate CAI
Posted by fresh95, Apr-10-08 11:39 AM
What's crazy is I had a cold air intake on my car for several years before going turbo, with no bypass valve, and I beat my car, and it never gave me a single problem. Even the one winter I drove it, it was caked with slush, still no problems. I can't believe how much I beat this engine and how well it has held up. I even ran 17 psi on the stock motor, and then hooked up the waste-gate right to limit it to 5 psi, and it still ran. Yeah, I had extreme blow-by, but it still ran with no strange noises. Even ran it low on oil (nothing on dipstick) several times, still ran good. Finally yanked it lastnight, time for forged internals Wooo Hooo!
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