cold air intake?

Question

can u damage your engine by adding a cold air intake? is it easy for water to get into, like when it rains.
if you dont drive through water when it rain, can you still suck up water into your engine

Answer 1

IT DEPENDS ON IF THE MANUFACTURER OF THE COLD AIR INTAKE CHANGES THE LOCATION OF THE AIRFILTER. MAKE SURE THE AIRFILTER IS GOOD QUALITY--MOST WILL BE REUSEABLE TYPE--WASH AND REOIL. BE CAREFUL WHEN REOILING DO NOT OVER OIL WILL CAUSE MASS AIR SENSOR PROBLEMS. USE COMMON SENSE DO NOT PUT COLD AIR INTAKE DOWN WHERE WATER CAN GET TO IT --

Answer 2

Yes you absolutely can suck up water into your engine, it is called hydrolock, and that is the main draw-back of a cold air intake. The water will be sucked into the combustion chamber where the air should be, and since water does not compress like air, you will end up breaking a rod, or bending one, or more. The safest way to r un a cold air intake is with an air-bypass valve, it lets the water drain before reaching the throttle body, but still lets all the air through. I have run cold air intakes on 2 cars now, without air-bypass valves, and not had an issue. Just watch for deep puddles, a few drops of water hitting the filter is not a huge deal, just don't let it get submerged in a puddle, and make sure you are off the throttle completely if going through one.
Check out AEM for a bypass valve.