CAI Honda Accord 2002 DX Need help in regards to water damage

Eatmydust

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Hi, I am new to the forums and I drive a 2002 Honda Accord DX. I recently purchased a CAI but its not named brand. I have been hearing alot of stories about water getting sucked in if u install it where the resonator used to be. My CAI will be comming in on wednesday so I wanted to know if It is safe to install it where the resonator used to be as I want to optimize HP gain. However, my street sometimes tends to get flooded quite a bit so will that affect the CAI? Thanks. Oh and if you can also link me to any good CAI install DIY threads I would really appreciate it thanks.

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you will be fine as long as you don't submerge the filter, aka drive through a pond
 

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thsi has been covered plenty of times...it does mount down behind the front bumper...how low is your car...if its not dropped i wouldnt worry about it also you can get a bypass valve which will stopped the water from being sucked in if the filter is submerged..I had a CAI for 5 years no problem
 

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What Badger said. Btw an intake will do nothing for power, especially without VTEC yo.
 

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ok thanks guys very helpful. Right now its sitting stock but im thinking maybe some ksports springs? i just want like a 2 inch drop not to slam it. So should i get the bypass valve just in case? I'm not lowered whatsoever..
 

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if you're not lowered, you're gonna have to drive through a pretty deep puddle in order for it to suck up enough water to damage anything. Don't worry about it and slap that ***** on there. i've had my cai on for 4+ years but also have an sri for the winter season, so that's always an option for oyu, but i never change mine out unless it's raining hard .. and i'm pretty low to the ground ..
 

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Before you make any more purchases that you aren't 100% sure on Research and ask any questions before you make the purchase. Trust me it'll make things go a lot smoother. I know from experience. My philosophy is why get a CAI where there is a tiny possibility of hydrolock over a SRI where there's practically no risk. Most of the time with just an intake your going to lose power anyways especially in a lot of our cases, unless paired with other supporting mods. I get it tho, you are just wanting the sound. I'm just sharing my .02
 
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I have the Injen CAI so i bought the "hydroshield" for safety. im dropped 2.5 in the front and no problems so far.
 

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If your afraid of hydrolock but don't want the heatsoak that you would get from a SRI, I would highly recommend getting a Taspro Hybrid Intake from tasauto.com. It uses aftermarket tubing so it's smoother but utilizes the stock air box with a K&N drop in filter. I personally have that on my car and I think it gets the best of both worlds. I hacked off the bottom of the airbox so I can get maximum air suction and since it's focused on the bottom it only sucks in air from the fender liner. It also has the response of a SRI and doesn't get heatsoaked since the plastic airbox doesn't heat up as easily.

It's the best intake and cheapest intake for our cars IMO.
 
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