New Intake

[ry0de]

I recently ordered the armaspeed CAI. I’m not very familiar with cars, but I want to learn. Anyways, I just wanted to know if there is any risk of hydrolocking if I replace the OEM intake.

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[Bigboss]

Unless you plan on turning the car into a submarine there is nothing to worry about

 

[Kolme]

Unless you plan on turning the car into a submarine there is nothing to worry about

We call that the James Bond Q tune.

 

[suicidaleggroll]

None of the the intakes on this car change the location of the filter, so the risk of hydro locking is unchanged from stock and would require you to drive through 2+ foot deep water.

 

[Extreme Power House]

There's no risk of hydro locking unless your car ends up submerged in a body of water. In that case, concerns about the intake would be the least of your worries.

 

[XtremeMaC]

Did you mean to get Tacoma TRD Pro? It happens to be best of us sometimes. You go in for a truck, then buy a Supra ?
For Taco, you should get a snorkel kit like this.
https://tacomabeast.com/collections...ake/products/toyota-tacoma-airaid-snorkel-kit

Joke aside, like mentioned most CAI for Supra are not CAI. There is only one kit that scoops air from under the nose.
https://www.velossatechdesign.com/p...ta-supra-mk5-big-mouth-ram-air-intake-snorkel

For that, again, you should be OK if you don't go in a massive puddle.

 

[Awales74]

most CAI for Supra are not CAI

Uhm, but this really isn't true is it?

A CAI simply needs to pull air from outside the engine compartment. The OEM intake does this with a plastic pipe from behind the headlight to the airbox. Most CAI kits use this or "upgrade" this. A CAI doesn't necessarily have to pull from a huge hole in the front of the car like for the radiator. It's just a bit of marketing to say "wow look how much air we can pull in from down here"

Because the OP is new, I feel it's important to point out that all the after market CAIs are essentially expensive kazoos. The stock car is not limited by the amount of air it can suck in so any improvement in performance is placebo at best. Only real impact is more turboy sounds.

 

[XtremeMaC]

Uhm, but this really isn't true is it?

A CAI simply needs to pull air from outside the engine compartment. The OEM intake does this with a plastic pipe from behind the headlight to the airbox. Most CAI kits use this or "upgrade" this. A CAI doesn't necessarily have to pull from a huge hole in the front of the car like for the radiator. It's just a bit of marketing to say "wow look how much air we can pull in from down here"

Because the OP is new, I feel it's important to point out that all the after market CAIs are essentially expensive kazoos. The stock car is not limited by the amount of air it can suck in so any improvement in performance is placebo at best. Only real impact is more turboy sounds.

Well yes and no. CAI, Cold Air Intake it supposed to intake cold, preferably coldest and obviously not the hot air within the engine compartment and to a point not forced air. Some cars intake air from wheel well, some behind the headlight some between the headlights with ducting, etc.. For sure you can use the intake without it's cover but it'll ever so slightly increase the intake temp, IAT...

Cold air is denser. Denser air improves combustion... Hence the need for meth kits especially on the turbocharged vehicles.. among other reasons like better detonation, less knock, etc.

The front of the radiator area is what we'd refer to as ram air per "forced" air at higher speeds. While on track or highway this may be great, but not when you are in bumper to bumper traffic and your intake butts up against the exhaust of the car in front. lol.
While I don't have extensive experience with this, I think it's beneficial to have a tune when you have ram intake... and again, I'm not entirely sure if with turbocharged vehicles a ram air does any good as it's pulling in loads of air already, I think only benefit is that area may be colder.. how much colder? don't remember. my days of powertrain cooling are in the past.

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