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Old 10-09-2002, 12:22 PM   #1
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CAI in cold winter weather..bad???

I just put on a Vibrant CAI about a month ago and its gonna snow here pretty damn quick, within a month or so is my guess. anyways, i was wondering if i should put my stock intake back on for winter? The coldest it got here last winter was -40 Degrees CELCIUS. I shouldn't really be gong through any water this winter but will the cold weather f*** it up a little or what? I am dumb, please help me. oh and it doesn't have a bypass valve or anything like that.....thx
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Old 10-09-2002, 12:57 PM   #2
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Ive used mine for the last 3 years in the winter.It has worked fine.

Of course it doesnt usually get that cold in Ohio.:o
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Old 10-09-2002, 12:59 PM   #3
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what ? the cold weather made my car refuse to start on monday on tems of 37F. i converted it to a short ram for the winter. the car is more eager to accelerate now for some weird reason.
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Old 10-09-2002, 01:44 PM   #4
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So it would probably be wiser to switch back to stock for winter then?
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Old 10-09-2002, 01:47 PM   #5
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So it would probably be wiser to switch back to stock for winter then?


I use mine all winter with no problems. I drove through a snow storm with it
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Old 10-09-2002, 02:13 PM   #6
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Ok. well maybe i'll leave it on and see how it goes...thx
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Ok. well maybe i'll leave it on and see how it goes...thx


Thats what I would do.
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Old 10-09-2002, 02:39 PM   #8
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what ? the cold weather made my car refuse to start on monday on tems of 37F. i converted it to a short ram for the winter. the car is more eager to accelerate now for some weird reason.
its caus short ram keeps some low end tq, your dont have as much high end now though.
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Old 10-09-2002, 03:08 PM   #9
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its caus short ram keeps some low end tq, your dont have as much high end now though.


yup, but it's where i need it most.
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Old 10-09-2002, 03:25 PM   #10
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I haven't had a problem with mine yet. I've had it on for about 2 years. The winters in Ky aren't the worst but do get bad. Good luck!
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Old 10-10-2002, 10:15 AM   #11
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I've had my CAI on for 2 winters; no problem.

Maybe the short ram acts more like a CAI in the winter because the air's so cold that the temp @ short intake isn't significantly warmer, like it would be during hot weather. ???

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was -40 Degrees CELCIUS

holy crap! that's way colder than -40 degrees FAHRENHEIT!
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Ya..i remember getting ready for school last year one morning and looking at the thermometer..it read -41 degrees Celcius...add onto that a windchill factor of like -7 or so....brrr
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I've had my CAI on for 2 winters; no problem.

Maybe the short ram acts more like a CAI in the winter because the air's so cold that the temp @ short intake isn't significantly warmer, like it would be during hot weather. ???



holy crap! that's way colder than -40 degrees FAHRENHEIT!

well, your engine will still generate its under hood temps. -40 will help ALOT but your still stucking semi hot air... i think im getting cold just htinking about it. 40 is cold here in florida
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Old 10-10-2002, 06:32 PM   #14
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Well i still have my stock air intake so i'll just keep on the CAI for now and see how it goes, if i got any probs, i'll switch to stock for winter...it snowed early this morning..just a light little crap snow
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