AEM Air Bypass Valve - Honda Prelude Forum

Shinji8311 · 03-05-2010, 08:40 AM

I did a search already for the ABV for my intake. Haven't found anything. I was wondering if anyone has gotten a Air Bypass Valve from AEM and if it's worth it. Considering where I live and how the weather was last year I wanna get one. Any info and all would be gladly appriciated.

Thanks

petern101 · 03-05-2010, 10:26 AM

Just get a SRI.

putting a ABV on a CAI nulls the effect of the CAI cause this blocks air.

Also you shouldn't be driving through puddles that deep anyways.

aznxpsyko · 03-05-2010, 11:23 AM

or upgrade to a V2 instead =D

thegamettt · 03-05-2010, 11:26 AM

I just put a hydroshield on and avoid puddles.

leftbrain99 · 03-05-2010, 11:39 AM

12 years, 140K+ miles with an Iceman (gasp! remember those?) CAI setup and no problems. No bypass valve, no special filter. I just keep the K&N cone charged every 30K miles and I'm careful with puddles. Not especially careful, though. Let's just say that I don't drive through more than a few inches of water on the passenger side.

YRMV

aboone78 · 03-05-2010, 12:46 PM

leftbrain is right man.as long as u dont drive through a lake you will be fine.you would almost have to completely submerge your filter to get hydrolock anyway.

aboone78 · 03-05-2010, 01:01 PM

or if you really want to do it just save yourself some money and drill a hole in your intake b/c thats all that bypass valve is.

petern101 · 03-05-2010, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by aboone78

or if you really want to do it just save yourself some money and drill a hole in your intake b/c thats all that bypass valve is.

Actually it still has a foam filter around it.

You wouldn't want to have unfiltered air getting into the engine.

aboone78 · 03-05-2010, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by petern101

Actually it still has a foam filter around it.

You wouldn't want to have unfiltered air getting into the engine.

i was being sarcastic but i know its hard to tell throught text.

KraserK · 03-05-2010, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by aznxpsyko

or upgrade to a V2 instead =D

Get this and you will be happy for the rest of your life with the sound of vtec!

Da_lude · 03-05-2010, 09:47 PM

^x2

hdelsol · 03-07-2010, 01:18 AM

Prelude CAI Install

That's not what you were asking for, but I thought i'd throw it out there. Personally I would not get a bypass. Like other people said, just get a sri if your worried about it, otherwise don't drive through big puddles... which is just a bad idea anyways

blownoffvalve · 03-08-2010, 10:30 AM

it's worth it if you drive through floods... i mean the intake head has to be submerged under water

petern101 · 03-08-2010, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by blownoffvalve

it's worth it if you drive through floods... i mean the intake head has to be submerged under water

I don't see how it's worth it.

So you are spending more money on something that doesn't increase your HP just so you can drive through puddles just like the OEM system can at no cost?

It just seems backwards. Again, if I were the OP, I would just get a SRI and be done with it.

It's an intake people, there are more threads / questions about intakes and strut bars than almost everything else.