Running a CAI in the winter

arsenault408 · Nov 28, 2016

Any guys on here from Canada running there CAI in the winter ?

J3FF3RSON · Nov 28, 2016

Unless you plan on plowing over your neighbors snowmen, or driving into an avalanche, you should be fine.

Personally, if you're driving through heavy rain or snow, I wouldn't use a Vararam intake at all, but just about any other CAI will be fine.

arsenault408 · Nov 28, 2016

I had got a deal on a K&N

Saseacasea · Nov 29, 2016

Go for it. Should be no problem at all. Just make sure you don't buy a cheap knock off.

trip1027 · Nov 29, 2016

I run a aem brute force Cai and I do play in snow and everything with zero issues

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arsenault408 · Nov 29, 2016

Saseacasea said:
Go for it. Should be no problem at all. Just make sure you don't buy a cheap knock off.

it says K&N on the heat shield so is the air filter and tubing

Buddy · Nov 29, 2016

I've had the S&B since the truck was new, no issues ever. I don't have the extra 'tube' S&B makes that draws more air from under the truck though, so can't comment on the system with that.

arsenault408 · Nov 29, 2016

Buddy said:
I've had the S&B since the truck was new, no issues ever. I don't have the extra 'tube' S&B makes that draws more air from under the truck though, so can't comment on the system with that.

But you'd have a closed in air box so no snow would get on your filter

arsenault408 · Nov 29, 2016

KyleNowad said:
Why would there be an issue?

Sucking in too cold air and get snow on the filter. It'll melt and I start sucking in water

arsenault408 · Nov 30, 2016

KyleNowad said:
If it doesn't get rain on it, how would snow get on it?

Also, you know under hood temperatures are above 32* when the engine is running, right?

I live up in Canada where we get decent amount of snow so blowing snow and temperatures reach down to -15 Celsius sometimes lower

Sandbox · Nov 30, 2016

I believe the point Kyle was trying to make is that, people drive in the rain with CAIs all of the time with no worries of sucking in water. I wouldn't worry about it.

R.L.K. · Nov 30, 2016

If nothing else it will Hyper clean your intake plenum

trip1027 · Nov 30, 2016

arsenault408 said:
I live up in Canada where we get decent amount of snow so blowing snow and temperatures reach down to -15 Celsius sometimes lower

I live in Wyoming where a nice breeze is 30mph wind.... I have had no issues with rain snow or whatever and I have had snow packed inside engine compartment from playing in snow drifts... 184k miles and still running strong

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eljefe · Nov 30, 2016

I have the Vararam and have checked it after driving home in a storm and there isn't any water near the filter. We don't get much snow so I'm not worried about that. I'd say go for it and stop worrying about it. There are SO many people using CAI and Vararam on their trucks within this site that if it was an issue there would already be a forum or sticky about it.

DannyMK2 · Nov 30, 2016

eljefe said:
I have the Vararam and have checked it after driving home in a storm and there isn't any water near the filter. We don't get much snow so I'm not worried about that. I'd say go for it and stop worrying about it. There are SO many people using CAI and Vararam on their trucks within this site that if it was an issue there would already be a forum or sticky about it.

i had snow/ice build up on the front part of the filter of my vararam back when i had it. maybe its not a huge issue, but i wasn't comfortable with that.

RubberFrog · Nov 30, 2016

I remember the old days when we used to mist water over the intake to clean the carbon out.

Sandbox · Nov 30, 2016

The Hellcat Challenger has the air inlet in place of a headlight. I can't see this being a real problem.

Buddy · Nov 30, 2016

I believe the intake that is Mopar sold through Ram dealers is an open filter style??? If Ram sells a kit that style through dealers they don't have issues with it. I wouldn't worry if they don't.

arsenault408 · Nov 30, 2016

Buddy said:
I believe the intake that is Mopar sold through Ram dealers is an open filter style??? If Ram sells a kit that style through dealers they don't have issues with it. I wouldn't worry if they don't.

Probably install it next week sometimes

eljefe · Dec 1, 2016

DannyMK2 said:
i had snow/ice build up on the front part of the filter of my vararam back when i had it. maybe its not a huge issue, but i wasn't comfortable with that.

Wow, you're the first post I've seen that's had an issue with water on the filter. Are you still using your vararam?

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