Injen Hydroshield Install and Review

[Sabretooth]

I just got mine in the mail today, and installed within 20 minutes. Wouldve taken 5 or less, IF I didnt have foglights blocking the access area to my Intake filter.

Note that I have the Original AEM filter on mine, cleaned recently. Heres the pics.

AEM Filter alone:


Hydroshield and Filter:


Now when you install the shield, its pretty easy, it has elastic on the end that wraps around the filter, so it can fit snug against the filter once its on all the way. Simply slide it up and on slowly, making sure its an even fit. The shield made it all the way over the filter piece and ended up snug against the back of the filter (rubber part) where it leads to the outlet.

Filter and Shield Together:


Snug across the base:


Snug and tight:

I tried to get the fitment even across this section, but couldnt get it done. Tried at it for at least 5 minutes and just gave up, its still on there good enough to hold on tight.

Reinstalled:


Better pic installed:


Now I got a red filter from the top view!




In the end, I am happy with it so far, I hope to update this thread with a real test of how it works... I did remember sweating a bit from the heat, and a drop of sweat beaded off the material just as intended! Product works on the small scale, just hope it can bead off some of these Florida thunderstorms.

I will be taking the car for a spin today and see if it seems like the prefilter does any restriction on the intake.


REVIEW:

Well today I got a good 50 or so mile drive in on the filter, it doesnt seem to change a whole lot when it comes down to the way the car responds, if it does...its too small of a loss to notice at the seat, but at a Dyno it might do something negative, >1HP (IF there is even enough loss of HP to detect)

So it didnt rain today, so I did the next best thing. Went to one a Typhoon III Touchless car wash system, got the most expensive wash, which meant more wash and rinse cycles. Left the car on so it would try and suck water particles into the filter, needless to say. After the wash, I checked the prefilter and there was just a bit of water still clinging to the material, the I decided to do my 'test'...which was just try and see if I could get some of that water from the outside of the prefilter to the actual intake...nope.

Even after going through a touchless car wash, with the engine running. When accelerated to WOT less than 2 minutes being exposed to what would be the same of a nice drive in the rain. Nothing effected the car. So the true question was, was I lucky and no water got to the intake enough to drown it (doubt it)... Or did the Hydroshield do its job, I hope it was the second one.