Two ?? on Volant CAI setup

**Piranhaz** · 10-06-2008, 06:19 PM

First, will the Volant CAI setup work on my T/A with a WS6 Tru-Fiber hood. More or less the clearance and how it seals to the hood. Does anyone have this setup??

Second, I have removed the baffles in my Ram Air hood. Do I need to worry about water get past the filters???

Thanks.

**suede** · 10-07-2008, 11:04 AM

1. if it doesnt seal up super tight you can always add pipe insulation to add some body to it and get a tighter seal, other than that i dont know.

2.I also have both baffles removed and no problems, i even take it through the straight up car was once or twice. I had the same worries tho...

**badazta** · 10-07-2008, 03:28 PM

I have it. No baffles either. I just put bags over the filters when I wash the motor. Its all good.

**Piranhaz** · 10-07-2008, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by badazta

I have it. No baffles either. I just put bags over the filters when I wash the motor. Its all good.

What about in the rain?? Any issues??

**badazta** · 10-08-2008, 06:28 PM

although I cringe when it rains, ( since I lost a 3000 mile 318 in my dodge due to water) I haven't had any issues with the TA.

**01ws6er** · 10-09-2008, 05:01 AM

I have the OEM hood, and I love the kit. My hood is also debaffled, but I drove my car in HEAVY rain 2 weeks ago and the next time I went to start it up, I blew a hole out the side of my block! I'm thinking I ingested water and shit out a piece of a bearing...?

The kit is great though, and seals very well to the OEM hood.

**Piranhaz** · 10-09-2008, 06:47 AM

Originally Posted by 01ws6er

I have the OEM hood, and I love the kit. My hood is also debaffled, but I drove my car in HEAVY rain 2 weeks ago and the next time I went to start it up, I blew a hole out the side of my block! I'm thinking I ingested water and shit out a piece of a bearing...?

The kit is great though, and seals very well to the OEM hood.

SHIT!!!! I wasn't worried until this post

**01ws6er** · 10-09-2008, 07:56 AM

Originally Posted by Piranhaz

SHIT!!!! I wasn't worried until this post

I don't think it was from the volant, and it was just just a speculation, because I ave yet to take the motor apart. Plenty of others using it without problems!

**Piranhaz** · 10-09-2008, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by 01ws6er

I don't think it was from the volant, and it was just just a speculation, because I ave yet to take the motor apart. Plenty of others using it without problems!

Understood and I'm sure it's not from the Volant set-up. I'm more worried about having the baffles removed now..............

**02 WS-Six** · 10-09-2008, 05:18 PM

this is what I found after reading about removing baffles from various threads on this site.

- if its a daily driver you are better of keeping the baffles in just to be on the safer side
- others have taken them and had a filter such as K&N and have felt their filter after a hard rain and that the inside of the filter was bone dry
- Someone else mentioned that It takes something like 600hp or something around that line to make water rise 1 in.
- Someone else also had some type of clear plate that they put in front of the grills on the nostrils of the hood for when it would rain

I though I would just add in what I read to maybe help you make you decision.

**Piranhaz** · 10-09-2008, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by 02 WS-Six

this is what I found after reading about removing baffles from various threads on this site.

- if its a daily driver you are better of keeping the baffles in just to be on the safer side
- others have taken them and had a filter such as K&N and have felt their filter after a hard rain and that the inside of the filter was bone dry
- Someone else mentioned that It takes something like 600hp or something around that line to make water rise 1 in.
- Someone else also had some type of clear plate that they put in front of the grills on the nostrils of the hood for when it would rain

I though I would just add in what I read to maybe help you make you decision.

That's good info all rolled into one post!! I could always create a plate to put in there when it rained, but that kinda sux. I guess if I was just gonna run an MTI or SLP lid with a K&N filter I wouldn't be as worried because the water would have to go up through the filter where as the Volant setup looks like the water would get pushed right into the filters, but I can't tell that just from pictures of them.

The saga continues..................