... or any type of aftermarket cold air....

after installing, did you put the bottom air deflector back on to protect the filter?

i didnt, and i think its making my filter blacker faster than normal... ???

 

I left mine on. If you leave the splashguard off, it will cause it to get dirty faster. Just think about all the dirt/water/mud that will get up there so much better with that thing off. The only time I will take mine off is when I go to the track...probably take the filter off too, and then they'll both go right back on immediately.

 

Any gain you MIGHT see from leaving the splash guard off isn't worth the chance of possibly sucking up dirt, or hydrolocking your motor

 

You aint gonna get any gain from leaving the splash guard off. Hell they even say the Ram Air system only worked on cars that fly at 150+ or somethin. The whole purpose of the CAI is just that. To get cold air into the Tb instead of warm air from the engine bay. It's not a type of forced induction system.

Cold air has more dense oxygen molecules which makes better ignition. Okay you science *****, I know that didn't sound right but you know what I mean.

 

The splash guard isn't going to have any effect on your motor hydrolocking. In order for the engine to suck up enough water through the filter to hydrolock the motor the filter would have to be nearly completely submerged. Having a little plastic shield down there isn't going to protect against that.

Anyway, to answer the question, I left mine on and drilled a bunch of quarter inch holes in the bottom and sides of the shield.

-Chris

 

i just took mine off been about a year now no troubles. just stay out of the lakes.

 

I left mine on and it was a good thing that I did. My filter fell off the neck one time and it just layed on the splash guard. It's a good thing that it was there or else I would have been buying a new one. That's why I would leave the splash guard there.

 

That's probably the best reason of all to keep it on.

 

I cut out a 4x4 in square right where the filter is and stapled window screen over it , i dont know if its a significant gain or not but it sounds cool!

 

for some reason i had to make a scoop b/c my splash guard wouldnt go back on with the FIPK since the filter hung a little low. It was put on all the way, so i guess my car is just different? My filter doesnt get dirty too fast, but then i drive only a couple thousand miles a year

 

When I got my car I was new to the whole 4th Gen scene and in my haste for some "free Horsepower" I chopped a big hole in my splash guard and set up a funnel to direct the air right onto the filter.
I still have it that way. My filter gets rather dirty in a hurry.

If I could do it over again - I'd just leave it alone.

 

I wouldn't want a rock flipping up and putting a hole in my filter.

 

well after installing the cold air, i left the splash guard off and rechecked it about 3-4 months later. one complete side of the cone was black...

guess ill be putting that air deflector back on

the only reason i left it off in the first place is bc im a VERY lazy person and my friend was there and he was like "ehh just leave it off it'll get more air"

 

Gotta agree with almost everyone on this one, just leave it on. Its not going to make a difference, can do more harm than good.

 

I would also say to leave it on there, I have had my filter come loose as well. I don't see how it could increase power any, so why not take the few extra minutes and put the cover back on.