Yes or no: boomba bov?

[itzindyd]

Do you need to retune the car once you put in a cai

Only if the model needs a retune. Like PRL CAI Race will need a retune but not the street one.

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[JasNeo]

Just be aware of puddles and go slowly through them. It's rarely an issue unless you get very bad flooding in your area. I've driven/know people who have CAIs near me in Florida and they've had no issues at all even with our heavy rain.
Also to answer the main question of your post, big no to aftermarket BOV/BPV. And a secondary no to boomba specifically, people have had issues with their other products, they seem a little shady to me.

My biggest reason for steering clear of Boomba Racing (a quick google of just "Boomba" came up with interesting results) is their outrageous pricing. $40 for a washer fluid cap and $250 for their Hatchback wing risers... Other than that I agree, they seem shady and I've heard a lot about product issues

 

[OhMyItsKev]

If you live in an area with high water and are worried about sucking up water with your CAI, the 27WonCAI should take care of that concern.

 

[cc420]

If you live in an area with high water and are worried about sucking up water with your CAI, the 27WonCAI should take care of that concern.

Ye I’m shopping for those they look nice as hell too

 

[Ronny2019]

Well I guess there isn’t anything I can do for water.

I have the cobra CAI on my 2019 si and have front grills that are open. I also live on Long Island and well high tides flood the streets sometimes by my house and have no issues unless you go into a puddle about 3ft deep and run wot and suck up water into the engine well then I guess you shouldn't get one

 

[DRTHVDR]

I have the PRL short ram. Zero issues. Loud on shift, none of the problems.

 

[Kotaas]

27won intake is a good alternative if you’re concerned about water getting in your intake. Like others said if you get a race version you’ll need the “race” tune to pair with your new maf.
There’s also a little water shield that Injen has that helps prevent water going in (I think they make it)

 

[Benster]

Well I guess there isn’t anything I can do for water.

https://www.aemintakes.com/pre-filter-wraps

This will prevent hydrolocking your engine right up untill your filter is completely submerged in water for more than a few seconds. I experimented with it on my quad and had most of the filter under water for a min and the water never made it past the pre-filter. If you run a CAI, just buy this and put it over your filter, that's it.

 

[Howdy_Si]

I bought my Si used and didn’t realize the dipshit before me installed a Boomba BOV until my car went into limp mode during rush hour on the 90 in Chicago.
My car also doesn’t backfire anymore since I removed it so I imagine I was running very rich as well! In short, FUCK that!

 

[Howdy_Si]

I have the cobra CAI on my 2019 si and have front grills that are open. I also live on Long Island and well high tides flood the streets sometimes by my house and have no issues unless you go into a puddle about 3ft deep and run wot and suck up water into the engine well then I guess you shouldn't get one

Yo! I love those mesh foglight trim pieces. Can I ask you where you got them?

 

[gtman]

I bought my Si used and didn’t realize the dipshit before me installed a Boomba BOV until my car went into limp mode during rush hour on the 90 in Chicago.
My car also doesn’t backfire anymore since I removed it so I imagine I was running very rich as well! In short, FUCK that!

You know what's crazy? There's so much info out there regarding the negatives of long term BOV use that it boggles my mind how many people here still run them.

They'll say "my car runs great", but they don't check logs to see what's going on and then down the road they get an "oh fuck" issue and it could have been prevented.

People... if you want sound, get an intake.

 

[Vincent@27WON]

Well I guess there isn’t anything I can do for water.

We solved that concern. Fun sounds and no issue with water.

 

[CivicCookie]

Do you need to retune the car once you put in a cai

No you don't but you likely wont reap much performance benefits if you don't get a tune. I am running a 27 won CAI which is in the stock position and has an airbox and less restrictive filter and I noticed better Highway MPG and I got more turbo noise. I would heavily recomend that Intake or the one made by PRL that changes the location of the air filter. I have heard both make decent noise when building boost.

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