I'm 16 and i don't know too much about cars. Anyway whats a bypass valve and what does it do for an intake?

 

Suppose u have an intake long enough that will nearly touch the ground (thats my case) without the bypass valve. The filter is located right in front of the front left tire, inside the bumper. Just imagine you drive into a dump of water high enough that will cover your tires like...1-2 feet deep.
The water this deep will reach the cone and the engine will eventually suck the water into...


Well...if the bypass valve is installed...as the pressure rises because of the water...engine will take the air from the valve instead.

Its like....an intermediate filter....that will save the engine.

hope this helps

 

first off... behind the wheel well.. is no where close to the ground unless your car is slammed. second... bypass valves are pointless... as i stated in another thread just a few hours ago. if you're driving through deep enough water that it'll completely submerge your filter, then you're gonna get water in the engine bay, and it's gonna hit the bypass anyway from splashing... this is a waste of money, and a waste of performance. common sense yet again tells me, do not drive through deep water in any car, with intake or not, lowered or not. just my two cents.

 

just FYI, one foot of water is enough to float it, especially our little boats. If you want more info on bypasses and water injestion, go here and type "hydrolock" in.