GQ & GU custom 4" snorkles and front mount intercoo

Post by **morkz** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:18 am

Hi everyone,

A few people have asked me if I had a fitting kit for the front mount i'm selling so i've deceided with a mate we can probably frabicate a few kits to sell and would like to get some further interest.

Our aim is to have the following.
Front mount kits for factory turbo GU's i.e. just bolt in front mound and we supply all the fittings and pipes.

GQ front mount kits but these might be a little bit harder as many people have different turbos but we can look at this.

GQ stainless steel snorkle 4"

GU stainless steel snorkle 4"
With this we are considering have to option a base finish or we could girnd out/polish so you dont see the weld marks anyone interested in the later?

Would like to know some feedback and what might be more of a demand to make.

Post by **jav** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:44 am

how many dollars approx

Post by **morkz** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:51 am

jav wrote:how many dollars approx

which application we dont know all of them as of yet.

were hoping snorkles are under $600

intercooler kits will be around $1000 depending on the piping

Website · Post by **GRINCH** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:50 pm

also might be worth looking at doing twin 3" snorkles

Post by **morkz** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:35 pm

GRINCH wrote:also might be worth looking at doing twin 3" snorkles

It would cost alot more and i couldnt see the benefit 4" snorkle is more than enough for most applications

Post by **Juzza** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 2:01 pm

What sort of intercooler tanks and cores will you be using or just adapting chinese of the shelf coolers.

Post by **morkz** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 2:18 pm

not sure yet either the cheaper chinese ones or may look at whats available here i.e pwr but we are trialing a few at the moment

Post by **morkz** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 4:25 pm

not dumb....

Will include intercooler trying to work it out at the moment.

A few people have been trialing the cheaper front mount intercooler so were seeing how they if they can withstand the competition scene we will look into them for our kits.

Post by **fnqcairns** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:44 pm

I would buy a SS GQ snorkle but it would need to be priced close to the $400 dollar mark because a person buying all bits full markup + paying small job labour rates (high) for welding or bending etc comes to around $200 to $250 dollars.
If they can be priced at a cost that might turn the head of those who will not pay the extra markup just because it's to suit a 4x4 as they can do it themselves. At a guess multiples more would be moved IMO.

Also consider an aftermarket Donaldson etc aircleaner full fitment or kit minus the aircleaner only, so a person has the option of high flow WITH quality engine protection ATM there is nothing on the market that does both.

Neither of these are available yet otherwise I would already have fitted both, the safari snorkel is too restrictive even for a 4L N/A engine IMO and all the filter options for good flow also suck way too much dirt at the same time, something you migh want to think about anyway.

cheers fnq

Post by **legsx1** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:09 am

What product are you intending to fit to the top of a 4" ss snorkle.

Have you checked out whats available to fit onto a 4" pipe, cause I am in that process now and I cant seem to find a Air Ram to fit. Donaldsons smallest is 6.06" and the Safaris dont go that large

Would be interested to here your response

Post by **morkz** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:26 am

fnqcairns wrote:I would buy a SS GQ snorkle but it would need to be priced close to the $400 dollar mark because a person buying all bits full markup + paying small job labour rates (high) for welding or bending etc comes to around $200 to $250 dollars.
If they can be priced at a cost that might turn the head of those who will not pay the extra markup just because it's to suit a 4x4 as they can do it themselves. At a guess multiples more would be moved IMO.

Also consider an aftermarket Donaldson etc aircleaner full fitment or kit minus the aircleaner only, so a person has the option of high flow WITH quality engine protection ATM there is nothing on the market that does both.

Neither of these are available yet otherwise I would already have fitted both, the safari snorkel is too restrictive even for a 4L N/A engine IMO and all the filter options for good flow also suck way too much dirt at the same time, something you migh want to think about anyway.

cheers fnq

Hey how u going,

With in reference to the cost of the snorkles they havnt been confirmed as of yet, i particularly wont be making the snorkles myself someone else will be when i was getting qoutes for snorkles they were upto $800 which i thought was quite expensive.

were going to be doing a jig on a GQ and a GU very shortly all the snorkes wont have rubber bends in them so they wll all have to be tiged up.

So i dont know what the materials are going to cost us then his labour.

For the air boxes not sure what we are going to run entirely either custom make one or running a donaldson plastic airbox with interchangable ends.

Hopefully with in the next 2weeks we have something to show

Post by **morkz** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:28 am

legsx1 wrote:What product are you intending to fit to the top of a 4" ss snorkle.

Have you checked out whats available to fit onto a 4" pipe, cause I am in that process now and I cant seem to find a Air Ram to fit. Donaldsons smallest is 6.06" and the Safaris dont go that large

Would be interested to here your response

You can get larger air rams to suit 4" snorkle heads not sure on who though but i have seen it.

I dont think were going to run one our snorkles it will probably have a bend towards the top

Post by **legsx1** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:57 am

So you would run them up the A pillar with a bend at the top so they just turn on to the roof.

Do you cap the end off with mesh ? to stop the leaves etc being sucked in

Post by **morkz** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:39 pm

legsx1 wrote:So you would run them up the A pillar with a bend at the top so they just turn on to the roof.

Do you cap the end off with mesh ? to stop the leaves etc being sucked in

Yes we will run them up the a-pillar no there will be no mesh to stop leaves and what its generally not an issue

Post by **InFeRNo** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 4:37 pm

legsx1 wrote:What product are you intending to fit to the top of a 4" ss snorkle.

Have you checked out whats available to fit onto a 4" pipe, cause I am in that process now and I cant seem to find a Air Ram to fit. Donaldsons smallest is 6.06" and the Safaris dont go that large

Would be interested to here your response

Legsx1,

My local truck exhaust place sells these, they have shops in QLD, VIC, SA and NSW.

http://www.hyway.com.au/

Post by **legsx1** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 5:51 pm

My local truck exhaust place sells these, they have shops in QLD, VIC, SA and NSW.

Thanks for that, I have managed to track down a H008154 - 4" Air Ram as per your picture

Post by **morkz** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:10 pm

Out of interest for some people with the GQ snorkles would you prefer to use existing holes say from the safari units which are near the headlights or you prefer it to come closer to the A-Pillar.

The reason being there is shorter pipe and less chances of this being damaged.

Post by **Dee** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:51 pm

aww cmon GU's.. I wanna 4" staino snorkle...

Post by **morkz** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:00 am

DEEV8 wrote:aww cmon GU's.. I wanna 4" staino snorkle...

once i have completed the GQ units we'll fabricated one for a GU

Post by **vanbox** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:12 pm

are you still doing this morkz? as i would be interested in both for the right $$$

cheers
PAUL

Post by **tuf355** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:48 pm

pics ???????????

Post by **turps** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:11 pm

morkz wrote:
GRINCH wrote:also might be worth looking at doing twin 3" snorkles
It would cost alot more and i couldnt see the benefit 4" snorkle is more than enough for most applications

Some people dont need to flow crap loads of air. They just need to flow abit more than a std 3" snorkle. But dont want the clearance issue a big arse 4" snorkle can have.

Post by **vanbox** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:50 pm

i have 2 x 3" on my current gq. but will be looking for the intake diameter of a 4" when i get a td ute. if you do the math, 2x3" is only slightly more volume then 1 x 4".

all up these cost me just under $400, did the work myself, but bought i couple of tools to help me out.

cheers

PAUL

Post by **tuf355** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:13 pm

any pics 4" GU ?????

Post by **cooki_monsta** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:55 pm

im making one at the moment, once its done ill post pic, how ever its goin on a gq

Post by **jet-6** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:06 pm

I would buy two front mount kits to suit GU's

Get some pics/info up

Post by **CRUSHU** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:35 pm

I would be interested in a intake system to replace my airbox on my GQ EFI. The factory system is a restriction, and my air box is blown to the sh1thouse from LPG backfires!!

Post by **sudso** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:24 am

A question about the GQ f/m intercoolers: would the a/c condensor have to be removed to fit one? I like my air conditioner

and there isn't much room between there and the grill or does it go between the rad and fan?
cheers

Post by **turps** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 10:07 am

Goes between condenser and grill. If to large the grill may need to be trimed. Theres no where near enough room between Engine fan and radiator. As I have had the blades hit the radiator as it is.
I am in the same boat. heaps of grunt would be nice. But I aint losing the A/C. Spend to much time in the car not to have it. So I am going to try and get away with minor triming of the back of the grill. I will also debadge it.

Post by **beretta** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:46 pm

Not gonna happen for me, the highmount is tucked right back as far as possible, so no room for intercooler, wanted approach angle more.

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