stainless snorkels

[coxy321]

Nice work hottiemonster. Very impressive. I just have to get the confidence up to hack into my guards now...

Coxy

[chimpboy]

How do you get the hole in the guard looking pretty? I would want some kind of neat circle to put over the cut hole in the guard to make it look alright I think. Anyone aware of anything suitable?

I was thinking that something like this might be good for going through the guard and concealing the cut...

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=CX2685

But there might be something more suitable..?

Jason

[gqswb]

Priced all the parts I need to make one in 4 inch $158 not bad at all. I'm going to have mine enter just above the Patrol 4X4 badge insted of running all the way along the gaurd I think that will look neater just need to move my gas converter.

[J Top]

Hi Jason
I didn't see what size pipe you are using, but you are not going to need a round hole because a 3" bend will not be tight enough to go through a 3.125" hole and still mount flush to the guard.
So you are going to need an oval hole, or finish the snorkle blind and take a pipe out the back of the snorkle, notched onto the main body and at right angles to it.
J Top

[hottiemonster]

The tube is bolted to the front guard in 2 places and also the A pillar with a bracket so it wont move.

shhhhh, secret

[coxy321]

For my setup, (say the elbow is exactly 3") i want to cut a hole that will give approx. 1mm clearance all around the pipe. Because the pipe isn't going straight into the guard, i will have to compensate for the pipes inside bend, thus turning the circular hole into a more sideways eggshape. Before putting the elbow in, i'm going to seal the freshly cut metal, then use a "U" shaped runner strip to cover the edge of the hole. This way, there's no sharp edges, no rubbing off of paint (to encourage rust).

Coxy

[Webbie]

has anyone done a snorkel to suit a dual fuel 253/308 is there anything that i should know about.BTW im gunna use 3'' stainless and either mandrel bends or 3'' flex truck exhaust tube

[J Top]

Hi GT
don't face the snorkle forwards as the head wind leans out the gas, in fact even a cross wind may stall it at idle.
Flexi pipes with convoluted inners create restrictive vortex's which grow as air speed increases and starve air supply.
J Top

[hottiemonster]

Hi GT
don't face the snorkle forwards as the head wind leans out the gas, in fact even a cross wind may stall it at idle.
Flexi pipes with convoluted inners create restrictive vortex's which grow as air speed increases and starve air supply.
J Top

i used to always run my snorkel facing forward on gas and never had a problem. now with the new snorkel, its facing backwards and nothing has changed. so i dunno

[ditch]

Hey Hottiemonster ur snork looks sweet, but how did you mount it to the body? As in how is it attached on the outside of the car? cheers. pics would be good

[ditch]

sorry i just read your posts, but pics would still be good showing your mounting technique

[HG]

I can see a 4" puppy on the Surf Greg (I'll give yo a call) as I do run out of air and was trying to suss out how to do twin snorkels in the Safari style but the custom snorkel looks SCHMICK as

[HG]

Webbie,
I have used the Patrol dual fuel metal air box from Impco (got it through Ozgas for $165, I'm not 100% happy with it as it doesn't seal enough for the type of off roading I do, so I'm modifying it. I run a Safari 3" snorkel on it at the moment BUT man has it restricted it as the motor is starved for air, still goes like a rocket but if I take it off and have the usual dual fuel set up without the snorkel attatched I can fry the tires and pick up is grouse in all gears.
So don't waste your time on a custom 3" go straight to 4" or do duals
I'm liking Gregs 4" puppies myself.

[bru21]

I am going to build my little bro (beally on here) a s/steel 21/2" snorkel for his suzi this weekend. should have some picks up saturday night. If he gets his act together and strips all the battery and shit so a man can work its game on!

cheers bru

[Loanrangie]

has anyone done a snorkel to suit a dual fuel 253/308 is there anything that i should know about.BTW im gunna use 3'' stainless and either mandrel bends or 3'' flex truck exhaust tube

Get a donaldson style pre cleaner head - no probs.

[bru21]

finished my bro's just have to plum it after exams. used 6mm s/steel nutserts ans 316 capscrews to attach it to the a pillar. looking pretty "fricken smurf" to quote my little bro. so early jan for who wants

[RoldIT]

finished my bro's just have to plum it after exams. used 6mm s/steel nutserts ans 316 capscrews to attach it to the a pillar. looking pretty "fricken smurf" to quote my little bro. so early jan for who wants

I'd love to see a photo. My mate is after a snork for his zook but I hate the plastic crap that's on offer from the 4x4 shops. I'm trying to talk him into a shiny one and a sweet picture might get you a sale. What sort of price would you be after?

[timcruiser]

Is there any advantage in having the snorkle head faceing foward for a ram air effect .You see alot that are not just wonering what the go was there.

[HotFourOk]

It is designed to have a ram air effect and create a bit of positive pressure in your air inet.. but its not all that dramatic...

Most people turn them around either to stop the head snagging on trees and stuff in the bush or some people turn them round if its raining also, to 'catch' less water.. or supposedly.
LPG cars dont work too well with a ram air effect so they might do this as well.

[JemmyBubbles]

I have been thinking of that for a while. What if you are driving headlong into some really really really driving rain (You would probably pull over.... ). Is that ever an issue with snorkles ? Can they eat rain.. Mythbusters.

I didn't see the question answered what is the best way to pretty up the hole you bung in your gaurd ??

[kranked_dirt]

made this up the other day, all up cost about $150- 3 inch stainless, all rubber and hose clamps

[ditch]

That looks very nice man, how is yours attached to the body? Any close up pics? Thanks.

[klrevo]

this is mine i plumbed up the other day, mild steel 3" exhaust, all up cost like 100 bucks



prettied it up with this surrounding from clarks rubber, just go there, they got millions


dean

[HotFourOk]

Very nice indeed Dean... Did you paint that also?? nice work!

Jemmy.. the Safari heads have a water separating solution built into them so the water drains from the head before going into the pipe.
Thier website has a diagram of it.

[kranked_dirt]

sorry mate, no close ups as my digi is stuffed. The only place it is connected to the body is the thick cable tie highlighted in the pic and where it connects to the air box. I too used a rubber surround from clarke rubber to go around the sharp edges where i cut the hole in the body.

[HotFourOk]

Gotta love cable ties!

[kranked_dirt]

If you cant fix it with cable ties and gaffa, it isnt worth fixing

[aussie_stu]

here's the one I just finished for my lux........

[Spike_Sierra]

nice mate!!!!
where abouts did you get the rubber bends from...price?
been looking everywhere

[DaveS3]

nice mate!!!!
where abouts did you get the rubber bends from...price?
been looking everywhere

Try all Truck Parts suppliers.
If not look at getting them from Vic and posting them over
TruckBits in Dandynong Vic have them about 20 - 35 each depending on size and bend type.

Dave.