who is willing to be a guinea pig

Post by **xenith** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:47 pm

i made one for my gq the main prob was getting a tight enough 90 to go through the garud. end up putting 48 cuts in it to tighten it up then tiged up and sanded welds out lots of time . as for bends used one 90 one 15 one 45 must get asked 20 times a month were did u get that then tell them i will make u one how much is all i get.then i say go price platic one they r dearer still mine looks good

check out pic in november 05 off-road action mag bottom page 31 and december 05 4x4 australia mag bottom Lh of page 117

Post by **Deleted User** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:06 am

I had a snorkel made for my Hilux,( using mandrel bends ) in 1985.
It was great -- cost me $50-00.
I made ( well, the old man did ) up a template out of a coat hanger -- perfect !!!

Post by **moose** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 6:27 am

awill4x4 wrote:Would you be Tig welding or Mig welding them together? If you get the GQ ones worked out I wouldn't mind buying the sections or the tacked together snorkle and Tig welding it together myself for my GQ. I think I could probably handle Tig welding some mandrel bends together
Regards Andrew.

you think ????

Post by **EXHAUSTFIX** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:02 am

awill4x4 wrote:Would you be Tig welding or Mig welding them together? If you get the GQ ones worked out I wouldn't mind buying the sections or the tacked together snorkle and Tig welding it together myself for my GQ. I think I could probably handle Tig welding some mandrel bends together
Regards Andrew.

when finished no welding one piece

Post by **grimbo** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:08 am

I'd be very interested in one for a GQ with a rear facing intake to be usable with a gas setup

Post by **EXHAUSTFIX** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:25 am

grimbo wrote:I'd be very interested in one for a GQ with a rear facing intake to be usable with a gas setup

my firts one is going to be gq i have a jig car already it will take about 2 weeks to get the finished product you would have to plumb the rubber hose to your air intake your self but thats not very hard
ross

Post by **Boopa** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:30 am

I'd love one like that Jeep jobbie for my Zook, but dunno about the rear facing inlet? It looks cool but what would the air flow be like?

PM me exhaust dude if you want to chat.

Also, does anyone know what diameter the tube would need to be to accept the inlet/top of a Safari unit?...3"?

Cheers
Dean

Post by **wrksux** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:24 am

would you be doing any for a range rover clasic, if so id be very interested in getting dual snorkles in bling chrome for the old girl, they would also be fairly easy to produce

Post by **EXHAUSTFIX** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:27 am

wrksux wrote:would you be doing any for a range rover clasic, if so id be very interested in getting dual snorkles in bling chrome for the old girl, they would also be fairly easy to produce

over a period i will be doing them for all the 4wd but it will take time to develop then and i will do left and right for some

Post by **dromana7411** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:46 am

iv got a MK patrol swb with a hole alreay cut in the guard.... with a pvc snorkel on it which i kinda broke bits off yesterday. (the track was a litle bit small)

so if you want to make another prototype id b happy to suply my car? you can cover it in stickers afterwards if you want aswell?

im in dromana..

also nice work with all the tech, and all the help youv been giving. i think a few people owe you beers.

Post by **EXHAUSTFIX** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:02 am

dromana7411 wrote:iv got a MK patrol swb with a hole alreay cut in the guard.... with a pvc snorkel on it which i kinda broke bits off yesterday. (the track was a litle bit small)

so if you want to make another prototyp id b happy to suply my car?
im in dromana..

also nice work with all the tech, and all the help youv been giving. i think a few people owe you beers.

yep im up for a beer

give me a ring mabye we can organise something

Post by **Dee 4x4** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:06 am

Love that Jeep one and would definately be interested (when I get my Sierra)

Post by **Draven** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:12 pm

Yea, id be up for a GQ one

Post by **rOd** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:57 pm

EXHAUSTFIX wrote:
dromana7411 wrote:iv got a MK patrol swb with a hole alreay cut in the guard.... with a pvc snorkel on it which i kinda broke bits off yesterday. (the track was a litle bit small)

so if you want to make another prototyp id b happy to suply my car?
im in dromana..

also nice work with all the tech, and all the help youv been giving. i think a few people owe you beers.
yep im up for a beer

give me a ring mabye we can organise something

A beer?

I think OL owes you a brewery.

Good on you mate!

Rod

Post by **84ZOOKSTA** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:04 pm

i have an 84 sierra with the hole already cut and would love to fill it with a stainless snorkle.

Let me know.
I am in Scoresby.

Simon.

Website · Post by **murcod** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:35 pm

Ross, there are a few vehicles out there that no off the shelf snorkel is available for eg. Daihatsu Feroza and Rocky (plus many others I'm guessing?)

That would be a good market to tap into. I'm fairly sure the one design would suit both a Feroza and Rocky as the body is virtually the same. I know you'd get a fair few sales off current members in the Daihatsu section.

Post by **bigbluemav** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:45 pm

I made one for the Mav', except I just used rubber bends, as aesthetics aren't an issue with my car.

The only issue I now have is that because I used normal exhaust tube, its rusting. Only a bit, but it does contribute to clogging air filter. I'd suggest using stainless (cost$$) or can you powder coat the inside?

Only issue I have, otherwise its great!! and cheap!!

Post by **Deleted User** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 9:45 am

Geez Exhaustfix, "Saffari" is going to luv you (lol)

PS/ You`ve got my work next time.

Post by **EXHAUSTFIX** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:03 am

TheGatta wrote:Geez Exhaustfix, "Saffari" is going to luv you (lol)

PS/ You`ve got my work next time.

mate peter at luxon eng wont mind its a totaly different style

Post by **evanstaniland** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 5:04 am

i had one done with 3" and reduced to fit air box all cost $265 and i had to cut the hole in the car aswell which wasnt hard
$195 for snorkle
$70 for safari top

oh and no flexy hose under the hood all stainless

can buff the welds to make it look all bling but im too lazy!!

evan

Post by **V8Patrol** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 6:57 am

Keep it on topic ppl or it goes to general chitchat......

Thread cleaned of cwap

Kingy

Post by **dandownunder** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:03 pm

Heres a nice one on Twistys Suzi

Cheers
Dan.

Post by **EXHAUSTFIX** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:11 pm

dandownunder wrote:Heres a nice one on Twistys Suzi

Cheers
Dan.

thanks

Post by **Zute** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:23 pm

Hey, my Zook would need it on the drivers side. Its a 1ltr. Are all 1.3 needing it on the left ?

Post by **bogged** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:03 pm

that one on the Jeep looks like a bit of left over Exhaust!! or a wanna be stack!

Post by **whiteknight** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:19 pm

We got prices yet? I would be interested in 2 for a 96 Diesel Hilux.

And before anyone asks theres 2 cars not one !

Post by **EXHAUSTFIX** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:25 pm

whiteknight wrote:We got prices yet? I would be interested in 2 for a 96 Diesel Hilux.

And before anyone asks theres 2 cars not one !

not yet its giong to take a week or so to sort it all out be patiant please

Post by **Simo63** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:34 pm

Boopa wrote:I'd love one like that Jeep jobbie for my Zook, but dunno about the rear facing inlet? It looks cool but what would the air flow be like?

PM me exhaust dude if you want to chat.

Also, does anyone know what diameter the tube would need to be to accept the inlet/top of a Safari unit?...3"?

Cheers
Dean

Yeah Dean has raised an issue I am concerned about with rear facing snorkels. I built a rear facing once for my old Rangie winch truck and, even though I couldn't be 100% sure, when driving down the road at highway speeds it seemed to lack a bit of go. When I lifted the bonnet and disconnected the snorkel it "seemed" to get better. What I am highlighting here is that I had no technical data to back up this seat of the pants feeling but if you think about it ... it is a possibility.

To test this theory, place a hose with one end in water, hold an airhose beside the other end out of the water. When you operate the air hose, the vacuum created as the air rushes past the end of the hose should suck the water up the hose. Then wouldn't a rear facing snorkel do sort of the same .... create a bit of a vacuum whereas a forward facing one will provide positive pressure at speed?

Or should I be calling the mythbusters in on this

Cheers
Simo

Post by **hokey** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 1:52 pm

but with that exact same setup think about how much crud would go down the thing! it is a massive 3 inch whole without any mesh at all. maybe you setup abother intake in the engine bay for road driving and then switch it to the snorkel for offroading. like the warm and cold air switches on some old cars.

Post by **ash_on_mtb** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:04 pm

what about the old slr5000 toranas with the huge bonnet buldge, designed to allow the low pressure air that pillows up against the windscreen to be sucked into the engine, kinda like a crude snorkel, just backwards and on top of the bonnet...? They must have worked okay, as didn't brockie go alright in one of them, before the flux capacitator or whatever chrystal thing he had?!

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