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does anyone know who makes a snorkel for the sierra or does anyone have one to sell?

grey zook wrote:does anyone know who makes a snorkel for the sierra or does anyone have one to sell?

Pretty damm sure ARB does but best is to just visit some wreckers or Suzi shop specialists.

your local TJM/4wd systems Store will sell them too.. not sure on price tho. I think around 350 rings a bell.

Yup... here ya go...

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Adam

went to an ARB northern on friday and they dont have a listinganymore for sierra's. and TJM havent got back to me as yet as bloke was a but busy when i rang. I know they are available coz i seen heaps of them driving about.

Got my Airflow from Duncans 4WD in Oakleigh. Cost $275 (easter sale, but should still be able to get a similar price. Had to plumb it up using pvc pipe as flexi tube wasn't long enough. Contact details:

03 95438155

1354 North Road
Oakleigh

grey zook wrote:went to an ARB northern on friday and they dont have a listinganymore for sierra's.

I don't think ARB has ever had a sierra snorkel.

Airflow is the brand that does have them (as per the other posts).

Just punch the air inlet hose through the firewall - that's a cheaper alternative to a snorkel.

greg wrote:

grey zook wrote:went to an ARB northern on friday and they dont have a listinganymore for sierra's.

Just punch the air inlet hose through the firewall - that's a cheaper alternative to a snorkel.

I have to agree with this, its about $300 cheaper and you get to run a bling pod filter. My filter rarely gets dirty.

Its really quiet to!!
No its not, its actually really loud

bigsteve wrote:Its really quiet to!!
No its not, its actually really loud

Take off your windscreen man... The wind buffeting your ears blocks out engine noise

greg wrote:

bigsteve wrote:Its really quiet to!!
No its not, its actually really loud

Take off your windscreen man... The wind buffeting your ears blocks out engine noise

Quite true Plus the rain drops smashing into your cheeks

bigsteve wrote:Quite true Plus the rain drops smashing into your cheeks

Look man. I didn't want to wear your glasses alright!

quite liked what you did with the airfilter steve and will be copying too

$300 for a plastic snorkle was a waste of money

greg wrote:

bigsteve wrote:Quite true Plus the rain drops smashing into your cheeks

Look man. I didn't want to wear your glasses alright!

I can take a hint

N*A*M wrote:quite liked what you did with the airfilter steve and will be copying too

$300 for a plastic snorkle was a waste of money

Also cant be ripped off either.

make one up out of tube any exhaust shop should be able to bend you one up. Mine is out of 3" tube tied into my exo, i can lean the car on it with no damage

Once again for those that have the Zuk as more than an offroad toy the air filter in the cab\dash is stoopid .. Unless you want to be XTREME and park on each others cars ..

I got an airflow ages ago from GRP was around 300 from memory and pretty easy to fit as well .. Safari dont mke one for the Sierra, but have em for vitara's .. WTF ??

Or do as Grimbo suggested and get an exhaust place to make one up .. You should be able to get it done for $100.

love_mud wrote:Once again for those that have the Zuk as more than an offroad toy the air filter in the cab\dash is stoopid .. Unless you want to be XTREME and park on each others cars ..

Yes an external snorkel is more Ideal for the softer core (and Toyota) drivers.

bigsteve wrote:

love_mud wrote:Once again for those that have the Zuk as more than an offroad toy the air filter in the cab\dash is stoopid .. Unless you want to be XTREME and park on each others cars ..

Yes an external snorkel is more Ideal for the softer core (and Toyota) drivers.

Ahh so to be hardcore you gotta drive on each other ... thats where I went wrong .. all this time thinkig it was the tracks etc that you drove

i don't see why it's stupid. stupid is wasting coin on ineffective mods that can be put to better use.

I have a feeling that cutting a huge hole in your firewall won't go down to well with Vicroads or your insurance company.

Putting an air intake in the cab is not the most efficient place to put one. it is noisy, it doesn't raise the air intake, what happens if you get bogged in a waist deep boghole or river (been there done that) it will still suck in the water and muck.

If you are worried about spending $300 on a airflow or who ever they are snorkel get the exhaust shop to bend one up. If you are using your car for any sort of daily driving duties, if you drive in mud or do river crossings I'd say go with a snorkle and not a hole in the firewall

N*A*M wrote:i don't see why it's stupid. stupid is wasting coin on ineffective mods that can be put to better use.

NAM that is so funny coming from you. Suzuki + Rover + Volvo =

grimbo wrote:If you are worried about spending $300 on a airflow or who ever they are snorkel get the exhaust shop to bend one up. If you are using your car for any sort of daily driving duties, if you drive in mud or do river crossings I'd say go with a snorkle and not a hole in the firewall

I suspect that if your car is reguarly going to be in mud / water that is high enough to justify having a snorkel - then it is probably not going to be a slick daily driver anymore.

Horses for courses though.

My pod is still in the engine bay, I know where it is and i just avoid going through puddles that are that deep. Problem solved.

N*A*M wrote:i don't see why it's stupid. stupid is wasting coin on ineffective mods that can be put to better use.

The reason I say it's stoopid (notice I say for vehicles other than trail toys) is that it makes alot of noise inside an already noisy enviromnet. I used to be in my Zuk up to 3 hours 5 days a week when it was a daily driver .. The external snorkle was silent as fas as I was concerned, After a couple of day the induction noise would have driven me insane ..

Also I have seen several vehicles pics posted in the Suzuki section alone with rather wet interiours a couple that spring to mind are Suzuki Viagra, a Blue coiler with a 1 litre body on it, On either of these vehicles had been running a filter in the dash style snokle would have been no help at all, this is more prevelat for those those running with no doors as the water will be in the cabin VERY quickly. So a "normal" snorkle suddenly becomes a very efficetive mod V's a hydo-locked motor.

greg wrote:

grimbo wrote:If you are worried about spending $300 on a airflow or who ever they are snorkel get the exhaust shop to bend one up. If you are using your car for any sort of daily driving duties, if you drive in mud or do river crossings I'd say go with a snorkle and not a hole in the firewall

I suspect that if your car is reguarly going to be in mud / water that is high enough to justify having a snorkel - then it is probably not going to be a slick daily driver anymore.

Horses for courses though.

My pod is still in the engine bay, I know where it is and i just avoid going through puddles that are that deep. Problem solved.

I used my Zuk as a daily driver that was also regularly used in deep bogholes and deep water crossings (back when it was yellow on 7.00 SATS) it saved my engine on quite a few occasions.

As to having just a pod in an open engine bay you're asking for trouble. Doesn't need to be deep all it needs is a decent splash and it will suck it in, best case it fill clog and foul the pod worst case $$$. i still maintain if you are doing any sort of driving involving mud or water a $300 snorkel is a worthwhile investment

grimbo wrote:

N*A*M wrote:i don't see why it's stupid. stupid is wasting coin on ineffective mods that can be put to better use.

NAM that is so funny coming from you. Suzuki + Rover + Volvo =

you live, you learn. i'm closer to finding my ideal rig now than when i had my IFS wagon. it's all part of the process. i'm sure all your cars were perfect to start with, and you never bought anything that was unnecessary.

greg wrote:

grimbo wrote:If you are worried about spending $300 on a airflow or who ever they are snorkel get the exhaust shop to bend one up. If you are using your car for any sort of daily driving duties, if you drive in mud or do river crossings I'd say go with a snorkle and not a hole in the firewall

I suspect that if your car is reguarly going to be in mud / water that is high enough to justify having a snorkel - then it is probably not going to be a slick daily driver anymore.

Horses for courses though.

My pod is still in the engine bay, I know where it is and i just avoid going through puddles that are that deep. Problem solved.

No need to add to the distrations by have induction noise to contend with as well, IMHO also I dont nessecairly agree that it would make a bad daily driver .. I racked up over 80,000 Km's in mine on 32's and bigger .. apart from being thirsty it was not hard or tireing to drive in that state ..

BUt as you siad .. Horse's for courses

N*A*M wrote:

grimbo wrote:

N*A*M wrote:i don't see why it's stupid. stupid is wasting coin on ineffective mods that can be put to better use.

NAM that is so funny coming from you. Suzuki + Rover + Volvo =

you live, you learn. i'm closer to finding my ideal rig now than when i had my IFS wagon. it's all part of the process. i'm sure all your cars were perfect to start with, and you never bought anything that was unnecessary.

I get the feeling someone may be a little touchy about this subject

We have all wasted truckloads of money ... If i had it to spend all over again .. I am sure I could own and thrash a a Unimog by now ..

love_mud wrote:No need to add to the distrations by have induction noise to contend with as well...

heheh - i don't have a stereo in the car, so i need something else to listen to.

here's the ruling:

If you have stereo in the car, you must have a snorkel.

If there is no stereo and no doors, you must have a snorkel.

If there is no stereo, but you have doors, you can punch the air inlet through the firewall.


Please note that we are all very sad to be arguing about the merrits of a snorkel - this discussion should really be in the nissan / toyota forums. Time to start a new thread about carpet in softtops i think.

N*A*M wrote:you live, you learn. i'm closer to finding my ideal rig now than when i had my IFS wagon. it's all part of the process. i'm sure all your cars were perfect to start with, and you never bought anything that was unnecessary.

Don't worry about it Nam, people who are forced to make the right decisions all the time don't get to have the fun that you and i get to have with all our mistakes (and triumphs) along the way

heheh - this would be a good thread to go in general chitchat

greg wrote:Please note that we are all very sad to be arguing about the merrits of a snorkel - this discussion should really be in the nissan / toyota forums. Time to start a new thread about carpet in softtops i think.

I got a nissan GU snorkle for my yota but the yota is a hardtop but has no carpet .. what do I do now ??

greg wrote:
here's the ruling:

If you have stereo in the car, you must have a snorkel.

If there is no stereo and no doors, you must have a snorkel.

Whats a Stereo???