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Stainless snorkel
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 1:40 pm
by lucenzo
hey guys am planning on making a 4inch stainless steel snorkel for my 94 td42 gq, just wondering where u can get the black rubber bends/joiners at a reasonable price.
went to reece plumbing and the wanted $90 for 1 90 degree bend and couldnt offer 45 degree bends.
cheers for any help guys.
Re: Stainless snorkel
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 1:57 pm
by A.R.T Racing
Qld Diesel Spares is where I got mine from, 1/2 that price.
Re: Stainless snorkel
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 4:36 pm
by lucenzo
thanks mate, but somewhere in vic would help me out alot more
Re: Stainless snorkel
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 5:56 pm
by A.R.T Racing
Did you have your location listed this morning? If so i must have still been asleep as i didn't see it.
Can't help you in vic but i'm sure there are truck spare places in that area also.
Re: Stainless snorkel
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:08 pm
by GUtripper
Look up your nearest Purple Pig outlet, they do various forms of rubber including straights, elbows and bends in varying degrees. Or try peninsula truck parts in Mooroduc
Re: Stainless snorkel
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 11:48 am
by RIPNMUD
ONTRACK 4x4 also sell them thats where i got mine
Re: Stainless snorkel
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:38 pm
by raptorthumper
Aero in Tullamarine. Have a look at their catalogue. Awesome product line.
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Re: Stainless snorkel
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:00 pm
by lucenzo
thanks for the help guys i'll give a those places a ring and get some prices, i'll put a thread of the snorkel build in the next few weeks when i get around to it if anyone is interested.
just another quick question what r people using for going from the round of the snorkel to the square of the intake pipe to the ait box i'm thinking about cutting the square of and tig welding a 3 inch 45 degree bend in there and using a reducer to meet the 4inch up to it? what r ur guys thoughts on that creating abit of an airdam there so if and for what ever reason it will always have a full supply of air??
cheers again guys
Re: Stainless snorkel
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:35 am
by DanwinGQ
If your making a 4" snorkle I would cut off the inlet on your air box and weld a 4" inlet on it. If your going to the effort of cutting and welding why use a reducer??
I had a custom airbox made on my old GQ with 4" inlet and 3" outlet at opposite ends. Only downsized because the pod filter I used and turbo inlet was 3".
I figure the more air the better. It's only going to benefit.
Re: Stainless snorkel
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:33 pm
by lucenzo
yer definately agree mate on the more air the better but i was thinking that 3inch inlet to the manifold would still be supplying more then enough air and that y the engine can take it as it needs it???
could be way of par... let me know if i am?
Re: Stainless snorkel
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:57 am
by MAVINMAD
a mate of mine purchased a couple of 3in silocone "doughnuts" when he was doing his.... god knows where he got them from but their pretty ideal u can cut it up to whatever angle you need