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Sierra Snorkel
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 12:45 am
by Try_Me
hey people trying to figure out how to make a snorkel dont have much idea about were to connect etc.
would apriciate if someone could lend me a hand or some pics lol
thanks nick
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:09 am
by nicbeer
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 12:00 pm
by suzy
mine cost 20$ and ten minutes to make,looks sh*t but does the job.
3x 45's and 2 metres of 75mm condute painted black and it goes straight into the air box.
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 4:11 pm
by Crawford
hey im from bunbury, w.a how did you make it so cheap?
would you be able to help me out at all
does it make a big difference? any more power?
cheers
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 5:48 pm
by suzy
Go to bunnings and buy about 2 metres of condute and 3x 45 bends to suit, I used 75mm .look under your bonnet and where you see an inlet coming out off your air box take all that crap out leaving the piece that has the hot/cold valve,now your left with a round air box with one inlet pointed towards the head light,block it up good,now your left with the other inlet pointing towards the side of the car,inline with that inlet cut a round hole in your guard so your 45 will fit in it,connect that to the inlet with some pipe,then cut some condute to go along the guard and then put a 45 on to make it go up the winscreen and then use the last 45 and cut 2 slits in it so u can put a down pipe adaptor on it so it looks halve normal.and mount it with a bit of thin tin on the pillar.if you want exact measurements i supose i can get of my lazy ass for a fellow west aussie.
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 5:52 pm
by Crawford
what do snorkles do?
how they benefit a zook?
i do a fair bit of driving on sand.. and everything heats up a lot..
be good for that?
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:12 pm
by nicbeer
Snorkels are mostly used for if you do water crossings. They do force more cold air in so yes it would benefit on the beach but not much. Check ur rad for broken fins as mine has new rad now and does not heat up at all.
cheers
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:02 am
by Try_Me
thanks people
much appriciated
thanks nick
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:35 am
by grimbo
Th eproblem with using conduit is if you clip a tree etc it will explode into lots of little bits and pieces. they aren't designed to to take any sort of impact. Better off getting an exhaust shop to bend you up one
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:26 am
by suzy
grimbo wrote:Th eproblem with using conduit is if you clip a tree etc it will explode into lots of little bits and pieces. they aren't designed to to take any sort of impact. Better off getting an exhaust shop to bend you up one
Not yet,i have given mine a fair bash and why don't you look at a real snorkel.because my mate has a safari and it is a weak POS.If i am going to brake my snorkel i would wipe of my roof racks too.What would you rather,brake the snorkel or rip the mounts out of your car and leave a nice little rust hole.
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:24 pm
by grimbo
suzy wrote:]Not yet,i have given mine a fair bash and why don't you look at a real snorkel.because my mate has a safari and it is a weak POS.If i am going to brake my snorkel i would wipe of my roof racks too.What would you rather,brake the snorkel or rip the mounts out of your car and leave a nice little rust hole.
Well I have seen conduit ones explode whhen given a fair wack. Safari ones are made from different material and will dent and sometimes burst but won't explode like the conduit does. Mine is made from steel tube and is strong enough to support the weight of the vehicle on without bending etc.
I would rather thhe snorkel either took the impact or break but I would not want it to explode sending sharp shards of conduit everywhere potentialy injuring someone
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:16 pm
by Sirzooky
Does anyone in perth know of someone who makes them up for zooks? out of Ally or something pretty?
cheers
Sadiq
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:31 pm
by nicbeer
Do a steel one Sadiq, use some chrome spray for some bling. cheaper anyway.
cheers
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:59 pm
by safarikick
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:21 pm
by suzy
I can read it and they use PVC.
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:54 am
by Stoo
Anyone know what the part number for the Safari Snorkel that Rocky Road sell:
http://www.rocky-road.com/zuksnorkle.html
They say its only available through them, but I suspect if you knew the part number you could order it from any Safari distributor.
I had a look against some of the other models they do and it doesnt look like they would fit a Samurai.
Any ideas.
Stoo
