Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Has anyone ever used an after market vent put into the side of the scuttle (usualy added to aid cooling of engine bay) as a snorkel/inlet?
I don't intend to drive into water as deep as the scuttle pan as this is nearly up to the window height of the Rangie (31" tyres and 1" lift).
It seems like it would be a nice looking conversion judging by those who have done it for cooling.
I could also add one o the other side as a vent for cooling.
Any opinions or idesa would be great. Just consider that new snorkels are beyond my budget and home made ones tend to look a little shoddy.
Cheers in advance.

providing you have a decent splash gaurd/water trap in it. plenty of water (wether its more or less than you std air cleaner) will get in.

top idea tho

Bunnings sell nice alloy louvred panels in different sizes that would be perfect, as long as they are mounted facing downward you would only suck water in if you were in deep water.

i may be wrong but i think Landy_man was running a similar setup to what you described (well last time i saw it which was a few years ago)
i'd say he'd be able to provide you with some feedback on it.

shakes wrote:providing you have a decent splash gaurd/water trap in it. plenty of water (wether its more or less than you std air cleaner) will get in.

top idea tho

I will be retaining the existing air box ('88 injection) and running a pipe to the vent.
What do you mean by a splash guard/water trap and why?

splash gaurd on the underside.... just to stop any spray from your front wheels.

water trap. basically a low point on your snorkel with a one way valve (if your not doing any really deep crossings probably not worth the effort but its better to be safe than sorry)

Where would I get the water trap/oone way valve? Enzed or somewhere like that? Or self made?

Just put on a snorkel and be done with it

Hi guys,

I thought about sourcing cool air for the engine from the plenum/scuttle when putting the latest creation together, but without a vent on the side. The existing 3 vents on the front should be big enough in area to supply enough air. The mesh in the inlets stops rain coming out the heater - it drains out the side holes in the body shell. I wonder whether the induction noise would be audible inside the car.

Didn't go ahead because I'd have to fab something around the air filter to the scuttle chamber and didn't have time. Air cleaner (A31 type) hangs off one of those alloy double elbow things used with lpg on a Chev or other V8. Remains an option for the future though, and I don't use my RR as a submarine.

On the subject of air filters - I put in a K&N A31 equivalent last week. KNOWING FULL WELL THAT THEY DON'T FILTER AS WELL AS RYCO ETC PAPER FILTERS. Big improvement in grunt and mpg. Wish I'd done it years ago. An A31 paper filter is too restrictive for a 350 Chev, in my case.

cheers, DL

PSI250 wrote:i may be wrong but i think Landy_man was running a similar setup to what you described (well last time i saw it which was a few years ago)
i'd say he'd be able to provide you with some feedback on it.

Only for heat extraction not for intake.

Loanrangie wrote:Only for heat extraction not for intake.

ah i see,
close but no cigar.

bump

I'd suggest running the vent as an intake is leading to trouble. Although you may not want to go through water up to your windscreen I have got water onto the bonnet several times on my defender with 35's and 2" lift. Its just the splash as you hit the water, or sometimes the bow wave that is the issue

Bump! (Wan't as many opinions on this as possible)

Animal Mother wrote:Just consider that new snorkels are beyond my budget and home made ones tend to look a little shoddy.
Cheers in advance.

why dont you get a snorkle done out of stailes steel from an exhaust shop mine wasnt expensive at all!! alot cheaper than an off the shelf job!! and i can drive in deep water!1

Evan...