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snorkel
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:00 pm
by Hassan
So I'm thinking about moving over to a snorkel system, and i was just wondering, in yours opinion, what are the advantages and disadvantages to it? Other than the most obvious ones:
Advantages:
Cleaner air (normally the higher your intake is from the road, the cleaner the air is)
Cooler air (it doesn't pass through the hot engine compartment)
More air (similar to a hood scoop, or ram air)
Dry air
More space in the engine bay (if you want to add more mods, etc)
It looks really cool
Disadvantages:
Bugs, debris and more stuff stuck in your air cleaner
More frequent air filter changes
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:27 pm
by Alosh
What i know
it's giving nice looking and cold air also to be intake
performance !!! i have no idea
good luck
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:53 pm
by caprihorse
Snorkel, as it said, is just good for a water. There is longer way for air intake into the engine, it means, similar if you would like to breathe over long pipe in the gas mask at the long way run. I don't see any advantage at such installation.
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:12 pm
by Duck Commander
Hassan;3372 wrote:So I'm thinking about moving over to a snorkel system, and i was just wondering, in yours opinion, what are the advantages and disadvantages to it? Other than the most obvious ones:
Advantages:
Cleaner air (normally the higher your intake is from the road, the cleaner the air is)
Cooler air (it doesn't pass through the hot engine compartment)
More air (similar to a hood scoop, or ram air)
Dry air
More space in the engine bay (if you want to add more mods, etc)
It looks really cool
Disadvantages:
Bugs, debris and more stuff stuck in your air cleaner
More frequent air filter changes
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Advantages:
cleaner air because of shifting the intake point.
Cooler air: Generally the temperature in side the engine bay is 25-30 C more than ambient temperature, with snorkel the air entering the throttle body is just 5 C more than ambient.
Disadvantages
I don't agree;
Just install the pre filter at the intake point and nothing can enter.
No filter changes at all and very rare cleaning, because your filter is sucking the cleanest air available.
So just install and enjoy........
As I will do the same.
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:23 pm
by Duck Commander
caprihorse;3381 wrote:Snorkel, as it said, is just good for a water. There is longer way for air intake into the engine, it means, similar if you would like to breathe over long pipe in the gas mask at the long way run. I don't see any advantage at such installation.
All the OEM filters and cold air intake are taking air from the hole in fender, and that hole is connected to the intake point just at the base of the wind shield ( RHS on FJz).
By installing snorkel you are only increasing the intake length by 60-70 cm, so it will not effect any performance.
My personnel experience after installing my Cold air intake convinced me to go for snorkel. I was stuck and the sand was flying every.after the trip when i checked my CAI box, it was 30 % full of sand because of the lower intake point.
Comments are welcome
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:22 pm
by Indy
If you snorkel, don't forget to scuba :011:
Btw, it's like a tattoo, you better like it coz it's gonna be on your vehicle forever :)
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:10 pm
by Duck Commander
Indy;3396 wrote:If you snorkel, don't forget to scuba :011:
Btw, it's like a tattoo, you better like it coz it's gonna be on your vehicle forever :)
hehehe............Indy it is so true
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:44 pm
by Abu Jimmy
I agree with capri, no actual distingueshed advantage but crossing water paths.
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:17 am
by Duck Commander
Abu Jimmy;3436 wrote:I agree with capri, no actual distingueshed advantage but crossing water paths.
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scuba mods are not only applicable for water crossing but also for crossing the sand rivers, lolz