air intake

[oljamesyboy]

i do quite abit of river crossings so im after abit of advice on intakes.

i have herd of people putting the intake into the cabin? i have searched but havn't found much helpful info on it.

so my question is how is this done? can anyone show pics of there set up if similar?

iv got 93 escudo injected 1.6

thanks

[Sadam_Husain]

you need a bit of ducting, a hole, a large hose clamp, a bit of sealer and maybe an offcut of tube to make a flange through the firewall so it looks pretty

[Jerry]

if its thru the firewall it may be a wof issue (if the truck is road legal), have you waterproofed all the electrics (plugs etc) as well?

[oljamesyboy]

if its thru the firewall it may be a wof issue (if the truck is road legal), have you waterproofed all the electrics (plugs etc) as well?

yea got some water proof electronic grease crap and put in plugs etc works good and also did the old glove trick on dizzy

and yea is road legal so ill prob end up making a metal snorkel

what size type of pipe would be best?

[Bubba]

Dude, do some more more research from those that have actually done it and you will see that you don't (edit) have to go through the firewall at all. Do a search for Mr O's (mroffroader) Vitara build from a few years (and about 80 vehicles) ago for starters

[Swamped]

Can't make a tube snorkel at all? Be a bit more work but not a warrant issue and you'd be able to talk in the cabin still with there being no loud intake?

[Bubba]

Out the side, along (inside) the LF panel and in behind the Firewall, into the cab, put it where you want from there, an yes it nosey, but i used to like the sound

[churchill]

You might be able to pick up a new snorkel for $350 if you look around. As Swamped says, it's road legal and it's the most common method of getting the air intake up away from any water.

[nstacey]

This is the Vitara thread Bubba is talking about,
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/ ... =18&t=3992










I guess its probably one of those mods that one WOF guy might be ok with but not another

[Swamped]

That is a cool mod.

I'd have thought that would be sweet for a wof as it doesn't go through the firewall. Would just have to be sure your door seals work.

[oljamesyboy]

ill talk to my wof guy. but ill prob end up making a snorkel

ou might be able to pick up a new snorkel for $350 if you look around. As Swamped says, it's road legal and it's the most common method of getting the air intake up away from any water.

only ones i have found are plastic dont know how long that will last with some of the overgrown tracks i do

[suzookyman]

Mine is stainless steel, just a 2 inch elbow and strait pipe welded
and the welds filed smooth so no join showing and painted matt black with a snorkle hat-looks mint.

[oljamesyboy]

Mine is stainless steel, just a 2 inch elbow and strait pipe welded
and the welds filed smooth so no join showing and painted matt black with a snorkle hat-looks mint.

thats looks real mint might go along the same lines as that

cheers all for your help