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Hey guys, i am considering making my own snorkel for my hilux out of mild steel exht pipe and mandrel bends.

I was wondering what size pipe to use, i was thinking either 2 1/4 or 2 1/2

the engine is a 3 litre (5l) non turbo diesel

cheers
Dave

hi mate,not xactly sure on what u need for ur engine ut ive just got a 2l petrol surf and ive done the same thing,i used 3" tho,can neva have to much air is the way i look at it,have to put some pics up when ur done so we can see how it looks ,just my 2c anyway,hope it helps

If you use 3", you can use a snorkle hat to finish it off. You can buy them at any 4x4 shop off the shelf .

I have just made one out of 3" dairy tube and fitted a bought hat from trademe

i just made one out of 2 1/2 inch exhaust pipe, i got two u bends and som straight length, then cut and weld to suit.... heres a link to mine
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... php&page=3
hope this helps

Ryan wrote:i just made one out of 2 1/2 inch exhaust pipe, i got two u bends and som straight length, then cut and weld to suit.... heres a link to mine

looks good, I am having a re think on the snorkel, had planned on going throught the fire wall and kicking up out of the guard and up the passengers A pillar, just didn't consider that the wiper motor is mounted there

Gonna pull the Guard off soon and have a look-ee see whats under there

DBWRacing wrote:

Ryan wrote:i just made one out of 2 1/2 inch exhaust pipe, i got two u bends and som straight length, then cut and weld to suit.... heres a link to mine

looks good, I am having a re think on the snorkel, had planned on going throught the fire wall and kicking up out of the guard and up the passengers A pillar, just didn't consider that the wiper motor is mounted there

Gonna pull the Guard off soon and have a look-ee see whats under there

Proabably just aswell you flagged that as it would be near impossible to get a WOF with a dirty great hole in the firewall.

actually the top of the firewall is your heater intake and is able to be cut



see in the middle the loom dissapears behind my head

smurf182 wrote:

DBWRacing wrote:

Ryan wrote:i just made one out of 2 1/2 inch exhaust pipe, i got two u bends and som straight length, then cut and weld to suit.... heres a link to mine

looks good, I am having a re think on the snorkel, had planned on going throught the fire wall and kicking up out of the guard and up the passengers A pillar, just didn't consider that the wiper motor is mounted there

Gonna pull the Guard off soon and have a look-ee see whats under there

Proabably just aswell you flagged that as it would be near impossible to get a WOF with a dirty great hole in the firewall.

Not true i run a 4" pipe through my firewall and have a filter behind my glove box, certed and wofed.



You can see the pipe on the far side of the motor. Would not reccomend it for a daily driver though, induction noise starts to piss you off after a wile.

interesting points, i know it can be done from a WOF stand point, but the location of the wiper motor means that it wouldn't be the easiest track to clean air at altitude

like i said, gonna pull the guard off the left side and see how much room is under there, trying to avoid to much pipework hanging outside the truck!!!

safari_mulisha wrote:see in the middle the loom dissapears behind my head

Dude...your not even in the picture...how can it dissapear behind your head ......

haha nice one

the head on my engine then

Jafa wrote:

safari_mulisha wrote:see in the middle the loom dissapears behind my head

Dude...your not even in the picture...how can it dissapear behind your head ......

OMG, laughed so hard i almost wet myself