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Many of 4WD owner has a snorkel fitted, they are not cheap but looks impressive and serious. Are they really improves the engine performance? Can you actually feel the difference while driving? Are they works fine in the rain with water goes into it? Cheers

all it takes is a table spoon of water to destroy your engine, a mate of mine drove fast into a deep pool of water , blew the bottom out of his jeep engine, the choise is a snorkel or make a misjudment and buy a new engine,they can be made with plastic down pipe , mild steel tube, plastic hose,

id rather pay $300 for a snorkle rather than $2000 for a new engine .

they are like insurance, they cost money now, but in the long run it could save you a hell of alot more. and also you dont worry as much when the water comes over the bonnet

Get a snorkel if you plan on going into any water...its cheap insurance in both saving you from destroying your engine & also getting stuck if you do injest some water.

When it rains or im going to a wet area i turn my snorkel hat to the rear.

Ive not noticed any increase in power or improovement in economy with using the snorkel.Thats most likely due to the low driving speeds 4wd tend to do..to get any increase in power you would have to be driving a racecar at very high speed.

If I remember rightly you had a 1993 Pajero. I had a 1992 2.5L Turbo Diesel and fitted a snorkel.

No improvement to performance but huge improvement to peace of mind when traversing water. You might notice a slight sucking sound at high speed as the snorkel is mounted up the drivers pillar but its no biggy and simply reminds you that its doing its job.

My 2c.

So what brand of snorkel should I go for? There is a brand called Airflow, they are half price of Safari and Airtec. Are they any good?

Hey Pouw, just wondering how you get your rim painted to black? I want my white goes black too. Cheers

i run a airflow snorkle and i works fine... so far.

my rims are black... i used chep paint from supercheap..it looks ok but after a selwyn river rip or similar u have to respray cause they chip....but at $3-5 a can it doesnt cost much

If you are new to 4x4ing with a std vehicle id say best to join a club and get some recovery equipment first, maybe some mud tyres.
If you are going to pay someone to fit a snorkel it will cost over $500 id say cos there's a lot of work involved for a mechanic/specialist at $70/hr.
If your in sth island it'd be one of my first mods but theres a lot less rivers in nth island unless you start getting hardcore.
People talk about 'air ram' effect of snorkels. at 100kph the dynamic pressure is about 0.06psi so id say that is nothing/2.

ohh yeah, forgot to mention how important it is to do it properly, 2 out of 2 snorkel equiped vehicles i have put my hand across the inlet (making a airtight seal) kept running!
p.s dont try that on a diesel! the governer ramps the fueling up and itl suck your arm in! used to do it to my mates petrol cars cos its funny...
tried it on my cruiser and had a red ring on my hand for ages.
ergh i cant even spell ironey.

i woul;dnt attempt half of wt i put my rig thru without 1
i have an airflow snorkle and retained my water trap also run the hat sideways rather than backwards as they tend to suck water off the wishield or worse mud builds up between winshield and snorkle causing it to block up
the dence bush also rips the hats off so sideways is best for me

now that is a good reason to have a snorkel

The other good thing about snorkels is they suck air higher off the road surface and it is cleaner, especially in dusty conditions. I run a foam/oil pre-filter in the top inlet of the snorkel, keeps heaps of shit out of the proper airfilter. I notice on cold mornings that the truck is more responsive when you use the throtte. Noticed this same effect on motorbikes when I was younger.
Al

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Andrew Farmer fitted my rugger snorkel and did a really good job, and he is mobile and comes to you, give him a call on 027 444 6803. important to get it right otherwise you get holes all over you guard. you need to supply the snorkel. what type of vehicle do you have?

also don't forget we have our ORE Terawhiti trip NEXT weekend...if you are interested

Mudsam wrote:Many of 4WD owner has a snorkel fitted, they are not cheap but looks impressive and serious.

The Manukau 4wd Club went to Poutu last weekend - was susposed to be a class2 trip - but with all of the rain, the shallow lakes were bonnet high in places - we had to split into 2 groups - those with and witout snorkels



if you didn't have a snorkel - you missed a great track