so the nutserts i orderd came in to day .. installed a few .. now njust waiting on the filter so i can make the housing.

 

Cool!

 

care to elaborate on how a snorkel restricts air flow?

i was always told that a snorkel ( like his design) and the ARB designs don't restrict air flow, but they might not necessarily increase air flow lol.

i figure if ANYTHING there should be MAYBE a slight increase in throttle response and like.. 1hp increase LOL..because of the "cold air" type thing going on.

 

I do not restrict any airflow with my snorkel and knowing that I'm sucking in nice cool air from the outside(ESPECIALLY at idle on the trail) makes the mod worth it.

 

you should bend up some 4 inch exhaust pipe..

 

I have always heard that the extra bends and added tube length in the snorkel itself caused turbulence and reduced air flow.

 

I used 3" on mine!

There's ways you can help spin the air, cyclone it as it were, to help prevent turbulence.

 

There ya go, Learn somethin new every day!

 

how does that 3 inch exhaust pipe work out for you?

i just have a problem with cutting a hole in a prefectly conditioned finder..

 

I think I read in some other snorkel thread, that cyclone helps at idle or low speed, but it doesnt work at higher speeds cause it's not design for that...
To tell you the truth, guys, I don't even know how a cyclone is...
But very interest 2 know...

 

im about to do the same thing. as you can tell by my pic, i like water and being hydrolocked is not fun

 

It works great and I never cut a hole in my fender...you should look it up!

 

ok i got my filter on friday .. now to start carving ..

 

whats that blob?

 

The Great Stuff .. foam from home depot. im gonna carve out my snorkle head shape then fiberglass it .hopefully..

 

lol robert, you're a machine dude... wanna make me a snorkel? haha

 

dude ive got so much to do yet .. im gonna make a water tank to put under the truck . maybe for 10 or so gallons .. nothing to big .. then a tank for spare gas under that .. again just a few gallons ..
and a bunch of other little things man ..maybe then after that .. maybe

 

lol how're you gonna get the springs to hold that kind of weight? a paint matched snorkel would be... sick.

 

Looking good man, can't wait to see the finished product. I've always wanted a snorkel but as someone else said, would have a hard time cutting into my pristine fender haha, plus they're expensive!

 

I did mine for less the $50...probably even less than that. The 3" mandrel bent exhaust tubing cost $30...

AND I DIDN'T CUT UP THE FENDER.