Question on Snorkels?
06-26-2010, 01:43 AM
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Unless the stock air box has been modified it's not going to have an opening any larger than any snorkel I've seen.I think the primary restriction would come from the additional bends in the snorkel.I've seen this debated a number of times. If anyone in the Kansas City area has a Cherokee with a snorkel and wants to find out if there is a power penalty (like I do), PM me and we will strap it to my chassis dyno and find out. I will post results here.
someone definitely take up unforgiven's offer. i really want to see some results!
06-27-2010, 01:35 PM
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snorkels are stupid. they restrict air flow, you dont need to be fording 4-5ft of water, you have to water proof every electrical piece under the hood or theres no point for a snorkel. last month a new wheeler ripped his complete off on a trail. they are almost as good as bush wacker fender flares. 
you must be after just the looks......
you must be after just the looks......
The engine has a few problems, but it was too good of a deal overall. Since a friend found it for me and set up the buy, he asked for the snorkel for his own truck, and I let him have it, since I was getting the rest to myself.
Before the snorkel was removed, the Jeep drove fine, had better than average airflow, and ran pretty cool, even with low antifreeze in it. I never had any trouble with water getting into anything; I'm not sure what setups the people you had come in to your shop were having, but this truck wasn't having them. After it was removed, it began running hot all the time.
The intake opening that the snorkel used was the same size as the unmodified one, so to be honest, I'm not sure why it's running hotter. I was assuming it had to do with the location of the air intake, and the fact that the snorkel's intake was a bit wider than the stock one on the box.
But to be honest, there *is* a bit of vanity involved. I have five holes in my fender where the previous snorkel was, and I'd like to put one back in place to make use of them, rather than just plugging them or something similar. :P
06-27-2010, 01:44 PM
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Actually, I'm after a replacement. The Jeep I drive had one on already; a nice Safari that was very well made and attached. The Jeep was kind of a rescue project. It was modded with a lot of good gear: snorkel, winch, $400 tires... but the owner couldn't keep it anymore. He was selling it for $1500.
The engine has a few problems, but it was too good of a deal overall. Since a friend found it for me and set up the buy, he asked for the snorkel for his own truck, and I let him have it, since I was getting the rest to myself.
Before the snorkel was removed, the Jeep drove fine, had better than average airflow, and ran pretty cool, even with low antifreeze in it. I never had any trouble with water getting into anything; I'm not sure what setups the people you had come in to your shop were having, but this truck wasn't having them. After it was removed, it began running hot all the time.
The intake opening that the snorkel used was the same size as the unmodified one, so to be honest, I'm not sure why it's running hotter. I was assuming it had to do with the location of the air intake, and the fact that the snorkel's intake was a bit wider than the stock one on the box.
But to be honest, there *is* a bit of vanity involved. I have five holes in my fender where the previous snorkel was, and I'd like to put one back in place to make use of them, rather than just plugging them or something similar. :P
The engine has a few problems, but it was too good of a deal overall. Since a friend found it for me and set up the buy, he asked for the snorkel for his own truck, and I let him have it, since I was getting the rest to myself.
Before the snorkel was removed, the Jeep drove fine, had better than average airflow, and ran pretty cool, even with low antifreeze in it. I never had any trouble with water getting into anything; I'm not sure what setups the people you had come in to your shop were having, but this truck wasn't having them. After it was removed, it began running hot all the time.
The intake opening that the snorkel used was the same size as the unmodified one, so to be honest, I'm not sure why it's running hotter. I was assuming it had to do with the location of the air intake, and the fact that the snorkel's intake was a bit wider than the stock one on the box.
But to be honest, there *is* a bit of vanity involved. I have five holes in my fender where the previous snorkel was, and I'd like to put one back in place to make use of them, rather than just plugging them or something similar. :P
06-27-2010, 01:49 PM
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I would get a inline filter like on the link on bottom... and build out of Exhaust pipe thats painted inside and out or powder coated... its prob what im going to do to ours one day...this way you can skip the whole air box and use the room for 2nd battery...
You can get any muffler shop to bend the pipe cheap... and the pipe is cheap to... run 3 inch on outside one nice piece no joints to leak... run inside to a adapter.. to 4 inch with cone filter inside... then reducer down to flex intake boot... and be done... im guessing.. around 50 bucks.. can just have any muffler shop stretch or shrink pipe so you dont have more joints... and then a nice band clap... so when you need to take apart or change filter...
p/s: can say 90deg bend going in fender.. then strait down fender then what ever 45deg bend going up windshield post... after its bent... take to a place that does metal working and have them roll it threw there rollers and flaten it out to a oval.. give it a real nice clean look...
http://www.google.com/products?rlz=1...ed=0CDAQrQQwAg
You can get any muffler shop to bend the pipe cheap... and the pipe is cheap to... run 3 inch on outside one nice piece no joints to leak... run inside to a adapter.. to 4 inch with cone filter inside... then reducer down to flex intake boot... and be done... im guessing.. around 50 bucks.. can just have any muffler shop stretch or shrink pipe so you dont have more joints... and then a nice band clap... so when you need to take apart or change filter...
p/s: can say 90deg bend going in fender.. then strait down fender then what ever 45deg bend going up windshield post... after its bent... take to a place that does metal working and have them roll it threw there rollers and flaten it out to a oval.. give it a real nice clean look...
http://www.google.com/products?rlz=1...ed=0CDAQrQQwAg
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06-28-2010, 07:57 AM
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I'm not as good at body replacement as I feel I would need to be to replace the fender on my own, and you all know how it is.. take it to a body shop and I might as well have bought the snorkel. I've gotten some great ideas here though... we'll see how it all works out.
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