WJ & WH owners who wants a snorkel ???

[pmac]

Originally Posted by asp_777

Aren't the heads designed to trap water as it falls down the pipe???

You'd hope so - but wouldn't it be ironic getting water damage to the engine because you use a snorklel and were driving down a smooth bitumen road in the suburbs.

[ultimo]

Hi my Snorkel for the Petrol WJ is also available for order. I am from Taiwan If anyone is interested just PM...sorry didnt mean to jack the original thread, just offering a different design for folks to choose.

Connects via the side of the stock airbox. Details on request.

[Hanna]

Originally Posted by ultimo

Hi my Snorkel for the Petrol WJ is also available for order. I am from Taiwan If anyone is interested just PM...sorry didnt mean to jack the original thread, just offering a different design for folks to choose.

Connects via the side of the stock airbox. Details on request.

Gee that's an interesting looking design. That should throw the cat amoungst the pidgeons here!

Welcome to the forum ultimo!

[pmac]

Hey Ultimo.

Do you have any pics of under the bonnet? Is it diesel or petrol? V8 of 6 cyl?

What price are you looking at?

Any improvement in power or fuel economy?

I notice that the intake looks to be at the rear, rather than a ram effect of the funnel facing forward. Can that damage the engine??

I think we'd all like to know the answers to these questions so posting answers here rather than via PM would be appreciated.

Cheers

[bikemat]

Originally Posted by nzdans

OK, I've seen the pics, these things are as ugly as sin, it appears the Safari is not a performance option and I'm awaiting the results on the flow of Steve's V8 snorkel although suspect I've already made up my mind not to join this bandwagon.

For us V8 owners the factory setup is cold air/water/dust induction, add a K&N FIPK kit with a waterproof prefilter and you reduce the cold air/water/dust intake although do increase overall airflow. Add some sort of decent water crossing bra/sheet and you should have your way across any crossing that is not otherwise threatening your electrics/carpet/amplifiers/whatever. I've recently done the carpet removal/reinstall on my WJ (without having to clean of any rancid bog hole stench) and found it painful enough to inspire me to book a long overdue visit to the dentist. I have read/been told by numerous sources that Jeeps are not particularly waterproof.

So (bearing in mind I'm a noob), why are you guys so desperate to chop holes in your guards and fit snorkels? From what I've seen/read/heard I reckon I'd rather chop a 3"+ hole in my firewall and route my air intake in cab where my air's clean, dry, conditioned, scented and I can get an even bigger boner over the induction roar.

Enlighten me please as I love pouring funds into our Grand but this mod so far does not compute. Which reminds me, I must do some reviews on my latest mods...

Michael's snorkel is the one that's supposed to give a performance increase, NOT the safari one

[nzdans]

Originally Posted by bikemat

Michael's snorkel is the one that's supposed to give a performance increase, NOT the safari one

I didn't mean to imply that the Safari snorkel was meant to give a performance increase. Snorkels are generally known to often give better airflow than OEM intake solutions.

[ultimo]

Originally Posted by Hanna

Gee that's an interesting looking design. That should throw the cat amoungst the pidgeons here!

Welcome to the forum ultimo!

Thanks...I have a WJ 4.0 I6

Originally Posted by pmac

Hey Ultimo.

Do you have any pics of under the bonnet? Is it diesel or petrol? V8 of 6 cyl?

What price are you looking at?

Any improvement in power or fuel economy?

I notice that the intake looks to be at the rear, rather than a ram effect of the funnel facing forward. Can that damage the engine??

I think we'd all like to know the answers to these questions so posting answers here rather than via PM would be appreciated.

Cheers

The snorkel works for both Petrol Engines.

I drive a 4.0, more seat of the pants feel. When I am driving on highways, without snorkel, sometimes a slight depression of the accelerator would cause the trans to shift down. But now it doesn't do it anymore unless its a kickdown scenario.. there is a more linear progression of power delivery.

Many people have been running the ram intake of the Safari facing backward for a long time without any adverse effects (Land Rovers), so its safe to say unless you are running a 500-1000hp dragster its not going to cause a problem, the flipside is you can drive in heavy rain or mud without all the liquids ending up in your stock box. (yep this would open the topic up for lots of discussion, just IMHO : ) We have sold a lot of pieces to Europe who place an emphasis on aesthetics and performance, so far no complaints.

Pricing would definitely be cheaper than the competition, this is by no means an indication of any lack of quality, I mod my jeeps also, so its more of an interest than a business. The pictures I posted previously is ready for delivery, I need to get shipping quotes for Aus.

I am in the midst of setting up my website with shopping cart and Paypal options (for ease of mind) and will post up the link pretty soon.

I will post up the inside picture of the hood area tonight, basically it looks bone stock when you open the hood. The intake routes through the underside of the fender guard behind the black plastic fender protector and connects to the airbox from the side.

Installation is pretty straightforward, you can save some money by having your mate drill the first hole and plasma cut the inner one. The rest is just some light dremel work. Installation is quite similar to the ARB unit.