Bumper for Hi-Lift

[tdesanto]

I was thinking more elephant trunk but yes... Same concept.:snorkel:

Elephant trunk, how apropos...not sure why I didn't think of that.

 

[SpencerFitch]

Wait a minute.

Assuming that the dryer vent duct is completely sealed to the air intake, woudl't that act like a straw during water crossings? That's practical for ingesting water into the engine considering how low the intake was mounted, isn't it?

No, it just slips on. You cant see it from the outside. Slips right off for ANY offroading. Lowers intake temperatures from 150-170 to 100-120 in 95*f heat.


From the rave

The signal from the IAT Sensor is
used to retard the ignition timing if the air temperature
rises above 55°C. If the sensor is disconnected or
failure occurs a default value will be supplied to the
system. The default value selected will represent
normal operating conditions. The fault may not be
evident to the driver, there may be slight power loss in
high ambient temperatures.

55*C Is 131*f.

 

[Roverhound]

If someone from here posted it as their own bumper, you guys would be falling all over yourselves to praise it.

 

[benlittle]

If someone from here posted it as their own bumper, you guys would be falling all over yourselves to praise it.

Ding!

 

[tdesanto]

No, it just slips on. You cant see it from the outside. Slips right off for ANY offroading. Lowers intake temperatures from 150-170 to 100-120 in 95*f heat.


From the rave


55*C Is 131*f.

So, it sounds like a good thing that you remove it when going off-road, as I don't think you'd want to clog your filter with all the dust/ dirt it would certainly pick up from whatever the front tires kick up. But, then I have to ask, wouldn't the engine suffer even more from higher intake temps due to the fact that the air intake at that point would be right next to the engine? Then add to that the fact that you're likely to be going slower speeds which also reduces airflow.

So, is the dryer duct simply a solution for driving on pavement at the expense of, when removed for "ANY offroading" [sic], off-road performance?

 

[R_Lefebvre]

Solve both problems. Run the dryer duct up along the A pillar. Now you have cool air, and you don't have to remove it for off-roading.

 

[tdesanto]

Solve both problems. Run the dryer duct up along the A pillar. Now you have cool air, and you don't have to remove it for off-roading.

Yes, but that would create another problem.

 

[SpencerFitch]

So, it sounds like a good thing that you remove it when going off-road, as I don't think you'd want to clog your filter with all the dust/ dirt it would certainly pick up from whatever the front tires kick up. But, then I have to ask, wouldn't the engine suffer even more from higher intake temps due to the fact that the air intake at that point would be right next to the engine? Then add to that the fact that you're likely to be going slower speeds which also reduces airflow.

So, is the dryer duct simply a solution for driving on pavement at the expense of, when removed for "ANY offroading" [sic], off-road performance?

Yeap, the slower you go the hotter the intake air is with it off, so temperatures easily get to 170-180*

Solve both problems. Run the dryer duct up along the A pillar. Now you have cool air, and you don't have to remove it for off-roading.

That would look as stupid as this bumper. I only did it in the first place just to see if the air temperature would actually drop. And it did. And you cant see it at all from the exterior.

One day Ill BUY a snorkel, untill then, this will simply get cooler air when on roads.