Snorkles

[Scott Brady]

Ok not to blow it but I can call it from living up there... it is a road in the dells right? As in head torards the airport and turn right at the flagpole. Coming from downtown if you hit old hwy XX (keeping it top secret) you went too far.

Ha! See I used to live there!

That is it... There is some killer rock climbing and rappels in that area.

My house is about 2 minutes from there, just up the hill from Willow Lake.

 

[MaddBaggins]

I've put a snorkel pretty much at the bottom of my list. Southern AZ-what water, don't do much offroad in groups so I don't eat anybody's dust either.
After I have done most everything else I want to my rig, then maybe a snorkel.

 

[kcowyo]

The snorkel is high on my list for my '85, but not for the T100.

High on my list for the dust factor, as I occaisionaly do roll with others, and for the cool/fun factor. It's not 100% necessary for every trip, but its good insurance like sliders, lockers, etc.

 

[UncleChris]

The second and more practical reason is dusty environments. I can say from first hand experience that it makes a pretty remarkable difference. A couple of years ago, I went on a trip out to Moab with a few other Land Rovers. My Disco had a freshly cleaned K&N filter, and a raised air intake (Mantec, if it matters), another Disco with us had a K&N filter that we had cleaned at the same time, but was not equipped with a snorkel. When we got back from three days of wheeling out in the desert, the difference between air filters was remarkable. Mine still looked clean and new, while the other Disco owners filter was absolutely filthy. I just wish that I had taken pics of it at the time.

The Snorkel will grab air at a higher level than the normal airbox. Because dust gets kicked up into the air and then sinks, more dust is floating around at ground level than at the level of the snorkel intake.

So if you are grabbing low air, you are going to grab more dust. If you grab higher air, you are probably going to get cleaner air.

 

[flyingwil]

That is it... There is some killer rock climbing and rappels in that area.

My house is about 2 minutes from there, just up the hill from Willow Lake.

That's a Nice area, there. I used to have a few friends that lived up there.

I love the looks of a snorkle! Thanks for all the great feed back.

WIL

 

[pangaea]

> Great picture Nathan.
> When I owned my Discovery II, I drove it UP the Gila River.

Nice... What you don't see in that picture is that I'm sitting in water up to my knees... inside the truck. ;-)

BTW- How do you get your pictures to display in the message, instead of a link like mine?

 

[Scott Brady]

Very Camel Trophy Nathan :arabia:


Regarding the display of images:
The best way is to select this button

in the menu. That will open the

button again, which will close the image tag.

 

[pangaea]

Thanks... And thanks to Flyingwil for letting me hijack the thread for my own personal benefit.

And for a quick test pic that has a snorkel in it...

 

[The BN Guy]

Nice looking rig!

 

[pangaea]

Wish it was mine... Those developing world Land Cruisers are beasts... If I had my choice, I'd have a HD79 Troopie sitting in my driveway right now.

:bowdown:

 

[Scott Brady]

Wish it was mine... Those developing world Land Cruisers are beasts... If I had my choice, I'd have a HD79 Troopie sitting in my driveway right now.

:bowdown:

You and me both :bowdown:

 

[Jonathan Hanson]

Me three on the 79!

I have now read several posts on other forums, by Tacoma owners who claim installing a snorkel significantly increased dirt in their air filters, contradicting conventional wisdom. I wonder if the stock fender intake on the Tacoma might actually be better than a snorkel at precipitating heavy particulates out of the air stream before they reach the intake.

I would also expect that a snorkel would reduce power by forcing the engine to draw intake air through such a long passage. The post claiming improved throttle response seems to bely this, however. It is well-accepted that the "deck plate" modification on Tacoma air boxes noticeably increases power, by opening up the intake.

 

[Jonathan Hanson]

Also, I have to admit that on a purely personal, prejudicial level, my first reaction to seeing a snorkel (or, worse, limb risers) on a vehicle driving around the city is to roll my eyes and think "poseur," at least until I also spot mesquite pinstripes down the sides, like on Scott's truck! Or munched quarter panels.

 

[The BN Guy]

I'm kinda surprised we have no Strains here! Some nice rigs there as well. Love the Patrol/Maverick! And the Cruiser.

 

[pangaea]

I have now read several posts on other forums, by Tacoma owners who claim installing a snorkel significantly increased dirt in their air filters, contradicting conventional wisdom.

Out of curiosity, are any non-snorkel equipped Tacos coming to the event in Nov? It might be interesting to see if there's any measurable difference after three days in the desert...