jeep-N-montero
Expedition Leader
95% of the time you will never need a snorkel, and it's a complete waste of money if you are going for the "poser look".
To snorkel or not?
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XJINTX
Explorer
I installed the "China" brand snorkel. Water , dust or poser it still helps 
Here are a few pics... the original airbox install did not work for me so I went inline. I would not worry about the hole if you remove it Cherokee fenders are pretty plentiful. Actually on another vehicle of mine I used and cut a procured fender and kept the original for a replacement.
http://s462.beta.photobucket.com/user/xjintx/library/snorkel install
Here are a few pics... the original airbox install did not work for me so I went inline. I would not worry about the hole if you remove it Cherokee fenders are pretty plentiful. Actually on another vehicle of mine I used and cut a procured fender and kept the original for a replacement.http://s462.beta.photobucket.com/user/xjintx/library/snorkel install
Explorer 1
Explorer 1
There are those rare times........
When brains don't keep you from crawling through deep water.........a snorkel would have saved this engine.
Thanks,
Fred
Explorer 1
When brains don't keep you from crawling through deep water.........a snorkel would have saved this engine.
Thanks,
Fred
Explorer 1
Rubicon John
Observer
Ultimately, it's your jeep and hard earned money and if you want a snorkel added to your build, I would say go for it and don't look back.
There's always going to be that one guy who thinks he's king wheeler to piss in your cornflakes, but if they're not paying the bills, then they can go rust off.
Just my $.02... :snorkel:
There's always going to be that one guy who thinks he's king wheeler to piss in your cornflakes, but if they're not paying the bills, then they can go rust off.
Just my $.02... :snorkel:
88Xj
Banned
:hehe:
If this guy comes through with the arb version for 200 orless, I'll do one..if not I'll hold out and buy buy new. And if doing that I'll just get the RHD version, relocating snorkel to the passenger side. Same price anyway. My personal preference honestly..different that everyone else, gives me the space from the stock air box to mount my dual battery to. My only worry with that chinese one is the material its made of? Being in the desert things dry out & get brittle quick..worried that may be an issue....
For a truly water tight set up, I used a cannister model from K &N that connects to the flex hose coming in from the snorkel.
Thanks,
Fred
Explorer 1
be careful with that K&N filter in California. I had one on my old jeep and it does not have a carb #, they wont let you pass at a smog check even if it passes the emission test. I ended up having to go to junky neighborhood smog shop and sliding an extra $20 across the table
theicecreampeople
Adventurer
i ordered one like this for my fj ...my buddy had the same knock off and was just like safari ..well 125 ,no big right ?well 1 year later and still dont have it ...lol..should have just went to trd spent the money ,,or any respectable dealer ,,just saying ..j
Explorer 1
Explorer 1
See my above prior post, every other year the K&N come off and the stock box is re-installed.
Thanks,
Fred
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beardus supremous
Adventurer
Ever thought about the Spectre intake for the XJ? http://www.spectreperformance.com/index.php/91-01-jeep-cherokee-4-0l-red-hprtm-filter.html I have had this on my 01 for over a year and works great. A bit noisey, but after awhile you get used to it. And if I wanted to get really weird I could add a 90 degree elbow and set a humvee style top on it right in front of the wiper. Just a thought.
88Xj
Banned
I was originally going to copy but do it my own way. Using a ford windstar air box, & doing a hummer style intake. I do like it, but not the price tag or filter size. Great suggestion though!