http://www.central4wd.com/images/photos/Photo4535.snorkel1.jpg


Except for it being on the wrong side of the truck. Then again...a big enough hammer will fix just about anything.

http://www.central4wd.com/images/photos/Photo4535.snorkel1.jpg


Except for it being on the wrong side of the truck.








By the looks of it, so is the steering wheel, too!





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Hm, is the air at the roof actually colder than at the fender?

Those nutty Australians, and their engine snorkels. Up in Northern Queensland, almost every car has one of those snorkels on it.

Hm, is the air at the roof actually colder than at the fender?



I think the air would be cooler, certainly cleaner. Still need to get rid of that darn elbow restriction between the box and the turbo.

Uh, my question wasn't serious, I don't think the air is cooler at the roof (though it can be cleaner). My idea was like 'ok, turn the car head over heals, and you'll be done' --- like having the snorkel and the steering wheel at the right sides by folding it inside out and then somehow putting it into the right shape ;) It would be an Alice-in-Wonderland trick :)

Those snorkels are to prevent water from getting into the engine when going through deep water in the first case. They usually have an impact on power since they do not exactly improve air flow. So-called cyclone filters are available for the snorkles to be save when going through very dirty air --- but with the amount of air going through a 6.5, a cyclone filter would have to be _very_ large ...


As for the elbow between the air box and the turbo: What about aftermarket filters that can be installed directly on the turbo inlet with a straight pipe/tube? They'd be drawing hot air from under the hood, but if you relocate the batteries, you could place the filter element in the passenger side battery compartment with a straight enough pipe to the turbo inlet.

It shouldn't be too difficult to route cold air from the outside to the filter element then, either by relocating the headlamps or by using the DRL/blinker inlet below. You could even use the pressure the air displacement builds up on front of the truck to have quite some positive pressure on the air going into the filter.

But then, you may get lots of dirt and water into the filter.

Hm, maybe you can just relocate the stock airbox into or somewhat behind the battery compartment, route the air through the blinker/DRL opening into the box and then straight into the turbo. Using the DRL inlet has the advantage of not getting so much dirt straight into the filter because the air would have to go upwards through a 90 degree bend up into the box.

Relocating the batteries allows to use larger ones and gets their weight off the front axle --- I really wish I had a solid front axle ... You'd end up with a very nice setup :)
Edited by: 0lee

The only purpose of that snorkel is to cross a river.

The only purpose of that snorkel is to cross a river.





Yep. That is exactly why they use them in Northern Queensland in Australia. It is mostly rainforest and crude roads up there. Also, all of the communter busses are 4X4 up there, and they have snorkles. Pretty cool!

Diesel Jackaroo. I had a '88 Trooper that I took everywhere, went places better than a D90 sometimes. '98 Trooper was kick-butt offroad as well, but was sold for the current Suburban. Gave up 4WD prowess but gained capacity for hauling, obviously.





http://www.safari4x4.com.au/docs/video.htm