Hidden snorkle

[camodown]

I started my hidden snorkle this afternoon. Got the idea from l2en from back in the day. Got everything mocked up, tomorrow I will glue, silicon and paint and make it look nice.

This isn't a full time snorkle so your truck doesn't feel bogged down. So I can run regular or close it and run through the snorkle.

Sorry for the crappy cell pics

Picked up a 3" gate valve

open

closed

modding the air box

had to cut another hole in the side and trim down the gate valve
open

closed just running through the snorkle

Behind the fender from the intake

up higher back into the engine bay

then running up into the cowl for a hidden snorkle

I will get better pics when I finish it up

 

[Spowerback]

I love your idea. I'm going to find this thing for mine. Is this really a valve for caravan

 

[camodown]

valve for a caravan?

 

[94bigsteele]

i really like the idea! you deff need to get better pics..need to see wat to do for mine . how does it run now?

 

[camodown]

I haven't ran it yet, still have to silicon and glue everything up. But it will run the same with the valve open, then probably a little more sluggish running through the snorkle

 

[94bigsteele]

oh duh lol .were u get the valve at like homedepot?

 

[camodown]

had to order it online

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

awesome idea man! i like it.

 

[feellnfroggy]

If it runs sluggish through a 3 inch pipe, then something is wrong. It doesnt pull air fast enough to make a difference. The only thing I can think of is ambient air temp, but even still it should run better with the snorkel then without.

 

[camodown]

Only 2" pipe, can't fit a 3"

all glued in

painted up to make it not so noticable

pics of the snorkle, oh yeah it's hidden haha

 

[-Nathan-]

Only 2" pipe, can't fit a 3"

I managed to...

but I guess mines a 3rd gen.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

I run a cowl snorkel on my 4.0L and there was zero difference between it and the stock set up.

 

[camodown]

I managed to...

but I guess mines a 3rd gen.

different engine setups, the way I ran it there is no way to run 3". I wouldn't even have a spot to go back into the engine bay without moving stuff around, which I didn't want to do.

Is that a flexible tube? good idea


I was just guessing about it feeling sluggish cause I haven't ran it through just the snorkle, but good to know

 

[-Nathan-]

yep its a 3" flexible sealed tube. I attached it at one end to the abs, and the other end to another 90* coupler that connects to my snorkel. I had to squeeze to get it all in there, but it works good, I feel no effects from running the snorkel.

 

[camodown]

that would have been a good idea for behind the fender