anyone made a cheap but decent snorkel

flash42 · Jul 23, 2008

being a student, i dont exactly have much in the way of funding, especially with running the 90. need to get a snorkel, but dont want to be dishing out 100 for one.
has anyone had any success making there own. ive sought of drawn up soe plans, which basically copies the standard mushroom top style snorkel. anyone else tried this.

cheers

flash

bustersbus · Jul 23, 2008

Could try askin' Trewy

Trewey · Jul 23, 2008

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/treweys-home-made-snorkle-60174.html

Glenn321 · Jul 23, 2008

flash42 said:
being a student, i dont exactly have much in the way of funding, especially with running the 90. need to get a snorkel, but dont want to be dishing out 100 for one.
has anyone had any success making there own. ive sought of drawn up soe plans, which basically copies the standard mushroom top style snorkel. anyone else tried this.

cheers

flash

Whats gonna hurt more £100 Snorkal or a £1000 engine rebuild. If you are planning on wading then i would spend the cash. also do you have breathers for gearbox that can also be an expensive mistake.

Trewey · Jul 23, 2008

I'll bet yer that my £30 snorkle is better than your £100 snorkle, when it comes to real wading.

flash42 · Jul 23, 2008

i wont be doing any real serious wading, just a bit here and there.
dont really want to be cutting any panels as there all straight and shiny at the mo (touches wood).
was considering replacing the current vent with a solid replacment copy and putting the 90 degree pipe in through there. will this work?

TheVengefulElephant · Jul 23, 2008

flash42 said:
dont really want to be cutting any panels as there all straight and shiny at the mo (touches wood).

Int much of a landy is it then

Trewey · Jul 24, 2008

flash42 said:
was considering replacing the current vent with a solid replacment copy and putting the 90 degree pipe in through there. will this work?

not on a 200TDi anyway - the heater box is in the way.

flash42 · Jul 24, 2008

its a 300tdi, so it should work, or so im hoping

flash42 · Jul 24, 2008

ive been told that putting it through the vent wont work very well as the 300tdi air intake pipe is everything but air tight. is this true.
if so how difficult would it be to run a flexi hose through the intake and straight onto the air filter instead of using the standard landy intake pipe.

chers

flash

Trewey · Jul 24, 2008

that's effectively what I've done, for the same reason.
have a close look at the photos on me original thread.

flash42 · Jul 24, 2008

ideal.
hopefully the 300tdi wont take as much weavin in and out under the engine bacy

also where did u get all ur matierals in the end, im off to mole valley in a bit to apply for a job, do u reckon they will have the parts, or is it worth going to B&Q after.

flash42 · Jul 24, 2008

just had a butchers under the hood, and as far as i can see it shouldnt be difficult.
would it be a bad idea to just use ducting pipe from the 90 degree bend into the vent to the air filter? or would it be not suitable.
also is there a particular kind of ducting pipe that i should use, reinforced maybe?

Trewey · Jul 24, 2008

I got the downpipe and fittings from Trago.
I had the strip ally (for making the brackets) kicking around.
I got the jubilee clips from local motor factors.
The mushroom was 2nd hand from flea-bay.
The flexible tube was from this lot -
http://www.venairsport.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=49_78&products_id=118

Trewey · Jul 24, 2008

oh, if yer wanna make yer intake properly waterproof, you'll need to do sommat about the stupid rubber tit that's supposed to be a one-way drain on the bottom of the air box. I replaced mine with a 1/2" fuel system one-way valve.

flash42 · Jul 24, 2008

do u think trago will also have the ducting pipe? they seem to have everything else

think i can canabalize the jubilees off the curent air intake, as well as buying a few more.

Trewey · Jul 24, 2008

flash42 said:
do u think trago will also have the ducting pipe?

all they had in Liskeard was white plastic stuff, intended for tumble dryers and cooker hoods.
The stuff in the link is glass-fibre type material, reinforced with stainless steel wire - seems tough enough.

flash42 · Jul 24, 2008

ahh, i see. was wondering why there was a 15 quid price tag on a metre

flash42 · Jul 24, 2008

how about flexible drain piping, surely that will be alot tougher(then normal duction at least)

Trewey · Jul 24, 2008

never seen that bigger than 1 1/2".
anyway, I think it would melt where it runs quite close to the exhaust.

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