Does anyone use their P38 Offroad

Datatek said:

The sand would have to be bloody deep to need a snorkal

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I think they are saying the sand particles will block the air filter. So they wish to raise the inlet to stop this from happening. It's commonly known as an excuse for fitting something that they don't need, but regard as looking cool. After all is said and done you can't have a proper off roader without a snorkel and a forty million candle power roof mounted light array can you now?

Snorkel is pointless in sand, will just channel the airbourne stuff straight into the engine. Not good.

wammers said:

I think they are saying the sand particles will block the air filter. So they wish to raise the inlet to stop this from happening. It's commonly known as an excuse for fitting something that they don't need, but regard as looking cool. After all is said and done you can't have a proper off roader without a snorkel and a forty million candle power roof mounted light array can you now?

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Don't forget the 2" lift and huge knobbly tyres

wammers said:

I think they are saying the sand particles will block the air filter. So they wish to raise the inlet to stop this from happening. It's commonly known as an excuse for fitting something that they don't need, but regard as looking cool. After all is said and done you can't have a proper off roader without a snorkel and a forty million candle power roof mounted light array can you now?

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This is generally true....

kevwill said:

Snorkel is pointless in sand, will just channel the airbourne stuff straight into the engine. Not good.

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This isn't...

blue beasty said:

This is generally true....



This isn't...

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Drove the Atlas mountains 8 years ago, Agadir to Marakesh, in a Disco with a snorkel fitted. Just channelled the sand straight into the air filter. We took off the snorkel, taped up the side inlet, didn't have a problem. Snorkel designed to stop water.

kevwill said:

Drove the Atlas mountains 8 years ago, Agadir to Marakesh, in a Disco with a snorkel fitted. Just channelled the sand straight into the air filter. We took off the snorkel, taped up the side inlet, didn't have a problem. Snorkel designed to stop water.

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Think how well they would run with a 90,000 foot snorkel to pick up Oxygen rich Ozone. Would need to be plastic though Ozone would eat alloy ones.

wammers said:

Think how well they would run with a 90,000 foot snorkel to pick up Oxygen rich Ozone. Would need to be plastic though Ozone would eat alloy ones.

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You could off road to Calais with that.

kevwill said:

You could off road to Calais with that.

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How deep can a car run underwater with a snorkel fitted (waterproofed of course) before the pressure stops it?

TCubed said:

How deep can a car run underwater with a snorkel fitted (waterproofed of course) before the pressure stops it?

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Only restriction would be when water pressure stops exhaust from escaping. So pretty deep, pressure increases one atmosphere (14.7 psi) every 30 feet.

Taking my mate down Roych Clough, sadly now TRO'd ..



.. and at a place we shouldn't have been but didn't know!!



That weekend he basically did many of the best lanes the Peaks have with little problem, Pindale when it was still large rocks, he did have clearance issues with, but that was it, drove a different line and all was good.

Totally standard, road tyres, but a very competent machine .. He later added lifted springs without airbags and various other bits to better suit off-roading and green-laning that he mostly modded himself, such as moving the ecu off the floor into the dash, under-body protection, snorkel etc.

Sold it a few years ago .. no idea where it is now .. IIRC he returned it to standard and no-one would be the wiser!!

the only time id take one off road would be to berry it and run away

urena said:

the only time id take one off road would be to berry it and run away

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ound::high5::clap2:

urena said:

the only time id take one off road would be to berry it and run away

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How do you "berry" a P38 What sort of berry is needed, blackberry, elderberry? Or perhaps you mean bury?

kevwill said:

Snorkel is pointless in sand, will just channel the airbourne stuff straight into the engine. Not good.

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That is why you'll notice snorkles fitted for dusty environments face the rear of the vehicle. Plus you can get air filters for the snorkel inlet. If you're that concerned by sand ingress.

Bix said:

That is why you'll notice snorkles fitted for dusty environments face the rear of the vehicle. Plus you can get air filters for the snorkel inlet. If you're that concerned by sand ingress.

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Now that does make sense. These days the closest the Range Rover gets to sand is in the Camber Sands carpark!

bury then clever arse
spooling aint to good
must be driving a series 2 that caused it

snorkles ok you aint goin anywere cos air bags have gone again along with the compresser

wonder if you could inflate the air bags by forcing air down the snorkle

urena said:

wonder if you could inflate the air bags by forcing air down the snorkle

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No that's silly. But shoving an air line up you backside and pulling the trigger may make you blink a bit.

lol