Snorkel for Defender TD5

Looking at putting a snorkel on my defender- remapped ECU, big intercooler
c200bhp - dont want to reduce the airflow.

My research suggests Safari.

Anyone got recommendations?


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T

Defender XS90

Having tested both on Discos and Defender I tend to like Mantec ones more
just because they are made of metal.
Mind you though Mantec has also produced a cheaper plastic one so it is the
same thing after all.
What I have to add though is that it appears that a Mantec snorkel makes 200
and 300Tdi Discovery and Defender vehicle operate much better than the
standard air filter housing breathing route through the engine bay.
It appears that fresh and cleaner air from the outside does make a
difference after all.
I seem to remember that the Mantec snorkels have a 450 CFM rating suitable
for the 3.5 and up to 3.9 V8 petrol engines and 2.5 turbodiesel engines need
less than that so there is no air restriction problem for those snorkels on
Tdi or TD5 engine applications.

Take care
Pantelis

P.S. could someone provide us with a mathematical type of calculation of CFM
requirements for diesel or petrol engines according to their capacity and
cylinders number?I would be grateful if this could be provided . TIA

"MVP" <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:56:00 +0000 (UTC), "'T'" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Looking at putting a snorkel on my defender- remapped ECU, big
intercooler
> >c200bhp - dont want to reduce the airflow.
> >
> >My research suggests Safari.
> >
> >Anyone got recommendations?
>
> mantec and safari are both very well designed and made.
>
>
> Regards.
> Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)
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In message <[email protected]>, 'T' <[email protected]>
writes
>Looking at putting a snorkel on my defender- remapped ECU, big intercooler
>c200bhp - dont want to reduce the airflow.
>
>My research suggests Safari.
>
>Anyone got recommendations?


If you are that worried about airflow then don't fit one.

But if you want to save your engine when wading it is worth it for the
slight loss in power. Like all things it is a compromise.

I personally use a Safari, the design has the look of creating a "ram
effect" and I have noticed no loss / gain on my mildly tweaked 200 tdi.
But I know others hate them and would rather use the mushroom topped
types.
--
Marc Draper

On 2005-03-28, Marc Draper <[email protected]> wrote:

> I personally use a Safari, the design has the look of creating a "ram
> effect" and I have noticed no loss / gain on my mildly tweaked 200 tdi.
> But I know others hate them and would rather use the mushroom topped
> types.

I have a Safari snorkel in my loft (no not so I can take the house
wading!), if you fit them round the wrong way they do look a bit odd,
sort of like John Inman's wrists from Are You Being Served, or like
some kind of black swan with an enormous 4x4 carbuncle on its arse.
If you fit it the right way around (with the mouth facing backwards)
then it doesn't look so bad, the brittle mesh doesn't get cracked so
easily, and also stops bow waves splashing into the snorkel when it's
still 6 inches above the water level.

Mind you I'd rather not take it in that deep....

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'T' <[email protected]> wrote:

> Looking at putting a snorkel on my defender- remapped ECU, big intercooler
> c200bhp - dont want to reduce the airflow.

I also have a remapped Defender with big intercooler and did every kind
of experiment with the parts, cat, snorkel, K&N Filter and so on. The
airflow is remarkably reduced when you use a snorkel, the only one wich
compensates the reduced airflow nearly completely is the german made
Ex-Tec but it is awfully expensive. My solution is a second undertray of
the airbox and I change it for use with or without snorkel, it´s done in
some minutes and does the job.

Raoul
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I'll give up my Land Rover when you pry my cold dead fingers
from the steering wheel.

I'm going to fit a safari to my 110 TD5, the man at my local specialist
swears by them and said his makes no real difference to the performance.

Who's mapping and upgrade did you use and what did you think of them?

also who are you insured with and did it make a big difference to cost, as
I'm thinking of doing the same to mine


"'T'" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Looking at putting a snorkel on my defender- remapped ECU, big intercooler
> c200bhp - dont want to reduce the airflow.
>
> My research suggests Safari.
>
> Anyone got recommendations?
>
>
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> T
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