D2 Homemade Snorkel

[Kai]

Tackled and finished this project. It was a definate pain in the @$$!

It is 3" 16 ga. steel tubing (not conduit). The top is fabbed from 16 ga. flat sheetmetal. You can't see the grate but it is there. The blue flex hose is from Mcmaster Carr.

Bottom line it was cheap to build. $65 total materials but a lot of time measuring, cutting, measuring, cutting, etc.

Flame away for forward facing top. I went with "forward" positioning due to the fact that a fellow club member had problems with his rear-facing Safety-Devices and his MAF sensor. Also, Safari Snorkel is this way and it has worked for them.

There are drain holes in the the snorkel top for when it is raining.

Comments.................??????????

 

[rovercanus]

Nice job.
I'm sure you'll get flamed from the fashion statement crowd.

 

[syoung]

Looks good! (Wheels do too)

 

[AlmightyMoonPie]

Nice Job, looks better than the ARB one to me

 

[nickb857]

Well done, it looks pretty good, i would have to agree that it does look better than the safari snorkel too.

 

[DiscoJen]

I'm diggin' it!

Looks great to me - very well executed!!!

Jen

 

[JeffM]

I don't know about that snorkel - after all its not SD or ARB or [insert name brand here].... and its not a Camel Trophy original.

Nah just kidding - Good job! How long did it take you altogether ?

Jeff

 

[javelinadave]

You should have chrome plated it!

All kidding aside, nice job!

 

[Krawler]

i've seen some terrible home made snorkel before...yours on the other hand looks very professional.

 

[Greg French]

That is the dumbest thing I have ever seen. I can't believe you would do that. You need to take it off and let me get rid of it for you. I know just the place for it.

Nice job.

 

[Kai]

i've seen some terrible home made snorkel before...yours on the other hand looks very professional.

Thanks for the comments!

I went into this project trying to fab it so it looked professional.

 

[Kai]

I forgot to include these pics. They were taken after 2 consecutive muddy offroad trips. Notice the dried mud @ the bottom of the aircleaner box and also in the inside of the duct going to the box.

Justification for a snorkel!

 

[parthog]

Sorry if I'm misunderstanding your design, but where does water go in a heavy rain or splashed mud/water? Down the tube of course, but then were? Can you install a drain in the filter box with a ball-float valve in it or have you already adressed that issue?

- Jeff

 

[Kai]

Sorry if I'm misunderstanding your design, but where does water go in a heavy rain or splashed mud/water? Down the tube of course, but then were? Can you install a drain in the filter box with a ball-float valve in it or have you already adressed that issue?

- Jeff

I drilled some holes on the bottom rear portion of the "cap". Any water that enters the cap will be forced to the back and then exit these holes. It would also have to go up and over the lip of the pipe on the inside of the cap (defying gravity).

Also, the filter box has a factory drain hole on it. It is hard to see but it is there.

 

[Trey & Melissa Burns]

Like I told you the other night, the snorkel looks great.
Ken came by the shop today, his looks kick ass also.
Guess I need to get some time to get started on one.

Trey

 

[MetalMan]

Hey Kai thats awesome! I hate paying for any mods to my truck. I want to make a snorkle as well, it is down on list point after the rear bumper I damaged last year and perhaps some diff guards.

Great job!

John

 

[FIVESPDDISCO]

nice show

 

[Andrew Homan]

Nice job!

 

[2000discoII]

looks good

 

[blanco]

Now put a kit together and sell it.

Nice job.