timmymac Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 who makes a good snorkel kit for a rrc. im looking for a nice looking one thats not going to crack or leak over time cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 The search button has a good selection of snorkels, as well as DIY versions available, all for free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landybehr Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 The search button has a good selection of snorkels, as well as DIY versions available, all for free just true. Short version: http://www.mantec.co.uk/store_ViewCategory...;ShowItems=True Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmymac Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 well it may sound strange but i am capable of using the search function but it generally leads nowhere or doesnt answer the question but thank you all the same. what i was trying to find was opinions of how they perform, and what people would buy themselves also what are the arrows pointing at the red and yellow circles for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 A quick search RR Classic Snorkel Range Rover Classic snorkel Dual snorkels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmymac Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 ok cheers for the search results but doesnt really say much about the quality of the snorkels if i was to make my own would it need to be 3" pipe on a 3.9 v8 plus i must admit i didnt search very hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_d Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 ok cheers for the search results but doesnt really say much about the quality of the snorkelsif i was to make my own would it need to be 3" pipe on a 3.9 v8 plus i must admit i didnt search very hard Have a look at the inlet to your current air filter. I bet it is less than 2 inches. Most who do DIY use B&Q drainpipe and fittings. The only difficult bit then is finishing off the top without it looking a bodge. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landybehr Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 The mushroom-type snorkel top from Rover has a diameter of the flange-part of 67mm - this is the outer diameter. The steel of it is about 1mm thick so I guess it would slide over a 65mm pipe as intended. Here´s another link: http://members.optusnet.com.au/thebecketts...mod.htm#snorkel most interesting info is the pipe I think: That is what I try to copy at the moment. I had some alu pipe at hand and cut a few "wedge"-like sections of of it so that the pipe would follow a curve. Hope a friend manages to Tig weld it nicely. Plastic drainpipe is cheap and effective. But I will have to assure a MOT man sometime that my snorkel is close to the Camel-Trophy version later on and therefore preferred metal pipe. What I do not like that much is how the guy in the link above connected the snorkel pipe and air filter with the long tube. Is there any other way to do that ? Just curious. I won a steel-2.5TD Galloper´s air filter and modified the intake to look towards the decker panel so there´s no need for a long tube. But the filter hardly fits under the bonnet had to be modified a lot and if I did again I would have looked for an easier way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 The plenum mouth is 70mm on every Range Rover from 3.5 to 4.6 and the air filter intake less than that. The B&Q version as fitted to my dad's has been on for years now and is still fine. My snorkel is 2.5" SS exhaust pipe with Mantec top on a 4.6 and does not cause problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uksniper1 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 hi,mines a diy job too,after all the gr8 guys on here sent me links an piccies how to fabricate 1..(cheers guys)..usual bomb proof desighn,,b+q drain pipe,calor ducting heat proof flexi hose,southdown snorkel fitting kit and snorkel top(whitch can be rotated backwards in extreme conditions),and loads a back silicone to seal joins and water proof airbox..this is on a 1990 3.9 rrc and it works fantastic m8..if anything it gives more cold fresh air than the tiny trumpet intake on airbox....all the best.wayne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knudsen Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 ROFL, naughty mate, you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 ROFL, naughty mate, you. We aim to please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 ROFL? PM if necesary please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 ROFL? Let me google that for you! (Actually I can be more sarcastic if it would help ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landybehr Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Hi, just finished. Air filter is from a 2.5TD Galloper. About the biggest in size I could make to fit without driving with bonnet open. The intake of the filter was moved towards the snorkel to keep tubing short. First drive today gave me the impression of 10°C colder intake air than I had before. Seems like the intake position hasn´t been optimal for sucking air out of the engine bay, but I always had in mind to add a snorkel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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