Thread: Fitting the cheaper, Arrow air snorkel part 1

Originally Posted by RonMcGr

Mate,
As you know, the air intake is just behind the headlight, so a bow wave up the front would snuff it

Thats not entirely true.

I've driven through quite a few rivers up to bonnet deep with a nice bow wave happening and the V8 just purred though.

That said a snorkel is the next mod planned for my disco. Very soon too.

I agree Nik I have driven with water up too the windscreen and had no problem in my old disco

Adam

Originally Posted by RonMcGr

Many thanks for your support, Ken
It works and I'm happy with it. I guess that is all that matters.
I'm pleased those pictures were of some help.

Cheers

Your welcome

As long as it does what its supposed to thats all that matters eh

Spoke to my local exhaust fitter today and he will be doing the mandrel bends on 3" stainless for me all I need now is a D1 airbox and Im set
And yes there will be pics

I did mine in stainless and used intercooler silicone tube for the angles


Adam

Nice job well thouh out and neatly executed.
The only problem I see with the way you have done it is that you take up the space where a second battery would normally go.
The Safari snorkel comes in the side of the airbox and frees up that space.

Originally Posted by waynep

Nice job well thouh out and neatly executed.
The only problem I see with the way you have done it is that you take up the space where a second battery would normally go.
The Safari snorkel comes in the side of the airbox and frees up that space.

Yes, I had thought of a second battery.
It was too hard to put the 80mm pipe in the side and I didn't want to downsize

Well guys and girls,

There is a lighter side to snorkels on a V8!
In fact I'm having a ball

Where I live there are a few "Stop Lights" where the left hand lane quickly disappears, and they merge with the right.

Now there is always one, who thinks if he gets into the left lane, along side a slug of a vehicle, he has a good change to get well in front.

Enter the Discovery with Snorkel, yong guy traveling a few cars behind, sees, Disco with snorkel at lights! "Yipee, it's a diesel and I'm going to mow it's ass like grass in my Landcruiser ".

Lights change and a silver Disco, with snorkel, takes off with gusto, bogan in the lC is madly swapping gears and looking quite pale, as the outside lane disappears.

I guess as he pulls in behind the Disco and reads "V8", he realizes his mistake

I hate to say it, but I've become a 4WD baiting, 58 year old hoon . Mind you I don't pick on larger engined 4WD's