Thread: Pvc pipe snorkel?

I made a pvc snorkel for my D1 and it was great there are pictures on this site search , home made snorkel, I made mine run under the guard.

Thanks mate!!
I think i have seen it
Anyway i'll do a search.

CHEERS TIM.

Originally Posted by lambrover

I made a pvc snorkel for my D1 and it was great there are pictures on this site search , home made snorkel, I made mine run under the guard.

I just had a look and want to ask, did you seal around where the snorkle goes into the guard or have you provided drainage for the water that will most likely end up in the bottom?

Looks a hell of a lot neater that running on the outside of the guard but that does concern me a little.

Following on from Pete /Psimpson7's comment about one problem with a 3 inch combined roll cage upright and snorkel tube on a Defender: He notes this size pipe will not fit between the wing skin and bulkhead footwell.

Sometimes before doing modifications or additions it is necessary to do other modifications to accomodate them. On my Defender, have already modified the air intake to make access to the right side of the motor easier. Moved the air cleaner to behind the motor similar to Isuzu. First half of two piece air cleaner-turbocharger hose connects it to turbocharger. Air cleaner canister intake is pointed upwards and second half of this hose with right angle connected to it. Extra 2 and three quarter inch tube goes straight over brake pedal housing , which has had a bit cut out to allow sufficient space for it under the bonnet. Also piece cut out of rear corner of bonnet. Intake pipe goes out to where the rollcage/snorkel upright would go and round a right angle into it.

With this setup, 3 inch tube is only necessary above the wing and whatever is structurally appropriate to support a roll cage can be used under it. The tube can be located behind the windscreen pillar from the driver's viewpoint to minimise obstruction to vision. Also, as well as not having another separate roll cage pillar beside it, there would be no snorkel pipe going down the side of the wing into the standard intake hole.

Other bonuses from this: Probably slightly increased air flow through the radiator because air can now escape through what was the air intake hole in the wing. Also. probably better air flow into air cleaner because the smaller standard plastic intake tubes have been dispensed with.

Mick

Just priced up some S/S for a snorkel...... it is 76mm dia. Any learn'd members have a take on whether it would have a big enough dia for airflow to be OK...

is on a Defender 300Tdi

Cheers

Chris

Originally Posted by haggisbasher

Just priced up some S/S for a snorkel...... it is 76mm dia. Any learn'd members have a take on whether it would have a big enough dia for airflow to be OK...

is on a Defender 300Tdi

Cheers

Chris

3"

Originally Posted by haggisbasher

Just priced up some S/S for a snorkel...... it is 76mm dia. Any learn'd members have a take on whether it would have a big enough dia for airflow to be OK...

is on a Defender 300Tdi

Cheers

Chris

Yep will be fine, i'm using 75mm

cheers guys...

spoke to my steel man and he has some old bends kicking around that i can use ($25 ea) and will weld in the strainght bits for me.... all up around 100 -150 to do i think.... Any hints as to where i can get the rubber pipework to connect it to the air cleaner in the engine bay?.. Bunnings? Clarke Rubber?


pics to follow.

Chris