Thread: Lucky 8's Project P38

You lads are going to start to own the P38 aftermarket industry soon enough :-)

Are you planning on making your snorkel a stainless item or just using the stainless as a template for something else?

Originally Posted by FiveSPDDisco

Yes

FWIW, when you do can I have one with out a big ugly lump in it?

Everyone who makes one seems to have to add a nasty bulge to allow clearance for the "clamshell" bonnet going up and down. I would rather lose a bit of paint from the bonnet scraping or have a bit of teflon or something between the two suyrfaces to allow them to slide along each other, or even have the snorkel take a slightly wider line from bottom to top. IMHO there is absolutely no point having an ugly piece of lumpy, curvy, bendy kit on such a tightly styled, relatively straight lined, mostly curveless, vehicle.

In saying that, no RAI at all would be better... how about loooking at a switchable system that retains the standard intake but has a switchable T valve to allow temporary air intake from the cabin for water crossings?

Originally Posted by DT-P38

FWIW, when you do can I have one with out a big ugly lump in it?


In saying that, no RAI at all would be better... how about loooking at a switchable system that retains the standard intake but has a switchable T valve to allow temporary air intake from the cabin for water crossings?

I like your thinking...just open the sun roof during the crossing then switch back to normal intake once you are no longer under water

Gary

I think the only exception to that would be that the guard is quite a dusty place to draw air from, and a snorkel may allow you to run a pre-filter.
Though having the air filters that don't fit properly and travelling in convoy probably negates all that. And there's nothing wrong with cleaning out the filter every couple of days either.

Id rather the cabin option too; but either way some sort or rai is necessary.

The lump isn't that "hideous" in person! Mine doesn't physically bulge out, it's perfectly level until the bend where it heads up the windscreen profile.

Cheers
Keithy

Originally Posted by benji

I think the only exception to that would be that the guard is quite a dusty place to draw air from, and a snorkel may allow you to run a pre-filter.
Though having the air filters that don't fit properly and travelling in convoy probably negates all that. And there's nothing wrong with cleaning out the filter every couple of days either.

Id rather the cabin option too; but either way some sort or rai is necessary.

I had thought about installing a flexible pipe in the engine bay that drew the air from just under the bonnet. The flexible pipe would connect to where the MAF is instead of the airbox for short crossings... Yeh yeh it's hot and might be dirty air but would that matter for a short crossing?


No drilling of guards, no modifying the airbox and completely normal running conditions when the flexi hose isn't connected.

Haven't looked in great depth into this so it might not even be possible. Like how much the connection from the MAF to the air intake/airbox connection can flex to allow the connection.

Originally Posted by Keithy P38

You lads are going to start to own the P38 aftermarket industry soon enough :-)

Are you planning on making your snorkel a stainless item or just using the stainless as a template for something else?

It will be stainless coated in black.

Originally Posted by DT-P38

FWIW, when you do can I have one with out a big ugly lump in it?

Everyone who makes one seems to have to add a nasty bulge

What are you saying?
We do not have a lump.