Thread: Mantec v Safari Snorkel

Looks to me like the head of the Mantec is held on by a couple of pop rivets in Urban Panzer's pics.

I don't see why you couldn't spin the head around the other way?

Originally Posted by nice1guv

I have no direct experience with either for a D2 , but looking at the applicable websites it appears both the V8 and Td5 share the same snorkels for either brand.

Safari snorkel: Safari Snorkel System - SS395HF
Safari fitting: Safari - Snorkels

Mantec snorkel (no useful pics): Mantec | Quality Land Rover Accessories

This is the excellent site of one of our UK members, Urban Panzer: www.discovery2.co.uk /Raised Air Intake (snorkel)
He details the fitting of a Mantec snorkel to his Td5 with heaps of pics.
Since the V8 and Td5 share the same snorkel, I would expect the V8 to appear the same as in his pics.

From the pics, both brands appear to deliver air pretty much the same way.
I would doubt either one to be superior in performance to the other.

Again I have no direct experience with either for a D2, just an opinion.

I like the attention to detail and accuracy with the picture of a D2a above, that they applied.

Safari took the decision to develop a snorkel system that exceeded the huge mass air flow requirements of the gutsy 2.5L V6 Turbo Diesel engine and this was achieved thorough engineering and exhaustive testing of the SS395-HF snorkel.

OH NO!!!! I'm missing a cylinder and two are on the wrong side!!!!!

Cheers

Andrew.

I don't think the head facing forward would make a huge difference - the engine sucks what air it wants IMO and the restriction seems to be the inlet into the airbox rather than anything on the snorkel side. You can turn the Mantec round but the head is angled on the pipe so the head is horizontal against the slope of the pipe coming up the window frame - turn it round and the head now angles up to the sky which looks a bit strange.

Originally Posted by Panya

I don't think the head facing forward would make a huge difference - the engine sucks what air it wants IMO and the restriction seems to be the inlet into the airbox rather than anything on the snorkel side. You can turn the Mantec round but the head is angled on the pipe so the head is horizontal against the slope of the pipe coming up the window frame - turn it round and the head now angles up to the sky which looks a bit strange.

Looks crap would be the word I would use

The thing with the mantec, if its heavy rain or snow, then facing backwards tends to give it more protection, its also less likely to get "snagged" in deep foliage, don't have any "running issues" with mine tbh, and as previously posted the TD5 sucks in as much as it wants, facing back or forward.

What diameter tube does the Mantec snorkel use?

Cheers

You should be able to pick up a Mantec from UK for around $550 delivered to your door. Have a search of the UK sites and take advantage of the good exchange rate. FYI, I just received a D2 Safari snorkel from First Four for around $460. Delivery in under 2 weeks and great to deal with.
SAFARI SNORKEL FOR DISCOVERY 2 Td5/V8
They do Mantec snorkels as well, but can't find one listed for the D2. If you send an email, they are very prompt to reply.
Hope this helps somebody.

I think the big problem with the snorkels is how well they match the inner guard and allow air to pass through into the standard intake port. This section and then through into the air cleaner is really restrictive.

I recently had my Discovery on a 4x4 rolling road and was able to do some power runs with and without the Mantec fitted.
The blue curve was with the Mantec fitted @ 98.9hp at the wheel and the orange curve of 103.1hp is with the Mantec removed from the airbox.

The guy doing my mapping was Mark Adams from the UK who for those who don't know him is probably the most knowlegable man on the planet when it comes to the 14CUX.
Mark told me that he'd seen poorly designed snorkels giving a drop in hp of upto 35%...I won't mention the brand of snorkel on an open forum but it was from a reputed supplier out of the UK. It's not Safari or Mantec in case you're wondering.

Testing the ram air effect of a snorkel on a rolling road is quite difficult as you can see by the picture the cooling fan is situated right infront of the grill and doesn't hit the air intake of the snorkel.
I beleive that any 'ram air' generated by a forward facing intake is quickly negated by the solid mass of the air filter anyways.
Also consider the few mm of clearance that is between the trumpets and the inside of the plenum.....it's hardly condusive to generating more power!