EatLag Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Hey guys, yeah I know who the fuck puts a snorkel on a petrol, but I have some 3" stainless steel pipe and some truck intake hose now what I want to know is how far from the carby can I go with the snorkel before the engine can't suck in enough air to idle? Quote Link to comment
red76datsun Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 ive seen them up by the top of the cab. it should be fine up there. Quote Link to comment
EatLag Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 It's hard to explain without photos but from one end of the snorkel to the top of the carby with a filter in the middle will end up to nearly 3 metres I'm just not sure if the engine can suck that far without snuffing itself Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Hey guys, yeah I know who the fuck puts a snorkel on a petrol, but I have some 3" stainless steel pipe and some truck intake hose now what I want to know is how far from the carby can I go with the snorkel before the engine can't suck in enough air to idle? . As long as the pipe is open and approximately the same diameter as the carb inlet, say 3" or more, almost any length will work. Quote Link to comment
EatLag Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Oh other note it will be facing towards the back of the car not facing the front so it's going to haw to suck even harder Quote Link to comment
red76datsun Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Oh other note it will be facing towards the back of the car not facing the front so it's going to haw to suck even harder no. people put them facing forward for "cold air" rushing into the car from the speed your going. but a snorkel your trying to avoid water getting in when you dive in to a puddle so you want it to face away. it will be fine with a filter on the end Quote Link to comment
EatLag Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 I'm guessing the size here but theirs about a 2" pipe going from the carby to the passenger side then a big air box with the filter, in going to cut and weld a 3" pipe onto the other side of the box then out and up the passenger side to the roof, would going from a 2" pipe to a 3" pipe work well enough? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 It'll work well enough. Quote Link to comment
EatLag Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Cheers mike your a great help :) I owe you one I just don't want to cut a perfectly good panel and drill and weld heaps of shit for it to not work Quote Link to comment
red76datsun Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 post pictures! love offroad rigs. might put a gasket type material around the hole you cut too. Quote Link to comment
EatLag Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 When I start the process I might make a fuck up, I mean build thread :) Quote Link to comment
red76datsun Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 When I start the process I might make a fuck up, I mean build thread :) we are all like this :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
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