Are snorkels hard to install?

Are snorkels hard to install?

While it is possible to customize a snorkel for vehicles where no ready-made one is available, it is an involved and costly process, and you may need to change your internal air-intake assembly to make one fit. Most commercially available snorkels are specifically designed to fit snugly against the bodywork.

Is it worth it to install snorkel?

Whether you’re on the road or off road a snorkel is the best way to get the cleanest and purest air into your engine. Even if you’re not crossing rivers or battling high tides, a snorkel can still help improve on performance and fuel efficiency in heavy rain or dusty terrain.

Can you drive a car with a snorkel in the rain?

Even when driving in the rain, a snorkel can keep water out of your air box. Bryan, of Safari 4×4 Engineering, explains that the grid at the opening of the snorkel causes rain and moisture to hit the walls inside of the air ram.

Will a 4x4direct snorkel fit on a SFA Hilux (ln65)?

Below are fitment instructions to fit a 4x4Direct Snorkel to a SFA Hilux (LN65). This snorkel fit on the 2.2, 2.4 and 2.8 Diesel Hilux As mentioned, Tony (FIRSTGEER) commented as to why I had no snorkel fitted. Truth was that they were just recently available for the SFA from Pieter and I hadn’t seen my way clear to tackling the task.

Why won’t my pillar bracket fit the snorkel?

I had to drill out the rivets and remove the pillar bracket because when riveted fast it stood at a different angle than the seat on the snorkel due to the curvature of the pillar. Not only did it have a gap on the inside edge but it was impossible to fit the snorkel without first removing the studs since it wouldn’t allow the holes to line up.

What size hole for snorkel through Fender?

I wanted as little free play as possible (I could always enlarge them if necessary, but 8mm worked fine). The template says a 75mm hole for the snorkel through the fender, but a considerably larger hole is required, about 80mm would be closer to the truth.

How do you seal the edges of your snorkel holes?

I sealed over all the treated metal edges with Tectyl rather than use silicone which is often hygroscopic and attracts moisture. I fitted a silicon rubber edge trim around the inner and outer snorkel holes. The pic just shows the outer one done (joint to the bottom so that it doesn’t hold any water).