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Ok so I'm Planning to get a snorkel for my brumby.
Unfortunately safari don't make em.
So I'm either going to make my own or convert a ____.
So to make my own is easy on the outside, but have no idea what to do from then on in to the carby. ( I do have an mpfi thingy to play with, will post pics soon)
Or I have heard that some Toyota models can be adapted to fit. Could someone please tell me what is involved in getting one to fit?

Cheers Cam

Trial and error - to some extent.

What you're essentially aiming for a is a water tight air intake that's extended to out side the vehicle, typically mounted at or above windscreen height.

So what ever keeps the water out and the air flowing in is what you need. Remove the guard that you want the snorkel to be on and have a look at how and where you can plumb it all in.

Cheers

Bennie

Also make sure it's big enough to let the engine breathe, not that a Brumby needs a massive amount of air lol.

I think Subarino used a snorkel from a Mazda Bravo

Gannon wrote:I think Subarino used a snorkel from a Mazda Bravo

With a Diahatsu oil air filter setup from memory.

My idea for a snorkel on Ruby Scoo is to go with a 3 inch pipe for the EJ22. I think this should be plenty enough considering the exhaust is 2.25 inch cat back... I've just got to work out how to make it all fit, look good and be functional!

Cheers

Bennie

I have made one already for Bianca out of 3" stainless and will be making up another for Claudia when i get time money for it. If your interested i could make up 2? They do work out expensive as the materials are the killer

Matt wrote:I have made one already for Bianca out of 3" stainless and will be making up another for Claudia when i get time money for it.

Could you give us a run down about how you did this? Basically what I want to know is if you made it from plumbing pipe first then had it made from the SS when you knew it would work.

My plan is to use some 3 inch pipe and joints to make up my snorkel so that it's functioning. From there I would like to take it an exhaust joint or some place that deals with SS pipe to have it made up properly so it looks the part too.

Cheers

Bennie

El_Freddo wrote:Could you give us a run down about how you did this? Basically what I want to know is if you made it from plumbing pipe first then had it made from the SS when you knew it would work.

My plan is to use some 3 inch pipe and joints to make up my snorkel so that it's functioning. From there I would like to take it an exhaust joint or some place that deals with SS pipe to have it made up properly so it looks the part too.

Not modify a Safari snorkel or the likes instead?

taza wrote:Not modify a Safari snorkel or the likes instead?

The unknowns of a safari snorkel not to mention the cost are two reasons why I don't want to go down that route. IF I could get to a place that had a selection to try out for size and fit I might think about it, but it'd have to be cheap! Those snorkels are not cheap!!

Cheers

Bennie

El_Freddo wrote:The unknowns of a safari snorkel not to mention the cost are two reasons why I don't want to go down that route. IF I could get to a place that had a selection to try out for size and fit I might think about it, but it'd have to be cheap! Those snorkels are not cheap!!

Fair enough, the A-pillar on an L is much wider than that of a Forester or Outback.

Ebay has some good snorkels if you search around. you can get them for $100-200, some include kits whihc bits could be used to fit them.

Mild 3" exhaust pipe ftw. Cut the hole in the guard where you want it, sketch (on paper or on the side of the car) the desired shape of the snorkel, maybe include some mounting points, and deliver to your local exhaust shop for fabrication.

You could go for stainless, but mild steel + paint is just as good for a quarter of the cost.

Safari snorkels are great for the vehicles that they're made to fit, but way too expensive if you have to find one that almost fits then frig around modifying it.

El_Freddo wrote:From there I would like to take it an exhaust joint or some place that deals with SS pipe to have it made up properly so it looks the part too.

Shouldn't be necessary to do a dummy version in plastic. Anyone who can bend pipe to fit under a car (exhaust) can bend pipe to fit on the side of a car (snorkel). Simple.

Dane.

Search snorkel kit on ebay, there's a guy in woolsheds sa that has different models cheap, might ask if he could measure some and see if they would fit.
Edit: I like that idea ^^^.
Btw why are they black when black attracts heat and we want cold air?

Brumby Kid wrote:Search snorkel kit on ebay, there's a guy in woolsheds sa that has different models cheap, might ask if he could measure some and see if they would fit.
Edit: I like that idea ^^^.
Btw why are they black when black attracts heat and we want cold air?

Who knows, if you went with one like so it wouldn't need to be modified.
You could rotate it slightly so it fits the A-pillar better.


Rather than one like this.

Ok so what's the a pillar?
I love the look of the land cruiser snorkels!

A pillar is either side of the windscreen....A because it's the first, B pillar is behind the front doors, C pillar on a sedan hold the back window but is the D pillar on a 4 door wagon.

They all hold the roof up and a Brumby only has A & B obviously.

Brumby Kid wrote: Btw why are they black when black attracts heat and we want cold air?

Because it makes f a difference.

They are black so that they are least distracting to the driver.

And while black absorbs heat quickly it also radiates it the quickest too. Ever thought why your radiator is black (unless it's alloy)?

Cheers

Bennie

Ahh ok, dont teach us that at school, interesting!

Brumby Kid wrote:Ahh ok, dont teach us that at school, interesting!

Not everything's taught at school! Students seem to miss this... until they're out of school and have to learn for themselves about the wider world. I see it every time I'm at a school with student's horizons not being much further than the boundaries of their school grounds and social groups!

Cheers

Bennie

El_Freddo wrote:Not everything's taught at school! Students seem to miss this... until they're out of school and have to learn for themselves about the wider world. I see it every time I'm at a school with student's horizons not being much further than the boundaries of their school grounds and social groups!

I have to say though some stuff I learnt in school I never thought I would ever discuss again but at uni some of it has come up in conversation and the funny thing is that I know about it

But then with my engineering/comupter maths class I barely know WTF is going on along with half the class..