snorkel on l series

skrewd · Post by **skrewd** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:56 pm

hey guys im looking into putting a snorkel on and im just wondering if anyone can tell me what snokels would fit

Wagonman · Post by **Wagonman** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:10 pm

I was thinking of doing the same.. My thoughts were that it would be cheaper to make one from pipe.

I think theres another thread that talks about this somewhere.

GOD · Post by **GOD** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:15 pm

In a word, none. And to buy and fit an off the shelf snorkel would cost more than the average L Series is worth.

DIY is the way to go. Either raid the plumbing department of your local hardware shop, or get an exhaust place to bend one up for you, eg

Dane.

EDIT - thread from a little while back here

skrewd · Post by **skrewd** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:33 am

thanks Dane will look into making one out of pipe, got the bender at work so i might as well use it. where abouts did you get the rubber to go around the hole thats cut in the guard.??

GOD · Post by **GOD** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:41 am

It's just small diameter (1/8"?) vacuum hose from any car parts shop. Slit the hose open and slip it over the cut edge of the guard.

Dane.

hazzard · Post by **hazzard** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:20 pm

have u got any engine bay pics and what did you use for airbox

skrewd · Post by **skrewd** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:55 pm

hazzard wrote:have u got any engine bay pics and what did you use for airbox

that was my next question

GOD · Post by **GOD** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:25 pm

There's pics in the other thread.

Airbox is a hybrid - bottom half from an MPFI L Series, top half from some early Liberty, and a Lib filter with a strip of foam around the sides to make up the slight size difference. I have a 3" flange (available from the pod filters department of your local parts shop) to screw to the bottom of the air box and poke through the hole in the inner guard (which I've enlarged). Then it's flexi intake tube to connect that flange bit to the end of the snorkel.

Dane.

GOD · Post by **GOD** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:30 pm

Forgot to mention - that setup is for an EJ converted car. If you have an MPFI EA82, I guess you'd use the complete original airbox. For a carbied EA82, dunno. Get creative.

Dane.

hazzard · Post by **hazzard** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:25 pm

i got an ea81 and really want a snorkel so i think im goin to have to get real creative haha

GOD · Post by **GOD** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:30 pm

hazzard wrote:i got an ea81 and really want a snorkel so i think im goin to have to get real creative haha

IIRC Steptoe has some sort of Commodore airbox in one of his Brumbies. Might be worth a look. Where are you Johno?

Dane.

skrewd · Post by **skrewd** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:51 pm

yeh mines an EA82, but would you really need one.?? im thinking i might try and get away without an air box

skrewd · Post by **skrewd** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:02 pm

ooops mine is a carbied EA82

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:18 am

For the carb'd EA82 you'd just pipe the snorkel end in the engine bay to the air intake of the carbie's air box - remember to seal off the hot air intake pipe - or cut this part off and attach the flexi hose from the snorkel to this.

I'm still yet to get stuck into my snorkel setup... Been working WAY too much to do anything on ruby

Would like to meet up and check out your setup Skrewd

Cheers

Bennie

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 3:31 am

I'd cut most of the aircleaner snout off as it looks very small/restrictive and also make sure you block all other openings that are open to atmosphere

and I'd also seal up the dizzy cap.