Nickj

I did this mod a while ago. it really helps with additional air into the engine. As you can see, there is a screw on cap to use when crossing deepish rivers. http://www.pcoa.org.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=4285 Pezzy, that crossing is a very short crossing. With the use of video editting, I cut a photo from the video for the best pic. The pic hasn't been photoshopped or anything, just cut from the video. If you pull off the inner guard plastics, you can see the pre-air box. There are only a couple of bolts holding it on. Pull it off and take a look at it. It could do with some more diameter inlets and outlets, but it's not bad. Any water has to flow down through the inlet under the guard, up to the top of the pre-air box, then down into the next chamber, then up to the air filter box. It's no sealed snorkel but works well with the addition of a front tarp. (below) It's a simple lightweight 6ft x 4ft poly tarp held down with shock cord to the underside at the front and down to the lip of each guard. This way it fits R50 with no bullbar, with bullbar, with nudgebar and R51 without bar. Haven't tried any other vehicles yet. Cost about 10 bucks!! Nick

They look good Cyril Cyril, does the bracket in question here wrap right around that frame bracket or just right angle bracket? Full wrap around and bolt through may be the go for additional strength. I like the idea of being bolt on to OEM mounts, but maybe need some additional like yours in this photo. Nick

Hi Guys I can see Maxstrikers point where he has needed a snorkel for some real extreme wheeling. Although, I do intend to agree with others here, before you rip in to installing a snorkel like on Bobby's black R50 here in oz, you gotta weigh up the for and againsts. I have always brought these up with people here debating whther to install one or not. Down in Victoria where Bobby, Justin and I are from, there aren't many rivers deep enough to warrant a snorkel. I have had mine over the bonnet with no snorkel fitted, I did have a tarp across the front though. Though Justin's R50 got a air box full of water on the same bonnet high crossing. Here's mine below. I think the under guard pre-air box does a fairly reasonable job of restricting water ingress, though not as good as a snorkel. I think a lot has to do with the river crossing techique too. I think these snorkels are available on ebay.com.au Nick

Hi Pathyhaze Welcome to the forum. 1. Souds like you have water in one of the bearings. Alternator, water pump or idler/tensioner pulley. Will need a stethascope to find where the noise is coming from. 2. What size tyres did you have before the Patrol tyres and what size are they now? Patrol tyres should make your speedo more accurate as the Pathy speedo is out from std. Nick

Tungsten Thanks for your experienced words. Yes I do have a 2004 and it is a VG33 engine. Some people here in OZ have done 2.5in exhaust from the cats back and noticed a good difference. It is dual to the back of the cats then into single system. I think I want a little more than that. Has anyone messed around with VG33 camshafts for lower torque band?? Nick

33's on a Pathy!! Wahhhh! I had trouble enough getting 31 x 10.5 Bighorns on mine. I ended up using 90's Pajero alloys with 120mm backspace in 15" as I had already got the tyres. BUT I also had to change wheel nuts as the Pajero and Pathy Mag wheel nuts were not only different thread (M12 1.25 for Pathy and M12 1.5 for Pajero) they were also slightly different diameter holes in the wheels and the Pathy nuts were a little loose. I am happy with them, after a serious weekend away, I didn't hear them scrape at all. I like to keep the flares and inner guard plastic stuff stock. The finished product Nick

For those with stock engine Pathy, I know I am not telling you something you don't already know here. I was towing the camper trailer away last weekend and at 105km/h (60mph) it was revving too fast in 3rd and too slow in 4th with the auto. The Pathy has an annoying rev band that comes on (as much as a Pathy can come on) at 2700RPM. So, apart from a 2.5inch hi- flow exhaust, has anyone done anything about a little extra power, or at least bring that neck snapping torque burst down from 2700RPM to say, 2200 or 2400RPM?? I run LPG on the car so that may eliminate some wiz computer chip, or will that help? I didn't really want to go for a different profile camshaft, but if that is the answer, I might do it. Its not about more power, just having the current power at a better RPM. Thanks in advance Nick