Harbinger Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Remembered a while back that our engines can't use the homemade ghetto snorkel seen around this site. What can we use that is compatible with the round carberator style air filter and case? Since we lack the pretty little air box in the corner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 I don't know for sure.... but in looking around in there, it doesn't look that hard to figure out something. It appears to me we could just disconnect the duct where it connects to the air cleaner and instead run a pipe to around the front of the M/C and through the fender? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardwaretoad Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Seems to me I read somewhere that the ones for the H/B trucks could be used. Not sure if it was for the Z24i or the KA24E motor or how much ghetto fabbing would be required, though... Anybody else heard of this? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC88Pathy Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 I agree with mws, it looks as though it would be fairly easy to fab up some ducting and run through the fender. However this wouldn't look as clean as a pre-fabbed kit. I suppose if you used some nice pvc pipe and painted it black it wouldn't look too bad. It certainly would look better than some snorkels I'v seen where they use silver heater ducting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted March 18, 2005 Author Share Posted March 18, 2005 Well I asked this after seeing this thread about a ghetto fabed snorkel: http://npora.ipbhost.com//index.php?showto...4022&hl=snorkel where 88 is quoted with " Only for the VG30E 90-95 crowd...VG30i's in the 87-89's have a circular aircleaner with no way to seal it up for a snorkel" Because if I can spend a few bucks at ACE hardware, vs a spendy ARB unit, I'll do it :-) Function over Form damnit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 The problem is that the stock air cleaner housing by itself isn't airtight, it has the warm-up tube/valve and various other openings that can and will suck water if it's dunked regardless of what you tape onto the end of the intake tube. You'd have to find an adapter that'll fit on top of the TBI and shoot sideways to a replacement air cleaner box with an air filter in it, then out the fenderwell the same way as the 90-95's. The TBI inlet is ovaled with squared corners, not round...that's the problem. If you cut out the bottom portion of the stock aircleaner, you could weld up a custom box that'd screw onto the TBI...provided you have the skills and equipment to do so with thin sheetmetal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Yup, the shape of the bottom half of the air cleaner makes me think I would stick with the stock air cleaner can. But only the can. Everything else would need to be fabbed to be watertight. The stock setup is anything but sealed! The piece to transition from the big oval opening in the side of the cleaner to some kind of round piping would be the most annoying to fabricate. Living where I do, I don't do any deep water crossings, so I will not volunteer to be the guinea pig this time around. Besides, I like having the warm air duct working for those cold mornings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownBomber Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 i FOUND A PLACE THAT CLAIMS TO HAVE A SNORKEL FOR A 1987 TO 1995 PATHFINDERS WWW.4X4PARTS.COM THEY WANT 285.00$ FOR IT THOUGH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 My guess is that is a typo... It is probably a snorkel for the '90 and later TPI engines only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepRescueService14 Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 TIG welder...comes out cherry.. any reputable welding shop has one and will weld it up affordably of you jig it up and tack it for them.. thats what im planning on doin for mine, cept' im planning on cowl induction. who needs an ugly stack on a trail rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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