Started my snorkel....Pics!!!
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Started my snorkel....Pics!!!
This post is for mostly to show Travis my progress but I welcome all feedback. I still need pics of inside the fender. I am not gonna finish this mod right away. I am turning my attention towards my lift for now.
The gate valve and adapter piece. Also pictured is the gasket in between them.
Here you can see the intake hole that I expanded.
An assembled view from the outside. The filter fits perfectly. Thats also the new filter that K&N sent me to replace the one I had that started to fall apart.
This is the view from the inside. It will take very little sealent to finish the front of the box up. I am still looking for a proper sealent.
What isn't pictured is the mess I made on the floor of my room in my appartment.
Before anyone asks there is just enough room to open the gate up. This is the same position that Travis's valve was in.
The gate valve and adapter piece. Also pictured is the gasket in between them.
Here you can see the intake hole that I expanded.
An assembled view from the outside. The filter fits perfectly. Thats also the new filter that K&N sent me to replace the one I had that started to fall apart.
This is the view from the inside. It will take very little sealent to finish the front of the box up. I am still looking for a proper sealent.
What isn't pictured is the mess I made on the floor of my room in my appartment.
Before anyone asks there is just enough room to open the gate up. This is the same position that Travis's valve was in.
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Originally Posted by winks
Awesome Luke, you'd better get alot of use out of that in Wharton. You've got alot of water crossings to make up for your absence.
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Nice work!!!
I really want to do this, but just a couple things are questioned with me...
When the valve is closed, where is the air coming from? And if it is coming from somewhere else, can't water get in that?
Where is the snorkel going to end up? I think the cowl, and that is awesome, I definetly want to consider doing that!!
I really want to do this, but just a couple things are questioned with me...
When the valve is closed, where is the air coming from? And if it is coming from somewhere else, can't water get in that?
Where is the snorkel going to end up? I think the cowl, and that is awesome, I definetly want to consider doing that!!
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Originally Posted by jrpro130
Nice work!!!
I really want to do this, but just a couple things are questioned with me...
When the valve is closed, where is the air coming from? And if it is coming from somewhere else, can't water get in that?
Where is the snorkel going to end up? I think the cowl, and that is awesome, I definetly want to consider doing that!!
I really want to do this, but just a couple things are questioned with me...
When the valve is closed, where is the air coming from? And if it is coming from somewhere else, can't water get in that?
Where is the snorkel going to end up? I think the cowl, and that is awesome, I definetly want to consider doing that!!
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Originally Posted by KARPE
now put an actuator on it so you can control it from the cab
i mentioned something like that to Travis in his thread about getting an electric one and installing it in there instead, but then pointed out that i'd be too afraid each time and would check it myself before hitting any water, sort of making the electric version pointless. that and Travis said he already looked into them and they were just too big to fit.
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I just got my truck back from the frame shop and gotta work out a couple lil quirks in the truck and I'll be pulling the fender in the next couple days Luke. Sorry about the wait, just finding one thing after another wrong/broken on this truck.
Good job on attaching the valve to the box! Make sure It's sealed all the way around, inside and out!
Good job on attaching the valve to the box! Make sure It's sealed all the way around, inside and out!
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Originally Posted by Strider0O0
thats what i'd want to do..
i mentioned something like that to Travis in his thread about getting an electric one and installing it in there instead, but then pointed out that i'd be too afraid each time and would check it myself before hitting any water, sort of making the electric version pointless. that and Travis said he already looked into them and they were just too big to fit.
i mentioned something like that to Travis in his thread about getting an electric one and installing it in there instead, but then pointed out that i'd be too afraid each time and would check it myself before hitting any water, sort of making the electric version pointless. that and Travis said he already looked into them and they were just too big to fit.
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Originally Posted by jrpro130
Wow, thats pretty awesome. I may just have to do this...even though I'm 2wd and I would get stuck before I got that much water
Thats not completely true in wharton. Sometimes the water is deep but the muck is not muck it will be more like a hard packed sand. With 2wd you just have to go faster on dry land so that your momentum carries you through the water...or if you go fast enough over the water.
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Originally Posted by bryanjints
Thats not completely true in wharton. Sometimes the water is deep but the muck is not muck it will be more like a hard packed sand. With 2wd you just have to go faster on dry land so that your momentum carries you through the water...or if you go fast enough over the water.
Ive broke water over the hood, thats why I'm scared about the whole cowl thing, I just need something a little more water friendly.
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Originally Posted by jrpro130
Ive broke water over the hood, thats why I'm scared about the whole cowl thing, I just need something a little more water friendly.
The cowl has vents on either end of it that drain the water. As long as your snorkel end going into the cowl box is setup correctly, there's nothing to worry about. I've taken my truck into crap 95% of the members on this board wouldn't even consider and that snorkel never let a drop of water into my intake box.
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