Safari Snorkel

auggy · **Posted:** Tue Dec 13, 2005 10:08 pm

Noted.

ManicMechanicJoe · **Posted:** Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:26 pm

It looks sweet and helps my rig survive a river crossing (see Dante's Peak)

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2005 11:31 am

Do you have a picture of your snorkel kit laid out on the floor? Would be interested in seeing what all it comes with.

shak · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:37 pm

a little google adventure brought this up...(note its for a Discovery v8 )

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:49 pm

Thanks for the try but that picture is way to small. The link ARBSeth gave shows that it is made in Australia and the snorkel is on the left side of the vehicle (passenger side for Australia). Do they make the kit to fit on the right side of the vehicle. I would not put the snorkel on the driver's side (our left side).

shak · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2005 2:59 pm

as I found them on different websites they make the kits for different cars such as a TJ on the passenger side...

also i found a bigger picture

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2005 8:18 pm

That is on the passenger side....in Australia, where it is made. Does it specify passenger side on the right side of the vehicle?

Fouros · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2005 8:28 pm

Made In Australia

Our Drivers Side

Your Passenger Side

auggy · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2005 8:29 pm

Right, but those pictures show a snorkel made for our drivers side (your passenger side). I think that's what he's getting at...

Fouros · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2005 8:41 pm

on TJ's our drivers side your passenger side

XJ petrol Your Driver side our Passenger side

XJ Desiel

Our Drivers Side your Passenger Side

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2005 8:53 pm

So....they make them for BOTH sides. Sounds good.

ManicMechanicJoe · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2005 11:28 pm

I thought ARB safari snorkels went right into the air box. Wouldn't you have to put it on the passenger (right) side? I could be wrong but I know that an episode of Trucks on Spike TV featured an install of a safari snorkel on a TJ and it used the stock airbox. If that's true then what about that little drain hole on the bottom of the air intake? wouldn't water be able to travel up through there almost eliminating the usefullness of a snorkel? Or would that part not be retained in the snorkel set up?

Ed · **Posted:** Thu Dec 15, 2005 1:11 am

The side the snorkel mounts on will be the side the airbox/intake is on. Otherwise you'd have to re-route the pipes right the way across the engine bay. Useful they make ones for both sides though if you're trying to fit one that's not intended for your particular truck. I guess the diesel XJ one is the one you want, what with the KJ air intake being on the right hand side.

I believe that when you fit a snorkel you either eliminate the airbox, or modify it. In the case of TJs I believe you modify it since the air intake comes in from a different place, so you blank off the old intake and create a new one attached to the snorkel. Probably at the same time you also blank off the drainage holes. Since the whole point of a snorkel is that it's watertight.

Here's one off a TJ;

KW AV8R · **Posted:** Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:21 pm

IIRC, that drain hole comes with a plug. The plug is left un-installed for normal usage as to allow rain water and such to escape but when anticipating a deep water crossing, the plug is then installed, thus making it watertight.

kyro · **Posted:** Sat Dec 17, 2005 7:16 am

I had the same Problem with the XJ Diesel snorkel, Rang ARB "sorry we dont make them for the Diesel XJ not enough interest" so Myself and Gojeep went to work to find another snorkel from a different 4wd that would work, so Gojeep who lived and has done other work for Airflow looking into the room with all the test snorkels with the pipes cut off to see which one fitted the body of the xj the best and found that the one for the Mitsubishi Triton ute did the job the best so then it was my turn (as Gojeep had a petrol xj) to make it fit, I was the sucker who had to cut a 3" hole in his beloved jeep and hope it works.

but all in all it work out in the end and now they are sold as a kit in Australia

before

after

so you should be able to do it if you find the one that sits on the body the best

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:10 am

Okay.....now that I see that, the stock radio antenna or my CB antenna-mod would have to be relocated.

ARBSeth · **Posted:** Wed Dec 21, 2005 8:04 pm

Same thing/idea I sent Wally... best I could find was an Old Style Tacoma Snorkel taking into account the position of the Air Box and the way it runs through the fender to the box. You could make one yourself with any 3" PVC pipe, our Horn top a 3" hole saw and some 3" tube.

Don't nuke it out, guys. Seal up the stock box, run the hose to it, seal that connection. Run said hose to the hole in the fender and clamp/seal it to the 3" PVC/body assembly...secure the body to the chasis of the vehicle, attach the top horn and voila!!! Snorkel!

Guest · **Posted:** Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:17 pm

Seth...just to make sure, you ARE talking about the 04 and prior Tacos right? (95-04?) or was there another generation in there somewhere?

chemguy · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2006 2:25 pm

Any word yet Wally?

allyrand · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2006 2:28 pm

havn't finished it yet...it will be done the same time as the SFA....look for pics in a month or so...later...Wally

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