On Saturday, I installed my airflow snorkel. I do have some advice for anyone thinking of doing this or paying someone else to do it.
The US distributor offers a jig for a $75 deposit. It's the snorkel cross-sectioned so you know where the holes go. I highly recommend this investment (you'll get your money back when it's returned) because the outer template is off. I lined up the template with the edge off the fender, I cut the 3" hole and then I centered the jig over the 3" hole and screwed the jig to the fender. Now I had pilot holes to drill and I know they would line up with the snorkel.
The holes that were off the most (on the template) were the two nearest the antenna and the last one on the opposite side. All is well with the jig!
You'll need an airsaw to do the rest of the holes. You'll need to cut two more holes into two more layers of metal. The middle template is fine but my kit was missing the inner template so it was throw the dice time.
My airbox was different than the Australian one in the instructions. so the "blocking plate" was useless to me; I had to make my own. Also, the airbox pictured has smooth sides, mine is ribbed like a trojan but for no one's pleasure in this case. I had to cut the ribs off to attach the supplied air inlet.
Once the snorkel is attached to the fender, the fender will not go on as easily as it came off. A buddy's help comes in handy at this point.
My impression:
When I started up the engine, I noticed an immediate CEL
. I was displeased. After verifying that I did not leave anything unplugged, I drove around for 15 mins and the CEL went away. Has not been back. I think that the snorkel is less restrictive than the stock intake and it makes much cooler sounds. I can hear the turbo spool up more than before so now I feel like F n F Tokyo Drift driving to work. The butt dyno says the engine runs much smoother now but it seems to have less off the line grunt. This could be my imagination which is what powers most butt dynos anyway. I topped off the tank and reset the ODO so I can calculate how the snorkel affects fuel economy. After I go through a tank I will try it with my Edge module in the #2 position to see how more fuel pressure works with the better airflow. I will report back.
My question:
I was thinking of putting a filter into the snorkel tube up by the hat. I was thinking of doing this mostly to keep large bits of debris from falling down the tube. Does anyone know of a cleanable filter that would fit into a 3" diameter pipe?
I hope this info helps someone and I appreciate anyone's input in my "pre-filter" idea.
