K5dreamer
1/2 ton status
Ok, so ive been trying to figure out a way to put a snorkel on my truck that is cheap, effective..... and dosnt look completely hillbilly delux.
Im not against PVC tubing, but its gotta be done right.
First things first, i do not like the look of the snorkel that comes out of the fender and follows the body line up the hood, and A pillar, to the roof. it just dosnt look right to me.
I looked at doing what another CK5'er did on his truck and route the snorkel into the cab, where there should be plenty of air durring the crossing. but My truck is already a loud SOB, so i dunno if i want the vacuum/whistling/sucking sound inside the cab with me. I do hope to put a turbo on this thing at some point, which will probably make it worse.
but in researching i stumbled across a (im ashamed to say it) jeep design that is pretty awesome. He routed the PVC out of the fender up by the A pillar. and connected a 90* bend with a threaded section. This makes a snorkel that looks way to short to be useful. he then carries a 3' section of threaded PVC in the truck, and when he goes offroading and meets a stream crossing, he pulls out the length of PVC, and screws is into the snorkel assembly, putting the 90* bend over the roof of the truck.
Like i said, i dont want to cut a hole in the fender. But i was thinking, i could do the same thing, but come up through the cowl. when im driving on the street, i could screw in a plug that was more or less flush with the cowl assembly. When i go offroading, i can undo the plug, and screw in a 3' extension pipe to make a snorkel that reaches over the roofline of the blazer.
Thoughts?
Im not against PVC tubing, but its gotta be done right.
First things first, i do not like the look of the snorkel that comes out of the fender and follows the body line up the hood, and A pillar, to the roof. it just dosnt look right to me.
I looked at doing what another CK5'er did on his truck and route the snorkel into the cab, where there should be plenty of air durring the crossing. but My truck is already a loud SOB, so i dunno if i want the vacuum/whistling/sucking sound inside the cab with me. I do hope to put a turbo on this thing at some point, which will probably make it worse.
but in researching i stumbled across a (im ashamed to say it) jeep design that is pretty awesome. He routed the PVC out of the fender up by the A pillar. and connected a 90* bend with a threaded section. This makes a snorkel that looks way to short to be useful. he then carries a 3' section of threaded PVC in the truck, and when he goes offroading and meets a stream crossing, he pulls out the length of PVC, and screws is into the snorkel assembly, putting the 90* bend over the roof of the truck.
Like i said, i dont want to cut a hole in the fender. But i was thinking, i could do the same thing, but come up through the cowl. when im driving on the street, i could screw in a plug that was more or less flush with the cowl assembly. When i go offroading, i can undo the plug, and screw in a 3' extension pipe to make a snorkel that reaches over the roofline of the blazer.
Thoughts?
Now you have a little scoop behind the cab which is not very visible, full snorkel, and fully functional.
