Snorkel-in cab

[lak2004]

I have seen pics of a few people running a snorkel through the firewall and into the cab. Anyone on here doing that?
Is it on a DD? What are the pros/cons? I am doing an engine swap and took out my factory heating system to run a mojave heater and the batt on the firewall. I was thinking about running a snorkel through to the cab, but not sure if its a good idea or not.

I dont do a whole lot of mud or water crossings, but they come up occasionally and i would prefer to be more prepared if I do.
So if anyone has info and pics please post up. Thanks

 

[Mudstud]

I did mine that way. I wish I would have started with the wider factory air cleaner assembly, Still looking to ditch the dryer tube for someting better. Have a friend that has the ol Govm't Mule truck and that snorkel set up is tits. Try and get some pics of it.

 

[Banner44]

How much additional noise do you get with the snorkel going into the cab?

 

[Dafey]

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[lak2004]

So how does it sound havin it inside?

 

[Hossbaby50]

I remember reading an article on one of the TTC trucks or something that had a snorkel run into the cab and I remember it saying when they were pulling the air from in the cab it was loud. I believe they had it on a baffle to be able to pull air form outside most of the time and when they needed to they would switch the baffle to suck from inside air. It may have even been Watson's truck but I don't remember for sure.

Harley

 

[rollin36s]

im interested too.....im sick of hydrolocking my truck and dont want to run the arb snorkel beacuse it will get broken and i dont wanna pay 200 for a peice of plastic

 

[lak2004]

gonna do some searchin tonite and see what i can dig up

 

[miniwally]

We ran the intake into the cab of Stephens blazer for Top truck. The intake noise was almost deafening at times. It worked well for what we needed in that comp. but was removed shortly there after for a more traditional intake setup.

BTW on a mildly lifted blazer the intake is something like 4' plus off the ground. Going slow through water crossings that are roughly 3' plus deep is not an issue.

 

[lak2004]

Solves it for me. I was mainly concerned about the noise but just wanted to make sure. I am just goin to run the factory system. Thanks guys

 

[vortec]

back in college, we did something like that on a friend's (this was years before i even had one) and it made the cab wreak of gasoline. but that engine and carb had some issues.

 

[Mudstud]

Going slow in the holes we hit around here is NOT AN OPTION. . . if you wanna make it. I've seen the truck below on 44s and 15" of lift sitting in water up to the seats.
I belive since I retained the factory air filter the sucking noise that folks refer to is at a minimunm in my truck. I don't notice it at all. My guess is if I put a cone filter on the end of it it'd be another story. Now, this 350 engine isn't a wild thing- a 454 or caddy might make sucking noise. I wanted cheap- cheap air filter replacements instead of $25 cones (which I had now real room for) and I like that the large air assembly keeps the carb and linkage shielded somewhat from mud/water.

This is the spot where my 400, on it's second attempt at this run, gulped some muddy water and thats what made me put a snorkle on it.

Above is where Bobby emptied out the water, sea shells and
crustaceans from the air filter. I'm the guy with the bummed look behind the K5. I would not deliberately drive into super deep water as I do not trust this set up to be completely air tight but it's one heck of an improvement over what I had and I do feel more confident in big time water.

 

[lak2004]

Yea there isnt much in the way of mud and water here in CO that i have seen. This could be a good thread for anyone lookin to do an in cab setup tho. I was also thinkin about doin something o the firewall that i could use a door flap or something to switch it.

 

[blazin_blazer]

http://www.jegs.com/i/March%20Performance/655/1414/10002/-1

 

[Hossbaby50]

My intake for my TPI is right above my alternator and I have been through water crossings that had water flowing in the doors with no problems. I have 4" lift and 37's.

Harley

 

[rollin36s]

i put the 80s front end on my 77 but i think i might route it up through the firewall and then up through the wiper cowl panel with the safari snorkel top piece...that way if it gets really deep i can add some pvc and have it roof level

no one here mentioned electrical waterproofing or even exhaust

 

[lak2004]

I have already read a million threads about electrical and there is only so much you can do with exhaust.

I am tryin to mainly gear this thread to those interested in snorkels that are routed to the interior.

What do you mean go through the firewall then through the windshield wiper cowl?

 

[lectric80]

By routing it through the top edge of the firewall, then up through the cowl screen it would take water getting over the hood before it was pulled into the engine. There is no direct way to do this on the older vehicles like mine that have the cowl hood, but for one like yours it would work. The air for the heater is pulled through the cowl, so without the stock heater you could easily come up through there for a sealed snorkel setup.

 

[Mudstud]

Thanks Blazen for that jegs link. 5" is too wide for this set up though. I used 4" (I think it's 4") pvc thru the firewall, wiper cowl and into the glove box area. I didn't see any 4" hose on the site.There is a short piece of 3" exhaust shoved into the air assembly- welded and siliconed.

 

[blazin_blazer]

look around those parts there and there is a 5 1/4'' carb box made to hook that to, i dont see any easier way to get it durable and sealed..i was looking at something like what is pictured..i like to hear my motor, but no fumes, up thru cowl is a possibility when i go 88-91 frontcap, but cant now w/my '80