Like a lot of people, I never really liked that the vent on the FJ's hood was fake. And considering the position of the CAI in the fender well, it wouldn't do much good even if it were real. So the snorkel got me to thinking...
By no means is the pic to any kind of scale, but you get the general idea. Nice cool air being forced into the filter box.
Now right off the bat, I know there needs to be a filter under the grill and this isn't for people who submerge their FJ's in water every weekend. But what do you think?
I am kind of lost on your drawing. Is that suppose to be a side shot of the passenger fender? And have that be a sort of mini snorkel sticking out of the fenderwell?
The standard OEM air pickup is already in the fenderwell in the same area and draws air from outside the engine compartment. How does this item improve on that?
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Yes is in the same outside location of the snorkel. The shot is supposed to depict a small scoop facing forward, mounted above the passenger side wheel well which feeds directly into the airbox via a 3" diameter tube (give or take).
I understand the air is already being drawn from the outside. I think this idea, with the extended scoop facing forward would actually further cool and force air into the box. Am I an engineer? Nope. Do I have anything to support this? Nope. Just thinking out loud and taking a look at ideas I've seen on other car applications such as ram airs being placed under fenders, etc.
I was talking with someone else about this. It's actually a good Idea if you don't plan to do water crossings. It should keep the filter cleaner and cooler air also. I like it.
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Yes is in the same outside location of the snorkel. The shot is supposed to depict a small scoop facing forward, mounted above the passenger side wheel well which feeds directly into the airbox via a 3" diameter tube (give or take).
I understand the air is already being drawn from the outside. I think this idea, with the extended scoop facing forward would actually further cool and force air into the box. Am I an engineer? Nope. Do I have anything to support this? Nope. Just thinking out loud and taking a look at ideas I've seen on other car applications such as ram airs being placed under fenders, etc.
I think I get it now... and this would raise the intake by a couple of inches too. But you're still left with no choice but to cut a hole in the fender and if your going to do that, why not install a snorkel? Just thinking out loud.
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Correct this might give you more air. However, in heavy rain or water crossings, this will almost always fill your intake with water. Especially if it is a scoop.
I think i remember seeing something like this that came out of the hood on old school willy's jeeps. It was like just an airfilter that sat on top of the hood. I just looked for pictures but couldn't find anything.
Yeah I guess it can be thought of that way. It's funny because you guys are obviously hardcore wheelers, and I hit the occasional trail and do a lot of highway driving.
Why not do the snorkel? Like I said, if you don't go waste deep in water all the time, that's a pretty big piece of equipment to put on the rig (it does look cool, don't get me wrong!), and it seems to me, the shorter the run, the more forced cold air you'll get.
And this was just an idea off the top of my head with the air box where it is. Essentially this could be moved to the hood, just like the old muscle cars.
And for water (such as rain), I've seen covers that still allow air to get in, but keep moisture out.
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