J-max snorkels

[jimmi]

thoughts? it seems to follow the lines of the veh better than the raslarr ones.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-J-Max-2016-Hilux-Stainless-Steel-Snorkel-Kit-/231872218587?hash=item35fca945db:g:K9IAAOSwr7ZW31sQ

[linc245]

Hey mate,
does it have to be stainless steel?
If not, I have a snorkel I bought brand new on ebay for 70ish and its a knock off of the safari snorkel however you honestly can't tell the difference
My mate who spent 880 on a safari snorkel regretted his decision when he saw mine

[ktm300]

Hey mate,
does it have to be stainless steel?
If not, I have a snorkel I bought brand new on ebay for 70ish and its a knock off of the safari snorkel however you honestly can't tell the difference
My mate who spent 880 on a safari snorkel regretted his decision when he saw mine

you want say that when you do your first river crossing ....

Why spend good money on your Hilux and then put cheap shit accessories on it ??

Never Understood that , Why risk it

If your snorkel fails and your engine blows up what are you going to do about it ????

[fracturedranga]

Why pay $880 for some blow moulded plastic? I get what your saying about cheap accessories but some things just aren't worth the name brand price. It'd be pretty hard to f$@#&% up a snorkel when it's copied of there mould anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if they were made in the same factories

[ktm300]

Why pay $880 for some blow moulded plastic? I get what your saying about cheap accessories but some things just aren't worth the name brand price. It'd be pretty hard to f$@#&% up a snorkel when it's copied of there mould anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if they were made in the same factories

Fair enough . I had a decent brand name fitted to my hilux but it surely wasn't $880 thats for sure

[jimmi]

Have you seen my lux, its not about money

[serioussteve]

Whats your opinion of the rear facing snorkel intake? i get the reasoning but what about the performance impact?

[ktm300]

Whats your opinion of the rear facing snorkel intake? i get the reasoning but what about the performance impact?

A bigger air intake on a stock hilux is pointless regardless of which way the snorkel faces .

You would wanna bigger turbo and a better performing air box first .

But IMO isnt the whole idea of a snorkel to get more air (ram head) so why would you face it backwards ???

[fracturedranga]

I thought the whole idea of a snorkel was to raise the intake up to avoid water ingress, I'm sure I read in a build thread on here one bloke who had to remove his snorkel all together as it had become a restriction when he was chasing big power. I think stainless snorkels point backwards because it's to hard to make a stainless ramhead that looks ok and it also adds to the 'wank factor' of a stainless snorkel. I've got a bigger turbo running 20+psi of boost and my stock airbox and cheap snorkel aren't a problem at all

[ktm300]

I thought the whole idea of a snorkel was to raise the intake up to avoid water ingress, I'm sure I read in a build thread on here one bloke who had to remove his snorkel all together as it had become a restriction when he was chasing big power. I think stainless snorkels point backwards because it's to hard to make a stainless ramhead that looks ok and it also adds to the 'wank factor' of a stainless snorkel. I've got a bigger turbo running 20+psi of boost and my stock airbox and cheap snorkel aren't a problem at all

Agree . They look good on patrols and comp cars


Not on a hilux IMO

[rory18]

I got a J-max snorkel sitting in the shed waiting to he installed when the SAS and 4 link start next week. I will through some pitchers of it installed.

[ktm300]

J.max don't do a ram head. Millweld would be my choice .

[rory18]

See no advantage in ram head on a boosted engine.

[ktm300]

Isn't the whole idea to get the air in . Ram heads work how there suppose to . Also a lot less induction noise from a ram head. If you wanna pretend your in a Comp truck run your snorkel over the roof

[rory18]

Sas'd and 4 link is not a Comp truck? I see ram heads may help a petrol... But turbo diesel I do very much doubt the ram heads offer any benefit. Your tutor is only going to move so much air

[ktm300]

I don't agree. why do people run different air boxes also why run a bigger diameter snorkel all these things are designed to increase air flow . (True?) . Even k . N filters all to get more air in .You say a turbo diesel may not benefit why is every semi truck on the road run a ram head ? Before stainless snorkels every one you buy has a ram head surely it's not just for looks ? Comp trucks started stainless snorkels and don't run ram heads purely as they get damaged . . Do a test next time your doing 50 klms hang your head out the window and open your mouth then repeat the test and look backwards and tell me which gets more air in your gob?

[rory18]

Look at the European trucks and not the American ones. They are mounted on the side of the truck. Ram heads are wank one highway trucks. We ran pre filter heads on the kennys I worked with to keep the dust out. All depends on the airborne though, seen with hiluxes you gain like 10-20hp with popping the filter off to bugger all in the scheme of things. So yes I do believe ram heads is false advertising

[ktm300]

For false advertising there doing a bloody good job [emoji1360].at what stage of power upgrades does a stainless snorkel play a part in performance on a hilux ? What is the standard air box and snorkel good for power wise ? Or is the stainless just for looks ?

[rory18]

My power upgrades are S2 turbo, injectors and front mount. Snorkel is for a snorkel

[serioussteve]

snorkel is for snorkel but if you can have a snorkel and also help it breath easier than you might as well.

Of course a stainless snorkel is for looks, if you just wanted to be practical you would just get some PVC pipe, some silicone and a few tec screws.