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Ram-head vs Rear-Facing snorkel
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Tue, 25 Jul 2017 7:51 +0000by JakeLux97
G'day guys,
Been browsing for a snorkel for my 1997 non turbo (ln106 2.8D) lux and I'm undecided as to get a plastic ram head snorkel like a safari or a rear facing stainless snorkel made up from somewhere like MoonLight customs.
I know stainless ones are fairly pricey and I much prefer the look of them but I'm unsure if there are any real cons of having the rear-facing head when compared to the ram-heads.
Cheers
Re: Ram-head vs Rear-Facing snorkel
Posted:
Tue, 25 Jul 2017 7:58 +0000by TOYZX
Rearward facing actually pulls air away from the engine at highway speeds! Not to mention I'm yet to see a stainless one look any good fitted, all look like a hack job. My 2c!
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Re: Ram-head vs Rear-Facing snorkel
Posted:
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 4:47 +0000by HK1837
On a chassis dyno, a NA V6 loses about 10-15rwkW regardless of which way you face it! It is a massive intake air restriction for a NA engine, and on a 4cyl 2.8 NA diesel you need every hose you can muster! Talk to Chiptorque about it.
Re: Ram-head vs Rear-Facing snorkel
Posted:
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 9:20 +0000by ktm300
You'll be wasting your money on a stainless snorkel . Go plastic
Re: Ram-head vs Rear-Facing snorkel
Posted:
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 9:51 +0000by Blackdelux
hi All
are there any dyno gains to be had on turbo diesel?
just curious
Re: Ram-head vs Rear-Facing snorkel
Posted:
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 6:51 +0000by ktm300
Blackdelux wrote:hi All
are there any dyno gains to be had on turbo diesel?
just curious
if there is it would be very minimal. You wouldn't even notice
Re: Ram-head vs Rear-Facing snorkel
Posted:
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 7:47 +0000by JakeLux97
TOYZX wrote:Rearward facing actually pulls air away from the engine at highway speeds!
I would think even at 110kph the air pressure difference would be negligible, same as the air forced by a ram head, by the time it goes through the air filter the extra pressure would be lost.
Re: Ram-head vs Rear-Facing snorkel
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Thu, 27 Jul 2017 6:56 +0000by HK1837
ktm300 wrote:Blackdelux wrote:hi All
are there any dyno gains to be had on turbo diesel?
just curious
if there is it would be very minimal. You wouldn't even notice
My guess would be power loss. Try breathing through a 2m length of 20mm conduit.
Re: Ram-head vs Rear-Facing snorkel
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Thu, 27 Jul 2017 8:35 +0000by Steveyb
HK1837 wrote:My guess would be power loss. Try breathing through a 2m length of 20mm conduit.
I've seen women that can...... Nevermind.
