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anyone have any suggestions or pics of a do it yourself snorkel for the pinz? I saw a cool one that someone made out of exhaust pipe pieces, connecting it with rubber hose and hose clamps, but can't remember where I saw it.
thanks
spence

Most of the Central FL owners have had snorkels made for their trucks. What was done is to remove the small pipe from the air cleaner (intake side) and then flip the air cleaner so that the intake side faces the bulkhead behind the engine. Bore a 2.5" hole in the bulkhead and use a marine exhaust rubber elbow to go through the hole and connect to the air cleaner housing. From there you can run the pipe to where ever you feel comfortable. Mine goes through the drivers side antenna mount. My truck is a 710M radio version. Others have ran it out the side of the roll bar and one guy never went outside at all. It just stops behind the passenger seat screen near the top.

The change in cabin noise was HUGE for each setup. I would do it again just for the noise reduction but the increased fording depth is nice also. Send me a PM and I will send you some pictures as I am not sure how to do it on the board.

I have found that I did not loose any power or notice any change in MPG. I would do it again. The only connection point is where the pipe connects to the air cleaner housing. All the rest was 1 pipe that was custom bent by a local exhaust shop. The air filter stays much cleaner now that it is being fed from above the truck (away from the dust from following other trucks). The air is also cooler not being fed from around the engine. Good luck with your project!

Wayne

Here is a pic of my 710K.


And a pic of the outside


Mine is heavy enough and braced well enough to serve as a hand rail. My buddy made it and others here in FL. If you wanted something truely do-it-yourself you could take a piece of tubing and place it over the intake side of the filter, cable tie it and put it out the front grill and up over the top. I saw a truck with that done as well. I like my installation better though.

Wayne or Russ,
Could you give a little bit more info about those marine rubber elbows? i have found some to buy on the web, but I'm wondering if they are long enough to reach from the air cleaner and through the firewall. Do you have a part number/supplier? Thanks - Buzz

Russ, that is a work of art, nice job.

I only helped, my friend Rick did the bulk of the work. If it doesn't look factory or better he doesn't want his name associated with it.

As to the marine elbow. Mine was the first conversion in what is now a long line. An extension was welded to the air box on mine. Later ones had a piece of metal tubing put on with sealer that actually was much easier and just as effective. The elbow will not reach the air box as-is. It will need an extension.

Hope this helps.

Yes, that makes sense. Thanks. - Buzz

I took a slightly different approach to Russ, as the M has slightly less "sheet-metal real-estate" on the outside than the K (I put the "pipes"/intake assembly on the cab side of the bulkhead) however like Russ's, mate Rick I have the same requirement on ANY Pinzgauer modification / improvement I do!

If it doesn't look factory or better he doesn't want his name associated with it

Over the years, I've seen some "modifications" on Pinzgauers and other vehicles that like like they were "lifted" from the decks of 80 year old shipwrecks

Hello

I had considered keeping everything on the cab side, but there is the difficulty of going through the engine shroud. Is that the way yours is connected? I would really like to see a picture behind the passenger seat.

Eric P

I would really like to see a picture behind the passenger seat.

Err... you mean the drivers seat
Don't forget all Aussie Pinny's are RHD.
I'II pull the engine cover at the weekend and get you a shot of both inside and outside the Cover.

Hello

That's funny. I hadn't thought about the possibility of two different "floor plans". I just figured you had a "LHD" sticker like a WRC car.

Eric P

you had a "LHD" sticker like a WRC car.

No way .... RHD all the way!

Wow, you guys set the bar pretty high! Awesome stuff.

It's got to be, water gets pretty deep in the Florida swamps...

Peter, That is some sanitary work there!
Now about that RHD...It makes me think of the first time I rode a British motorcycle with the shift and brake controls reversed. I was lucky to not crash in a panic stop! As I don't get out much,which foot does what ?
Mark