for dusty conditions,,,, fish bowel or air ram

[hekarewe]

heading up the cape very soon and have a question to ask those more in formed then me,,, when my snorkle was fitted i was supplied with a fish bowl as well as the ram in take. up untill yesterday i have had the ram on but thought i would throw on the fish bowel to see if affected the perfomance of the engine. one thing i did notice was the noise the engine made under load sucking in the air through the fish bowel. so the question is which one do i use when i head north??? i know that the bowel will catch more dust but at what cost to engine???

opinions and answers please!!!!

[YNOT]

Use the pre-cleaner (fish bowl) in heavy dust conditions. Being that it is only a cyclone pre cleaner and not actually a filter it should not cause any restriction to the air intake, a dirty air filter will be more restrictive.

Tony

[hekarewe]

Use the pre-cleaner (fish bowl) in heavy dust conditions. Being that it is only a cyclone pre cleaner and not actually a filter it should not cause any restriction to the air intake, a dirty air filter will be more restrictive.

Tony


that was my first opinion,,,,, but when i heard the noise it was making sucking air i thought i would ask a second opinion,,, thanks for reasuring me tony..:cheers::cheers::cheers:

[04OFF]

I use one of these on my snorkel when in dusty conditions ,under $25 and has saved my intake from dust in many a convoy.......

http://www.fnb4wd.com.au/prod271.htm

They come oiled, but i only use mine dry, it can be slipped on off/on in seconds.

Easy to clean with just water, and you can just squeeze out the excess and put straight on :smiley_thumbs_up:

[Bigrig]

I use one of these on my snorkel when in dusty conditions ,under $25 and has saved my intake from dust in many a convoy.......

http://www.fnb4wd.com.au/prod271.htm

They come oiled, but i only use mine dry, it can be slipped on off/on in seconds.

Easy to clean with just water, and you can just squeeze out the excess and put straight on :smiley_thumbs_up:

Saw this on the weekend on Steve's - going to purchase one myself.

[04OFF]

Just make sure you get the oil out of it first Scotty (petrol works good) ,then i keep mine in a snap lock bag in the glovebox.

I followed heaps of cars down dusty tracks over the weekend, all at close range , and no visible dust had entered the snorkel head upon removing the pre filter.



Normally i dont take it off untill i clean the car, sometimes this may be a few days, ive never felt a loss in engine performance, even when it looks filthy, can't comment on its effects on fuel economy, mines a 4.5L ,so it gonna be bad even on a tow truck :biggrin:




EDIT: oh yeh, only ever make a ball and squeeze to dry the water out , NEVER wring it out like you would a towel.


Autobarn slacks creek (Brisbane,QLD) had them cheapest, about $22 i think ?

[Bigrig]

Just make sure you get the oil out of it first Scotty (petrol works good) ,then i keep mine in a snap lock bag in the glovebox.

I followed heaps of cars down dusty tracks over the weekend, all at close range , and no visible dust had entered the snorkel head upon removing the pre filter.



Normally i dont take it off untill i clean the car, sometimes this may be a few days, ive never felt a loss in engine performance, even when it looks filthy, can't comment on its effects on fuel economy, mines a 4.5L ,so it gonna be bad even on a tow truck :biggrin:




EDIT: oh yeh, only ever make a ball and squeeze to dry the water out , NEVER wring it out like you would a towel.


Autobarn slacks creek (Brisbane,QLD) had them cheapest, about $22 i think ?

Thanks mate - I'll try autobarn at Capalaba tomorrow to see if they have, or can get, them.

[hekarewe]

I use one of these on my snorkel when in dusty conditions ,under $25 and has saved my intake from dust in many a convoy.......

http://www.fnb4wd.com.au/prod271.htm

They come oiled, but i only use mine dry, it can be slipped on off/on in seconds.

Easy to clean with just water, and you can just squeeze out the excess and put straight on :smiley_thumbs_up:

thanks for that but i think i will stick with my fish bowel,,, can change it out with the snorkle in a matter of seconds i have seen those snorkle socks and have wondered about them thanks for the web site.