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4x4 Related Groups => Tech Talk => Topic started by: The Machinist on July 28, 2010, 10:16:36 PM

Title: Snorkle
Post by: The Machinist on July 28, 2010, 10:16:36 PM

Was thinking of making a home made snorkle, what do you guys think of this design?
(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt257/jameylh/utf-8Bc25vcmtsZS5qcGc.jpg)

Title: Re: Snorkle
Post by: Immortal on July 28, 2010, 10:21:28 PM

Sweet!! on a Lada too!!!!

Title: Re: Snorkle
Post by: The Machinist on July 28, 2010, 10:51:29 PM

This way if I ever get lost I can climb to the top of my snorkle and see where the hell I am.

Title: Re: Snorkle
Post by: i_go_commando on July 29, 2010, 09:17:35 PM

how come you never see any hardcore ladas around? what moter was in them. maybe swap in a 4 liter and rubi axles and have some fun...

Title: Re: Snorkle
Post by: Immortal on July 29, 2010, 09:24:41 PM

ummmmmmm... not so much. It's a wee bit tight under the hood with the 1.6L 4 cyl and THE SPARE TIRE in there.

Title: Re: Snorkle
Post by: w squared on July 29, 2010, 09:46:15 PM

Then again, they only weight 1200 pounds, so 41 HP is plenty  ;D

Title: Re: Snorkle
Post by: Immortal on July 29, 2010, 09:50:02 PM

With a crank-start!!

Title: Re: Snorkle
Post by: Tyn Pow on July 29, 2010, 10:52:36 PM

So the secondsnorkel is for the driver?  And it's shorter than the engine snorkel...I guess he has his priorities :P

Title: Re: Snorkle
Post by: dubbleJs on July 29, 2010, 11:09:47 PM

Quote from: Tyn Pow on July 29, 2010, 10:52:36 PM

So the secondsnorkel is for the driver?  And it's shorter than the engine snorkel...I guess he has his priorities :P

Haha, gotta go down with the ship!.....and keep that exhaust out of the water incase that lada stalls out.... ;)