Desnorkle clarification - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

RobZ · 07-13-2008, 07:22 PM

I desnorkled today. I could see a bit of improvement in power but not as much of a difference in sound. Pretty happy with the 5 minute (and free) mod.

fragdude · 07-13-2008, 07:54 PM

if only deambering the headlights was as easy....and cheap....

rick3000 · 07-13-2008, 07:59 PM

Sorry to hijack, but I've been wondering about the purpose of the snorkel. Some say it keeps water out of the intake, and others that it's just there to keep the noise down.
Does anyone know which it is?

I haven't desnorkled yet, because as a DD my Boxster is subject to water, snow and occasionally the DIY car wash.
Thanks!

fragdude · 07-13-2008, 10:07 PM

The two things I've heard are that its for both keeping the noise down, apparently porsche decided that it was easier to have all their cars meet the strictest noise restrictions (I believe Sweden was the country in question?) and to keep foreign objects, such as cigarette butts, out of the intake.

Althought I have seen this on other forums:
http://www.theautobahn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13930

ekam · 07-14-2008, 04:01 AM

I read that the 03-04 model have redesigned snorkel... I guess there's no point to remove mine is there?

I also read that it acts as a device to grab cold air as suppose to hot hair right outside the rear fender.

Boxtaboy · 07-14-2008, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by rick3000

Sorry to hijack, but I've been wondering about the purpose of the snorkel. Some say it keeps water out of the intake, and others that it's just there to keep the noise down.
Does anyone know which it is?

I haven't desnorkled yet, because as a DD my Boxster is subject to water, snow and occasionally the DIY car wash.
Thanks!

Man, stop ur worrying and just pull the darn thing.

I have had my snork out for almost a year now. I've been through car washes, driven through torrential rain storms, and have not had one single problem from the desnorkle (no CEL, no hunting idle..nothing). Just read this thread if you haven't already. If you find you don't like the desnorkle procedure for any reason, it's totally reversible, and you can just snap it back in! Mine won't be going back in, however, as I love the additional growl.

The most common explanation is that the snork tube is for EU noise abatement reasons (Switzerland). I wouldn't worry about water ingestion at all because there is still a water drain point downstream in the intake system.

http://986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9671&highlight=bisimoto