A new take on snokels

[aussieboxy]

Hi Guys,

Iv'e read about the desnorkling and the benifits and am ready, but how do I do it. Is there a walkthrough somewhere?

Thanks

[blinkwatt]

Originally Posted by aussieboxy

Hi Guys,

Iv'e read about the desnorkling and the benifits and am ready, but how do I do it. Is there a walkthrough somewhere?

Thanks

http://www.realtime.net/~rentner/Porsche/SideVents/SideVents.html

Now when you get everything taken apart you will see a tube with a cup on the end. Try to remove the cup part and then yank the tube out.

Good Luck!

Aussie,


There is no reason to remove the cup while the snorkel in installed, the unit comes out just fine will all pieces attached. As far as the yank and twist, I found my snorkel to be held in place with a small nub designed to allign with a punchout, no big deal to remove, no need to be gorilla like in your approach, good luck..

[aussieboxy]

Thnaks guys. I'll have a play & see where I end up.

[aussieboxy]

Thanks guys,

It was pretty easy. A little fiddley getting the side scoop out, but once done was very straight forward. I had to use a little more force than I was comfortable with but in the end nothing broke.

Just took it for a test run and it sounds great, wasn't really sure if it had any more get up and go until I went through a sharp coner that I have been through lots of times, it's a second gear puch the exit at about 4K type of corner & for the 1st time it actually stepped out a little at the rear so maybe the desnorkleing gives that little bit more at higher revs.

I do have a question. Am I best off to do the mod described earlier in this thread and open up the snorklw with a 3" pipe and then put it back on the car or just leave it off. I'd appreciate your comments.

Thanks

Originally Posted by aussieboxy

Thanks guys,

It was pretty easy. A little fiddley getting the side scoop out, but once done was very straight forward. I had to use a little more force than I was comfortable with but in the end nothing broke.

Just took it for a test run and it sounds great, wasn't really sure if it had any more get up and go until I went through a sharp coner that I have been through lots of times, it's a second gear puch the exit at about 4K type of corner & for the 1st time it actually stepped out a little at the rear so maybe the desnorkleing gives that little bit more at higher revs.

I do have a question. Am I best off to do the mod described earlier in this thread and open up the snorklw with a 3" pipe and then put it back on the car or just leave it off. I'd appreciate your comments.

Thanks

Welcome to where I live...(same thoughts).

I want to add for anyone taking off their side vent. Look for two small catches that actually hold the backside of the vent to the outside scoup. If you gently pry them with a flatblade as you work them to an appropriate angle, you won't scratch your paint or wrestle with the vent, everything comes apart nicely with patience and a gentle hand.


As for the snorkel, for now I'm running it sans cup #1 part. I'm wondering the same as you Aussie but in the meantime I have made no non reversable mods and I've improved the flow and sound.

My gas mileage dropped about 1mpg after de-snorking. Co-inkydink? I normally get 24 and change. Therefore, I re-snorked today, and I definately noticed more torque off idle, though it seemed slightly slower to red-line.




Bisimoto,

does your data confirm this? Your graph starts at 1800rpm. I putter around on flat roads sometimes around 1500rpm, and milk it right around 2000rpm on moderate hills. Without lugging the motor I've gotten close to 25mpg driving this way combined with several redline trips and freeway onramp launches per tank.


I'll test this a few more weeks and see if I can baseline this.



Update: I de-snorked my car again, and my mpg went back up to 24-25. It must have been the oxegenated gas, or possibly the climate control kicking the AC on too much. I'm leaving the snork off.