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duncanpage4

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Hi everyone

I found the fabric/mesh air intake hose on my TD4 had several holes in it so I used a spare silicone hose from a Volvo to replace it with. Seeing the air intake coming in through the RH front wing got me in the mood to make my own raised air intake.

Before anyone starts hitting me with the "it'll float before it needs a snorkel", etc I want to make a snorkel because a) I like the look of them, and b) I like the look of them!!!!!!!

I want to make a traditional looking raised air intake with either a mushroom top or the forward facing scoop with mesh in the opening.

What would be your suggestion for mounting it to the window pillar?
Is there any law/rule that says it must be mounted to the LH side of the car as the only ones I've seen for the Freelander seem to be on the left but the air intake hose is in the RH front wing?!

Also, what other breathers need to be raised along with the air intake?

My plan is to use black drain pipe or something similar with separate hoses inside, one large for the air intake and one smaller tube for the breathers which I plan to run down through the engine bay and connect together using a plastic manifold.

Any suggestions would be most welcome.
 
There is a thread on this , kits were for petrols only (left hand side) don't know which side the intake is on the early diesels
 
bukko said:
The V6 intake is on the right.
Not sure how that would work either.
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The V6 throttle body is on the left, if the standard air filter is dumped, a decent in line filter can be fitted behind the bumper, this could then be piped to the raised intake on the left. It would add around 5 BHP too as the standard air filter housing is restrictive and heats up the incoming air far to much! I'v recorded inlet temps of 55°C which would reduce power by almost 10 BHP!!
 
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Nodge68 said:
The V6 throttle body is on the left, if the standard air filter is dumped, a decent in line filter can be fitted behind the bumper, this could then be piped to the raised intake on the left. It would add around 5 BHP too as the standard air filter housing is restrictive and heats up the incoming air far to much! I'v recorded inlet temps of 55°C which would reduce power by almost 10 BHP!!
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Jees you know some interesting stuff!

Thanks as always :D
 
Nodge68 said:
The V6 throttle body is on the left, if the standard air filter is dumped, a decent in line filter can be fitted behind the bumper, this could then be piped to the raised intake on the left. It would add around 5 BHP too as the standard air filter housing is restrictive and heats up the incoming air far to much! I'v recorded inlet temps of 55°C which would reduce power by almost 10 BHP!!
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Hurray. Sense at last.
I've been trying to explain this concept to everyone who is PM -ing me regarding the air intakes I've got. Usually Td4 owners asking if I can make them for the off-side " 'cos that's where the intake is" . I've tried to explain re-routeing intake pipes to all of them. But ditching hefty bits of standard plastic seems too much like the work of the Devil. :eek:
 
RealBeale said:
Hurray. Sense at last.
I've been trying to explain this concept to everyone who is PM -ing me regarding the air intakes I've got. Usually Td4 owners asking if I can make them for the off-side " 'cos that's where the intake is" . I've tried to explain re-routeing intake pipes to all of them. But ditching hefty bits of standard plastic seems too much like the work of the Devil. :eek:
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The intake on the left is the best option for all engine types. There is even a nice hole in the inner wing to run a 70mm pipe to the intake from a snorkel.
 
RealBeale said:
Hurray. Sense at last.
I've been trying to explain this concept to everyone who is PM -ing me regarding the air intakes I've got. Usually Td4 owners asking if I can make them for the off-side " 'cos that's where the intake is" . I've tried to explain re-routeing intake pipes to all of them. But ditching hefty bits of standard plastic seems too much like the work of the Devil. :eek:
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We TD4 owners see a bit of plastic going through the RH wing and assume we know what we're talking about!
I'm going to investigate the LH side option this weekend. Just tell the TD4 owners that the weight loss in ditching the hefty bits of plastic will make their Freelander faster!:tea:
 
duncanpage4 said:
We TD4 owners see a bit of plastic going through the RH wing and assume we know what we're talking about!
I'm going to investigate the LH side option this weekend. Just tell the TD4 owners that the weight loss in ditching the hefty bits of plastic will make their Freelander faster!:tea:
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If you look at the factory fitting on the inner wing, you will see that if you submerge it, it will drown the engine. It isn't a good fit. It's much better to run a proper rubber hose from the left, there is a hole made for the job under the battery tray. There is enough space in the front bumper corner to fit a quality in line air filter and enough space for a pipe over the top of the arch liner to connect the filter to a snorkel.
 
As I posted before.........

Bit tricky if you have aircon though( second pic) as the pipes don't leave much room .
 
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Dunno, don't have one yet, but apparently, yes. I want one to use as a pre heater in the morning before I get in the thing in the deep winter.
 
Spacemonkey... said:
Dunno, don't have one yet, but apparently, yes. I want one to use as a pre heater in the morning before I get in the thing in the deep winter.
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They're a life saver on very cold mornings, didn't know I had one when I bought it, then noticed the car smoking from underneath and discovered it :D that was a happy day
 
You can see a small exhaust pipe in the front bumper (lowest point) right in front of the passenger side wheel, and you will have something in the space behind the above headlamp with pipes going to it.
 
Spacemonkey... said:
You can see a small exhaust pipe in the front bumper (lowest point) right in front of the passenger side wheel, and you will have something in the space behind the above headlamp with pipes going to it.
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Does it look like this?
 

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