MQ snorkel

[Joel W]

Hi all, has anybody noticed any difference after fitting a snorkel? I previously fitted one to my BT50 and lost a heap of power and economy. The ram air effect was lost by the long and tourterous path the air had to go just to enter the airbox. The mq has a much shorter so im hoping any potential loss will be at a minimum

Cheers

[Lastchance57]

I picked up my MQ with quite a few options just before Christmas. It has a snorkel fitted by TJM. I have only done around 500k but have not noticed any difference in performance between mine and the demo that I drove before ordering. Not technical at all I know but an opinion. No comment on fuel economy, I'm still on my first tank.

[Dilligara]

Its a diesel, it shouldn't matter

[Joel W]

Hi Andrew, I'm hoping it won't negatively affect the mq like it did the BT50. I lost 50km a tank with the snorkel connected. I used to refit the rubber joiner before I'd go bush and play then remove again after. That gets old fast,

[MilkmanDan]

Don't be fooled, no intake 'Rams' air. If you do the maths then you will have an answer to your BT50, and also the MQ.

Thing with snorkels is, unless you are planning a trip where more than likely you will need it then you buy one for purpose. If you are not going to do such a trip then don't bother. I bet my left nut a good 3 of 5 snorkel fitted cars never see more water than a bit of rain on the road.

[oodLes]

Don't be fooled, no intake 'Rams' air. If you do the maths then you will have an answer to your BT50, and also the MQ.

Thing with snorkels is, unless you are planning a trip where more than likely you will need it then you buy one for purpose. If you are not going to do such a trip then don't bother. I bet my left nut a good 3 of 5 snorkel fitted cars never see more water than a bit of rain on the road.

Agreed, the argument I heard for them around my office was that it got the cars intake up away from the exhausts from other vehicles..

[Deano197]

And there I thought the turbo charger rammed the air into the inlet.. Gees I had it all wrong.

[koshari]

Agreed, the argument I heard for them around my office was that it got the cars intake up away from the exhausts from other vehicles..

Bit of bad luck if you get caught behind a WB ute with oversized mudflaps and hi-rise chrome exhaust stacks then.

[Duck]

If you are losing economy there is something wrong with the install.
Only need one if you are doing water crossings above the air intake, but if you are doing 4wheeling then sometimes you just may have to do a crossing to keep going, good insurance if you are going offroad.

[NowForThe5th]

Only need one if you are doing water crossings above the air intake,

I beg to disagree, Duck.

I blew up an engine in my MK Triton in water that was barely deeper than the official "wading depth". In that case the engine fan flicked water up into the air intake. Not much, but enough to bend conrods, destroy bearings and require a $5K rebuild.

Luckily it was a V6 petrol engine so, even damaged, it still got me home. How tough are those 6G7's?

I've had snorkels ever since.

[snakesoup]

mate 5th exactly as you described there happened to me me in my old mk v6 , I was on the border track and she still got me home back to Mildura !! didn't sound to good but got me home all the same, changed oil a couple of times on the way home hoping for the best and the amount of water that came out of the engine !!! full rebuild also, but damn that was a hood truck!! to bad it drank so much juice!!!

[Tim650]

With a manufacturer specified wading depth of 500mm or 600mm at low speed, water shouldn't be a problem for the air intake ..... but I got a snorkel fitted to my MQ anyway

Anyone know why exactly the wading depth is so piss poor anyway? I've heard something about electronic components being mounted low in the engine bay?

[MilkmanDan]

Don't be fooled, no intake 'Rams' air. If you do the maths then you will have an answer to your BT50, and also the MQ.

Thing with snorkels is, unless you are planning a trip where more than likely you will need it then you buy one for purpose. If you are not going to do such a trip then don't bother. I bet my left nut a good 3 of 5 snorkel fitted cars never see more water than a bit of rain on the road.

Agreed, the argument I heard for them around my office was that it got the cars intake up away from the exhausts from other vehicles..

May have posted this in another thread but this is the intake I had on my old ute. Angry enough 5.7, made a touch over 400 horses at the wheels.

Basically the idea is to have the shortest path to the intake no restrictions, this case can't get much more direct. Inlet air temps would creep up at standstill and once moving drop down maybe 2 deg above ambient. Maybe a bit of dirty air but what you lose there you have gained much more by losing the factory intake.

A snorkel is only taking air higher up, no ramming. You are governed by the pipe size through the guard and then the factory air box which I'm sure is efficient enough to suit the airflow (would Mitsubishi [censored] that up? Who knows).

[rsv4dan]

Fitted my tjm last weekend. $360. Not bad. Good kit and fits well

[Deano197]

I do like the Tjm snorkel over the mitsi one, did you fit it yourself or was it fitted for $360?

[rsv4dan]

Fitted it myself. $360 trade price

[Tome]

Anybody know where together a metal one fitted in Melbourne??
ie 3inch or 4inch round black pipe??

[Kowboy23]

Hey guys i have a Mitsubishi snorkel on my MQ GLS. Ive heard these are not waterproof at all. Just wondering what i need to do yo it to make it waterproof so i can wade some deeper water.

Cheers

[jerrah]

what i need to do yo it to make it waterproof

I'd take it apart, find all the joins and seal them!

[triton guy]

Only need one if you are doing water crossings above the air intake,

I beg to disagree, Duck.

I blew up an engine in my MK Triton in water that was barely deeper than the official "wading depth". In that case the engine fan flicked water up into the air intake. Not much, but enough to bend conrods, destroy bearings and require a $5K rebuild.

Luckily it was a V6 petrol engine so, even damaged, it still got me home. How tough are those 6G7's?

I've had snorkels ever since.

Mine was just insane, LSD and could fry two wheels into third gear, but yep the economy was brutal