Landcruiser 100 Series Snorkel

Geoff,

I would re-assess your need for a snorkel if you are looking at a performance advantage from it.
As far as the brand is concerned, that is your decision.

For me I am completely happy with the Safari snorkel. From the driver's seat I don't notice it as it sits close against the window frame. I think they look good when compared to the Airtec brand, which I also considered.
At times I think I notice a slight increase in noise from resonance, but not all the time and it doesn't concern me.

I installed the snorkel purely for reasons of cleaner air and less chance of water ingress from the air intake before the snorkel was fitted. I have not noticed any "performance gain".

Sarfari for me Geoff.

As mentioned by Bill and others, I can't see a performance advantage from snorkels - by the time the air has been captured and then sent twisting turning and tumbling on its way through various unions to the air cleaner, the drag would be significant in my view. Cleaner air is the thing. I chose Airtec because it was such a neat fit to my car's body shape. No noise and it can't be seen behind the A pillar when driving. As for noise overall, I won't forget the Safari 'con' played on me when I had a TD Jackaroo - their snorkel was noted for lots of cabin noise on that vehicle, so Safari shipped them with a highly restrictive washer inside the ram neck - it reduced the drumming noise significantly but also reduced the ID of the intake tube by half and in a manner highly damaging to efficiency..... without a word of course....but the same unsubstantiated performance claims were still 'on the box'. Not all of their snorkels had washers - it depended on the car.

Thanks to all that answered my question. I will keep looking around and check both Airtec and Safari Snorkels out and each design. I understand what the snorkel does but also want it to look good.
Cheers Geoff

There is an excellent thread on snorkels on the tech based ih8mud site.

http://forum.ih8mud.com/diesel-tech-24-volts-systems/731686-official-1hz-1hd-t-1hd-ft-airbox-intake-mod-thread.html

If you are looking for extra performance when towing, you need to make sure you don't choke down the air supply to the engine with an inadequate air intake or snorkel system.

The greatest power gain will be with the chip, then the exhaust. The snorkel must complement these, not the other way around. If you were to get a new performance engineered turbo, then that would come first in the performance improvement stakes on an FTE motor. An intercooler improvement would also help achieve the 850nm plus possible from these motors.

There are good links to various options in the first post of the link I gave above.

Tim

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TOYOTA-LANDCRUISER-SNORKEL-KIT-100-SERIES-NEW-4x4-4wd-SNORKLE-/190839431595?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c6eeaa1ab

a bit sad that safari etc use such extortionate prices. I bought a chinese made one for both my Hilux (3 years old now) and 200, 6 months from Australian sellers.
Both fitted perfectly, had good quality fittings and brackets and still look the same as when they were fitted.
And they cost around $100