Originally Posted by A'sJK

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Dude, whats your point? Other than you think snorkles are useless?

Originally Posted by helmet10

It's not an attack. An attack would mean that I was trying to hurt you. I'm not. It's me experience. I drive a 13JKUR it has 38000 miles on it. I work in the oilfield in Western Oklahoma. The Dust Bowl. My intake is a Banks with K&N filter, 50% of my driving is down dusty dirt roads at 40mph. Before my 13JKUR I owned a 2008 Dodge Mega 4X4 on 37"s with 6" lift with a factory filter. It never once needed a snorkel for dust. Before that, I drove my wife's 2008 Dodge Durango for 40,000 miles on those same dusty roads with a factory air filter. Before that I worked for Halliburton that issued us Ford Crown Victoria's that drove 90% in dusty dirty roads, following 20 pieces of frac equipment pulled by 20 Kenworth Tractor Trailers that did not have Snorkels. On a side note, I drove my Subaru STI to drilling rigs on a regular basis, just to Rally. And it never needed a Snorkel. I believe I have experienced the dusty, silty stuff you write about. I have never felt the need to run a snorkel. Nor do the other Oilfield Consultants that I employ for drilling and fracing wells. In my opinion snorkels to combat dust is a weak excuse. It's not any cleaner 3 ft higher when we drive through 15ft dust clouds.

I have not been Safari Hunting, but I know a guy that does is for a living and they have some insane rains storms. He actually buried a Range Rover, it did not have a snorkel.
It probably could have used one.

Like I said, whatever excuse you need to sport your snorkled Sport.

Good luck with you purchase. I'll try to find pics of all my rides......all snork less. Except for the STI is had a scoop for intercooler. I digress.

Thanks for the invite, I'll pass on the desert. It's kind of chalking and dry, reminds me of work. I prefer Cabo San Lucas beaches and Baja trucks.

Ernie

Originally Posted by Mark Doiron

I empty my snorkel's pre-filter out periodically during especially dusty trips. That is debris that didn't make it to the air filter. Caterpillar and all, and the military must agree, since they equip their gear similarly. And you may wish to reconsider that K&N. OEM paper filters are better. Check out bobstheoilguy's review.

Originally Posted by dmwil

I went on a hunting safari in South Africa 2 years ago. ALL of their safari vehicles, mostly Toyota Land Cruisers, had AEV style snorkels. They were 100% for the dusty environment. The winter is their operating season, and it is dry and VERY dusty. They told me that none of their vehicles had ever seen a deep water crossing, and that the snorkels were strictly for reducing dust ingestion. They run those vehicles for hundreds of thousands of miles in the dustiest of conditions. The snorkels extend the lives of their engines (and air filters) significantly.

Baja trucks are not meant to be long lived. They wouldn't benefit them enough for their engines' short lives.

Originally Posted by 2climbbig

I have had my AEV snorkel for over 6 years. I got one right when they came out with them. I have stood on it, kneed on it, sat on it, bashed it with tree branches, rubbed it up against a cliff face, and still no visible damage out side of the scuffs. It is one tough Snorkel.

Learn the value of a snorkel before you start dogging them. Good for dust, good for water crossing, good for cold air. And if you think your hood has to be under water to seize your engine, you don't know much. Read up on JK and hydrolocks. The belt will pull water up and throw it up on the inside of the hood. Water travels along the hood and then falls into your intake. Next thing you know, your engine is locked up.

Now while Jeep has added foam to minimize that, it has not stopped it completely. It still happens.
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Originally Posted by GJeep

So, you teachings about snorkels, are based on a guess...

This is one of the best Dakar rally ever made - the Dakar Mini Cooper.
They include nothing that isn't absolutely essential. Notice the snorkel... :

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