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Safari or normal snorkel

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iianorthants:
Need a snorkel, but not sure if paying twice the price on a safari one is justified! (as could use extra money towards a winch)  :wink: .
 Has anyone that fitted a safari (not just for looks  :roll: ) Actually noticed any benefits, as only one I can see is top end road cruising with the ram air effect  :? .
But I don’t drive fast due to tyres and such and fuel econ i assume wouldn't be effected much which ever fitted!

muddyweb:
The ram effect is minimal unless you drive *very* fast :-)

I have a Southdown snorkel on mine.. which has the scoop type top (which I prefer the look of) but is cheaper than the Safari and doesn't sit on the outside of the wing.



Got mine from Devon 4x4 (as usual ;-))

Eeyore:
The Safari unit does look the business and is monumentally tough but I went Mantec on Flower - doesn't stick out from the wing cos I've seen a couple that have been forcefully removed by 'grabby' scenary. I've got the mushroom because apperently they're better than at removing dust (but having seen my air filter I have doubts......)

Interestingly, I now have a 2" bore of pipe that plumbs straight into the filter housing and she breathes better as a result. The Safari one relies on all the plastic plumbing inside the wing and that still adds a minor restriction and requires oddles of sillycon to seal.

The safari one won't rust and is really UV resistant. My Mantec one is covered in blistered powdercoat.

If I had to make the choice again, I'd go Southdown.

cheers
Eeyore

thermidorthelobster:
There is no advantage to the Safari other than rustproofness and style preference.  The ram-air effect isn't going to make much difference, and on the minus side it'll inhale more wasps and rain;  if Safari did a mushroom, I'd probably use that instead.

Range Rover Blues:
I find it quite bad that the Safari is the most expesive, given that it's probably the cheapest to make.  There no more than a couople of quid in the material and a few minutes to finish off the exterior parts.  That said the moulding process involved does mean that the moulding has no thermal memory and will retain it's original shape if deformed.

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