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Range Rover Blues:
There are issue with K&N, some people have said they don't filter as well, some think that with the added "ram air" effect of a Safari snorkel top you will force dirt through the filter, normally they work under vacuum.

Simply, I don't know but there you go.

Lift, well you can lift 2" and leave it at that, but why.  Better to leave it the same height and increase droop travel, for that you need longer dampers and brake lines.

If you fit a lift and simply drop the damper mounts down you just end up with a 2" taller car, no extra travel.

Skibum346:

--- Quote from: "SnakeLogic" ---Skibum,

Nicely done.  I don't know if I'd have access to the parts I need, but I'll look into it.  The local shop wants a fair bit to install a Safari Snorkel, and I've calculated that I wouldn't save much doing it myself (after paying for the import shipping and duties) if I went with a Safari.  

So what did you use as the top "mushroom" to keep out rain/dust?
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I used a proper Mushroom top that I bought for about £20 from one of the shows I was at over here. You should be able to find one on the web somewhere for a similar price. The Mushroom top does two things, keeps rain, bugs, leaves, twigs, small children from entering the breathing system of the engine (small children are particularly difficult to combust... you need a good 5 degree advance on timing to be sucessful!) the other is to help draw the air in.

For the piping I used marley drainpipe with Marley welding cement. I think it was 48mm drainpipe and it fits a standard snorkel top perfectly. It seems to be one of only two standard sizes on sale in the typical DIY stores here. The cement, used effectively and copiously, forms a complete seal. If it's designed to keep water in and air out... I'm pretty certain i'll keep air in and water out!

Good luck

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