Snorkel WITH Cold Air Intake

dodgeman324 · Post by **dodgeman324** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 9:22 am

Has anyone ever thought up, or researched ideas on a snorkel WITH a Cold Air Intake already installed? I have the AFE Cold Air Intake Kit on my 3rd Gen, and I love it, but now I'm wanting to raise my intake to avoid water induction on my occasional mud runs, and puddle bashing. I know the basic idea of a snorkel, but just am having trouble brainstorming the process to seal the Filter box, air tubing, and then running a snorkel up to the roof line. Perhaps I could go ahead and buy a 3rd Gen snorkel kit, and then maybe I'd have some fabrication to do to get it to fit into the CAI filter box, which sits exactly in the same spot as the OEM airbox, it's just not a fully sealed box anymore, when the hood is open, the top is open to access the filter. I would somehow need to close off the top, and make it watertight all the way around, right? But, the filter can stay there, correct, I'd just need to leave a good sized hole for the snorkel intake, to the outside of the fender? Or is it better to have an air filter up near the opening to the snorkel at the roofline, and then pipe the tubing directly to the intake manifold? Anyways, I'm just pondering and asking if anyone else has seen or done a snorkel kit WITH an already installed CAI.

RustyPW · Post by **RustyPW** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 8:04 pm

You should look through my build thread for ideas. Been running a Airaid cai with a snorkel since 2011.

Everything you need to know.

http://www.dodgetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=338250

dodgeman324 · Post by **dodgeman324** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 9:00 pm

Oh yes, thanks for that link, I actually remember reading that a long time ago. Did you ever figure out your plan on closing off the top of the Airraid box? I know mine seals up pretty good too when the hood is closed, but I wouldn't say it is sealed enough to keep water out that is above hood level, so I will definitely want to fully seal the CAI box. Oh, and which brand snorkel is it? I see a Kangaroo on it.

azracer · Post by **azracer** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:03 pm

That reminds me, Rusty you never did get back with me about how the snorkel blocks your view to the right.

Any pictures of that view would be great too.

RustyPW · Post by **RustyPW** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:50 pm

dodgeman324 wrote:Oh yes, thanks for that link, I actually remember reading that a long time ago. Did you ever figure out your plan on closing off the top of the Airraid box? I know mine seals up pretty good too when the hood is closed, but I wouldn't say it is sealed enough to keep water out that is above hood level, so I will definitely want to fully seal the CAI box. Oh, and which brand snorkel is it? I see a Kangaroo on it.

http://store.expeditioneers.com/dodge1.html

RustyPW · Post by **RustyPW** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:53 pm

azracer wrote:That reminds me, Rusty you never did get back with me about how the snorkel blocks your view to the right.

Any pictures of that view would be great too.

It's makes the right pillar a little thicker. I've had it for so long . I pay no attention to it. Sorry, no pictures.

BigRed2007 · Post by **BigRed2007** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 10:14 am

I fabbed the snorkle up to my volant airbox easy peasy

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dodgeman324 · Post by **dodgeman324** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 10:28 am

Cool, have any pictures, and did you fab any cover on top to seal it?

BigRed2007 · Post by **BigRed2007** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 10:34 am

The volant has a sealed top, I sealed one side up...I'll try too take a pic for you today

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RustyPW · Post by **RustyPW** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 1:35 pm

dodgeman324 wrote:Cool, have any pictures, and did you fab any cover on top to seal it?

What you could do is get a piece of thin aluminum sheet. Cut it to size and shape of the opening. Then dust tape it to seal it. Then you can remove the duct tape to service the filter.

FirerescuePW · Post by **FirerescuePW** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 2:32 pm

RustyPW wrote:
azracer wrote:That reminds me, Rusty you never did get back with me about how the snorkel blocks your view to the right.

Any pictures of that view would be great too.
It's makes the right pillar a little thicker. I've had it for so long . I pay no attention to it. Sorry, no pictures.

Post #33 in the AEV Mods-FINISHED thread-second pic- is a 3G with an Airflow snorkel. Take a look at that.

azracer · Post by **azracer** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 8:52 pm

FirerescuePW wrote:
RustyPW wrote:
azracer wrote:That reminds me, Rusty you never did get back with me about how the snorkel blocks your view to the right.

Any pictures of that view would be great too.
It's makes the right pillar a little thicker. I've had it for so long . I pay no attention to it. Sorry, no pictures.
Post #33 in the AEV Mods-FINISHED thread-second pic- is a 3G with an Airflow snorkel. Take a look at that.

Looks like a 4G to me.

FirerescuePW · Post by **FirerescuePW** » Fri Jan 01, 2016 1:36 am

Hmmm... maybe..... I may be standing here corrected....

BigRed2007 · Post by **BigRed2007** » Thu Jan 14, 2016 3:31 pm

Pictures...much later than promised...

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nts007 · Post by **nts007** » Thu Jan 14, 2016 6:11 pm

So now that you stole the elbow from the neighbours toilet drain do you notice an improvement in performance!! Jk
It obviously works very well for you. Did you water seal it all up then? Glue it and also is there a rubber seal on the airbox. I know it is sealed but how

BigRed2007 · Post by **BigRed2007** » Thu Jan 14, 2016 6:25 pm

Yes the box is completely...water resistant. I would trust it in very deep water, but it'll do fine in anything that you would actually drive through. There is a rubber seal on the volant airbox and I put a piece of the black plastic over all the holes in the bottom of the box then sealed them with mastic and screwed then all together.

Initially I saw an increase in MPG and thought I could see/feel an improvement in performance but it could just be the badass look ...

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