Sealed Snorkel?

[odins_beer'd]

Hi all,

I'm curious to know if anyone in this forum has installed a deep water snorkel (fully sealed airbox, sealed connectors, etc.)? Would love to hear your experience, what you went with, and why. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

I've gotten to the point where it's worth the piece of mind moving forward as I've entered limp mode twice (likely the MAF sensor getting wet) while out an about.

I understand there are ARK splash guards out there, those would kind of be pointless for what I'm doing. A few pics from a recent trip if that helps.

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[mcd_ovrlnd]

Are your door seals okay? How’d you get water in the rear seat area?

 

[odins_beer'd]

Yea, I was in a few inches up my door for a few minutes when this happened. If anything my door drain system was blocked and some got in.

Forgot turn off my traction control. Why 4hi wouldn't automatically disengage traction control is beyond me but it is what it is. Cars fine.

 

[bakutheleo]

Forgive perhaps a dumb question (yes, there are some!), but why would you want traction control disabled in any mode by default? The whole point of traction control (unless you are referring to something other than I am thinking) is to maintain control...something you pretty much always want to do unless you want to spin around in donuts or something. I would guess it is enabled on most every vehicle made today.

 

[odins_beer'd]

Not a dumb questions at all. Traction control will limit your throttle as well as apply brakes to spinning wheels. That can be detrimental to momentum, especially in mud and sand.

I was overreacting when I said that, traction control is super useful for slow crawling, rocks, etc.

 

[127.0.0.1]

I prefer trac enabled at all times, until it impedes me, then I'll hit the off switch

 

[odins_beer'd]

Traction control is great until it isn’t. It’s not an “always on” feature, it’s situational.

In mud and sand, momentum is key. If you wait until it starts cutting power mid-pit, it’s already too late. That’s exactly when it kills wheel speed and you bog down. Ask me how I know...

Its a great thought but its not the reality with this type of wheeling. But if it works for you, that's all that matters.

 

[bakutheleo]

{Traction control will limit your throttle as well as apply brakes to spinning wheels. That can be detrimental to momentum, especially in mud and sand.}

Ahhh, momentum...got it, thanks--I had not thought of that part. RIght, for "normal" driving it is probably generally great, but off-road in mud and such I could see where it might be a problem.

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