snorkel

i am thinking about getting a snorkel for my 2000 Tacoma and it is a 4 cyl. Wondering if this makes a difference and if its difficult to put on?

 

Difference?
Difference in what?
A snorkel (I thought) was made to make it possible to go in deep water.
I wouldn't think the routing and connection would hard at all with basic tools.
I dunno.
Maybe someone else will chime in.

 

It depends. My Snorkel was made for my truck and wasn't very difficult. It came with a template for my hood to mark the holes, it took some nerve to drill 5 holes into my perfectly good fender. Take your time and it will come out nice.


Edit:
The purpose of a snorkel is to help with dust. The secondary function is to protect your motor against water. The thing is once you have a snorkel you can't just drive through 4' deep water. There are still many other components that shouldn't get wet. The benefit is you aren't going to fly through a puddle and accidentally hydro-lock yourself. Also if you do install a snorkel you will want to seal off the drain holes in your intake otherwise water will still be able to get in. I used silicone to seal those holes.

 

so it helps with dust - i did not realize this. I live on a dirt road so it would be better for my truck in the long run to have it to protect under my hood from the dust?


Edit:
The purpose of a snorkel is to help with dust. The secondary function is to protect your motor against water. The thing is once you have a snorkel you can't just drive through 4' deep water. There are still many other components that shouldn't get wet. The benefit is you aren't going to fly through a puddle and accidentally hydro-lock yourself. Also if you do install a snorkel you will want to seal off the drain holes in your intake otherwise water will still be able to get in. I used silicone to seal those holes.[/QUOTE]

 

I learn't sumpin new...cool....Dust also?Thanks.

 

My snorkel will pay for itself in no time. 1 air filter/ month gets adds up. Installed snorkel about a month ago, and filter still looks new. I drive on a ton of farm roads