New snorkel by alpha equipt

I would buy this

 

I hate to use a plot lifted off the internet vs one of my in-house CFD runs from major automotive manufactures or from our racing teams data sets, but much of our internal data is proprietary and not legally sharable.

For concept, here is a CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) run of a Land Rover, which is similarly not the most aerodynamically inclined vehicle, like a Tacoma. Blue contour regions depict low pressure zones and red in the streamlines depict high velocity. Any competent CFD engineer would tell you the absolute worst place possible for an air intake is in a high velocity low pressure zone, like you couldn't pick a worse place according to science than the trailing edge of an A-pillar. Note how flipping the intake side to face the windshield would provide a significant increase in pressure, and would be further increased by the 'wall' created by the snorkel intake rise on the A-pillar. It does look sleek and will work fine for most, but from the engineering perspective it is a poor design for those interested in maximum performance, which obviously may not be the main audience of a snorkel. You can certainly flip a snorkel head backward and it will still work fine, but performance will be reduced, there is a reason they are mounted forward facing. Personally I will not run any products which are fundamentally designed wrong out of principal, because it really bugs me as I look at it and think WTF. But I know most are not so engineering OCD and will be happy with a low profile option.

 

that is not where snorkels attach on Jeeps. They still travel along the hood to about the I or C in Rubicon. They use that spot for bracing.

 

Thats a picture of one... It travels under the fender and up to that panel.

 

any idea if we already have the safari snorkel that we can just swap it out for this?

 

interesting. I’ve only seen different ones

 

Its a really good idea, I just wish there was a way for the tacoma to do it. I think so many more people would buy a snorkel if they didnt have to look like a instagram overlander while going to target to pick up a copy of Animal crossing for the kids nintendo

 

when your tires are past the body, wont they throw mud and junk straight up into the inlet? Ill stick to a standard style snorkel

 

Def looks good and interesting but that price and that huge/loud ALPHA logo.

 

AVE Ram snorkel with pre-filter

 

Lame, why aren't these companies running under the fender like the Jeep and AEV snorkels...

 

Yes! Price and the awful white logo. Wonder if that could be removed

 

@MESO. Do this.

please.

 

you realize we have a whole fender. Not a piece like jeeps, that can be removed

 

Are there any snorkels that pull air from the passenger compartment? Its usually dry inside, it's not dusty, and if you can breath the air the engine should be able to breathe too.

 

you would hear it, loud. All the time. That would be annoying. Plus, where would the air come in from

 

The only way it could be done is to make a flange on the fender. It would be a hole cut, that has a tub that fits in and bolts down. That tub would connect to the intake. There would be 2 different caps that bolt to the outside of that tub. One would be a mesh cover that keeps big things from getting sucked in, the other would be the actual snorkel. The big issue I see with my design is that when you have the screen cover on, water would drain down the fender and into the intake, so there would need to be a drain plug in the bottom of the tub that you would have to open every once in awhile. But putting a shroud would prevent the majority of water from getting in.

I have the whole design in my head, just dont have a way to make it.

 

I guess I could think of worse ways poor people can spend their stimulus check.

 

Couldn't be much louder than a Jeep with no doors at highway speed. The air would come from outside, isn't that where the interior air already comes from?

I'm just wondering if it would work.

I know most people like the look of a snorkel, and its functionality is an added benifet.

Some people might not want a snorkel on the exterior of their vehicle.

I was thinking a tube could run up, or behind the interior of the A pillar, same as an exterior mounted snorkel. Have an inlet near the near the head liner, maybe incorporate it into the moonroof or a roof scoop for it to actually function, or pull in air from the outside.

 

All fun and games till you forget to roll the windows down, the engine sucks the air out, and crash rescue can't open the doors due to the vacuum seal