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Never thought I’d be a snorkel guy

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Out of curiosity, never thinking you’d be a snorkel guy, what made you try it?
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@Joshin38 do you have any QC issues the other members mentioned? In particular the gasket gap? Thanks
 

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Where'd you get it from? I'm assuming since you say it takes 30 min to install it should be pretty easy. Please post up more pics.
 

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Rugged Ridge. It's a high/low mount. Plan on keeping the high mount handy when out wheeling. May take 2 minutes to swap out.
That is also my plan, but it's not near the top of my build list as of yet. Glad to hear it installed easily, and it looks great!!
 

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Just got my Rugged Ridge Amfib snorkel off Amazon for the same price (~$600) as various retailers; only bought it there because had multiple rebate debit cards to use up. Having had evidence of muddy water near my intake and nearly bad event, I needed to move the intake up. I'm also adding the prefilter to the high mount. / Really thought instead about the Hauk which might seal better, but I like being able to fold the windshield and not do any cutting. I did buy Hauk's Smilin Bob's vent line extensions and am adding an aftermarket filter to the factory air box.
 

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How does it do in the car wash? Is there a drain or cover that you have to install prior to driving thru a car wash?
 

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I want to know about that as well
 

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you just open the water drain valve under the airbox. same if you know you will be driving through a storm.
 

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you just open the water drain valve under the airbox. same if you know you will be driving through a storm.
That water drain valve is next to useless, it is not at the lowest of the airbox, so you have to accumulate a lot of water to be drained from there.

This is the reason I chose high mount, because there are actually some channels in the high mount ram to have water separated from air.

In this video, Rob actually talked about it.


Also it is very hard to reach the drain valve without tearing apart your fender liner.
 

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I agree with the not-so-effective drain location. I installed it at the lowest point, then drilled 1/4" holes through the support webbing that is molded into the bottom of the air box. This allows the water to drain properly. I also extended the drain tube and mounted the valve behind the front bumper, problems solved.
 

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I am impressed with this product and the members who think it's of high quality. I agree and will be looking at acquiring one myself.

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