Rugged Ridge JL/JT Snorkel kit installed

[mrhumble1]

Would someone please tell me what the purpose of this is?? Will it allow you to drive your Jeep with the engine completely submerged?? /s

Lol. Why would it need to be water proof?

Um, because it's supposed to turn your Jeep into a submarine. Snorkel opening is at like 6.5 feet, so that obviously allows travel through over 5-feet of water. /s

NOTE: This is all sarcasm, except the first question.

EDIT:

You're gonna run into way more issues way before you get to hydro lock.

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[Mrjimmystewart]

Does the Ram effect increase torque some?

 

[cosine]

i like the looks of it. and even better when there's no cutting involved. the only thing i see being an issues are for those running the pillar lights.

 

[cosine]

just looked at rugged ridge website and found these mounting brackets that would work with the snorkel.

 

[Rad vlad]

I went HAUK

 

[Rubi D]

Great concept, no cutting the hood.

Will it work with RHD and 2.2 Diesel? Airbox on same side, but battery on other side.

 

[rubileon]

Looks fantastic but the low mount is way too expensive considering it fits on to the existing airbox. Good sales will pay for R&D and you won't have to worry about knock offs that does 80% at 50% cost or less.

 

[VNT]

You're gonna run into way more issues way before you get to hydro lock.

I know that, was trying to instill some humor. In seriousness what is the purpose of these other than converting my Jeep into a U-boat. Yes I know it might prevent water intrusion into the intake and perhaps in the grand scheme, move the intake away from dust, but what are the claims? Jeep claims you can cross 21" of water ,read that somewhere.

 

[Maverick909]

Lol. Why would it need to be water proof?

Most snorkels are waterproof to allow your depth of water crossing to be higher. This is just a desert intake. Shouldn’t be listed as anything other than that. The oval worm drive clamps do zero to keep the coupling properly sealed. For rugged I hope they look into a better system to clamp that before releasing it to the public.

 

[Jeepjunkie]

I went HAUK

That HAUK set up looks nice!

 

[word302]

Most snorkels are waterproof to allow your depth of water crossing to be higher. This is just a desert intake. Shouldn’t be listed as anything other than that. The oval worm drive clamps do zero to keep the coupling properly sealed. For rugged I hope they look into a better system to clamp that before releasing it to the public.

You realize there is much more to raising a vehicle's water crossing depth than just adding a snorkel? Attempting to ford deep water in a rolling computer is a bad idea.

 

[18JLRubi]

i havent looked at mine close enough to see where the air inlet is... older models its below the passenger headlight.... i dont think the depth of crossing is as much of a concern as the approach... if you are entering the water at a steep decline you could dip the front end in where the old pick up was......

 

[FitBliss]

So lets get into what needs to be modified before U-boat status is achieved, you will have to run all the air lines from the transmission/Differentials to higher points probably the same height as the snorkel, water proof your Fuse box (easy) and then what else is there? I get this overall feeling that if you want to cross a crazy deep river and have a snorkel and a JL it's really not that hard to get it ready to perform this task.

 

[JLURD]

I know that, was trying to instill some humor. In seriousness what is the purpose of these other than converting my Jeep into a U-boat. Yes I know it might prevent water intrusion into the intake and perhaps in the grand scheme, move the intake away from dust, but what are the claims? Jeep claims you can cross 21" of water ,read that somewhere.

Colder, cleaner air, especially when on dry dirt roads. They MIGHT increase fording depth if your axle breathers are extended and electronics are protected.

 

[word302]

So lets get into what needs to be modified before U-boat status is achieved, you will have to run all the air lines from the transmission/Differentials to higher points probably the same height as the snorkel, water proof your Fuse box (easy) and then what else is there? I get this overall feeling that if you want to cross a crazy deep river and have a snorkel and a JL it's really not that hard to get it ready to perform this task.

Way more to it than that. Every single electrical connection needs to be waterproof. Probably need to relocate a good portion of the electronics. Spark plugs need to be sealed. Most vehicles that are prepped for deep water have most of the electronics removed.

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