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Subject:Re: "snorkel" air intakes on '86-91 vans..anyone added one to a 80-85 van?
From:Chris DeLong
Date:Fri, 23 Jan 2004 07:58:18 +0000

Well you probably wouldnt notice a difference in performance but if you used
the Sycnro trap and did it right you might be able to fjord rivers :)

Chris DeLong
Fine Tuning
206.367.5503
www.finetuningperformance.com
Seattle, WA USA

>From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
>Reply-To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: "snorkel" air intakes on '86-91 vans..anyone added one to a 80-85
>             van?
>Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 02:43:12 EST
>
>all '86-'91 vanagons have a "snorkel" "cold air intake" in the right rear
>air
>scoop, leading down thru a hose to the factory airbox.  (i bet half of you
>didnt even know this)  has anyone ever tried to retrofit one of these
>setups to
>a 80-85 van?  would it improve performance? (colder, denser air entering
>the
>TB = more HP)  or would the improvement be so minimal it wouldnt be worth
>the
>trouble?
>on the stock 86 up air intake snorkel in the RR scoop, the snorkel is
>turned
>away from the opening, so rain doesnt come in..  even tho at the bottom of
>the
>hose, where it turns to go to the engine (behind the RR taillight) there is
>a
>"p trap" and drain hole so it can let water out..   i have like 3 of these
>setups here (3 '86 up parts vans) and was thinking of adding one to my '84
>but
>do u think it would make a difference?
>
>chris

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