screen with snorkel? bad idea? - Land Rovers Only

Jupiter Rover · 04-27-2008, 04:46 PM

alright, so i have a safari snorkel and i keep finding a bunch of leaves and bugs under my air filter.. so would it be a bad idea to buy some screen and put it behind the criss-cross panel that is at the head of the filter (where it sucks the air in) and it isn't real tiny screen, it is a bit more open than normal screen for one's patio. if that makes any sense..

thank you

antichrist · 04-28-2008, 08:36 AM

The centrifugal precleaners work well for keeping larger particles out, but the good ones aren't cheap.
To your specific question, a small piece of wire mesh would be cheap enough to just try it.

stolenheron · 04-28-2008, 08:46 AM

i don't see why not, as long as none of the screen can get into your engine

or you don't have so many bugs that it would clog the screen and limit your airflow....like in florida's lovebug season haha

i didn't even know you had a snorkel....i feel like my disco is so naked compared to its black hannibal brother.

Jupiter Rover · 04-28-2008, 10:47 AM

haha. ill take some new pics once i get my bumper and new tires/wheels.. hopefully ill make enough money this summer to pay for it before august. we'll see.

stolenheron · 04-28-2008, 01:10 PM

wait, you're getting a new bumper?? well if you don't want that brushgaurd just send it my way lol

Jupiter Rover · 04-28-2008, 01:33 PM

well yes i do need to sell the brushguard...
TJM bumper

Jupiter Rover · 04-28-2008, 01:34 PM

and sell my epsom green bumper. and while im at it.. the 5, 18in wheels.. and maybe the tires if someone is willing to buy.. only about 15400 miles on then.. not too bad.

XtremeMarine · 04-29-2008, 10:04 AM

That's waht you get for having a Safari. LMAO! With a Mantec, there is never any issues with junk getting in. lol!

Jupiter Rover · 04-29-2008, 10:45 AM

lol.. at least mine looks COOL

XtremeMarine · 04-29-2008, 12:07 PM

Hey baby, mine's color matched, follows the lines, and doesn't stick out like a wart on a thumb! LMAO!!!

Jupiter Rover · 04-29-2008, 12:52 PM

hahha. i suppose! to each his own! i do think the mantec's are slick though. good choice

Thor · 04-29-2008, 04:03 PM

Just pull the crap out from time to time.

I think the screen is just one more place to clean.

roverandom · 05-07-2008, 09:22 AM

A few things to think about before putting a screen on the air intake.

First roll it up into a ball and look at it. This is the amount of extra air flow restriction you will be adding to the intake. Most likely not a big deal but with a snorkel you have already added a significant change in air flow.

As you drive dirt and grime will build up on a mesh screen. Off road, mud and dust may clog it up, defeating the purpose of the snorkel.

Finally, the mesh may rip and be sucked down into snorkel, it will not make it past the air filter but it will clog things up.

Just clean it out as needed. The air filter can handle leaves and bugs no problem.

04-27-2008, 04:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jupiter Rover got mud? Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 1,005 Gallery: 0	screen with snorkel? bad idea? alright, so i have a safari snorkel and i keep finding a bunch of leaves and bugs under my air filter.. so would it be a bad idea to buy some screen and put it behind the criss-cross panel that is at the head of the filter (where it sucks the air in) and it isn't real tiny screen, it is a bit more open than normal screen for one's patio. if that makes any sense.. thank you __________________ DII -- Pete 285/75 r16 Destination M/Ts

04-28-2008, 08:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
antichrist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: near Altanta Posts: 544 Gallery: 0	The centrifugal precleaners work well for keeping larger particles out, but the good ones aren't cheap. To your specific question, a small piece of wire mesh would be cheap enough to just try it. __________________ Tom Rowe Atlanta, GA Four wheel drive allows you to get stuck in places even more inaccessible. 62 88 reg 67 NADA x2 74 Air Portable - The Antichrist (tag 6A666) 95 D1 - R380 95 D90 - R380

04-28-2008, 08:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
stolenheron 2004 Discovery II driver Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fort Myers, Florida Posts: 1,577 Gallery: 6	i don't see why not, as long as none of the screen can get into your engine or you don't have so many bugs that it would clog the screen and limit your airflow....like in florida's lovebug season haha i didn't even know you had a snorkel....i feel like my disco is so naked compared to its black hannibal brother. __________________ 2004 Discovery II SE7 - My Ride 2006 LR3 SE - Dad's Ride

04-28-2008, 10:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jupiter Rover got mud? Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 1,005 Gallery: 0	haha. ill take some new pics once i get my bumper and new tires/wheels.. hopefully ill make enough money this summer to pay for it before august. we'll see. __________________ DII -- Pete 285/75 r16 Destination M/Ts

04-28-2008, 01:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
stolenheron 2004 Discovery II driver Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fort Myers, Florida Posts: 1,577 Gallery: 6	wait, you're getting a new bumper?? well if you don't want that brushgaurd just send it my way lol __________________ 2004 Discovery II SE7 - My Ride 2006 LR3 SE - Dad's Ride

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04-28-2008, 01:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jupiter Rover got mud? Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 1,005 Gallery: 0	well yes i do need to sell the brushguard... TJM bumper __________________ DII -- Pete 285/75 r16 Destination M/Ts

04-28-2008, 01:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jupiter Rover got mud? Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 1,005 Gallery: 0	and sell my epsom green bumper. and while im at it.. the 5, 18in wheels.. and maybe the tires if someone is willing to buy.. only about 15400 miles on then.. not too bad. __________________ DII -- Pete 285/75 r16 Destination M/Ts

04-29-2008, 10:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
XtremeMarine Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,590 Gallery: 0	That's waht you get for having a Safari. LMAO! With a Mantec, there is never any issues with junk getting in. lol! __________________ "In certain places, at certain hours, gazing at the sea is dangerous. It is what looking at a woman sometimes is." - Victor Hugo Originally Posted by Elemental Some guys play hard to get, I play hard to want.

04-29-2008, 10:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
Jupiter Rover got mud? Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 1,005 Gallery: 0	lol.. at least mine looks COOL __________________ DII -- Pete 285/75 r16 Destination M/Ts

04-29-2008, 12:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
XtremeMarine Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,590 Gallery: 0	Hey baby, mine's color matched, follows the lines, and doesn't stick out like a wart on a thumb! LMAO!!! __________________ "In certain places, at certain hours, gazing at the sea is dangerous. It is what looking at a woman sometimes is." - Victor Hugo Originally Posted by Elemental Some guys play hard to get, I play hard to want.

04-29-2008, 12:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
Jupiter Rover got mud? Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 1,005 Gallery: 0	hahha. i suppose! to each his own! i do think the mantec's are slick though. good choice __________________ DII -- Pete 285/75 r16 Destination M/Ts

04-29-2008, 04:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
Thor Solihull Society, CO and High Desert Rovers, NM Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,296 Gallery: 0	Just pull the crap out from time to time. I think the screen is just one more place to clean. __________________ Todd Carpe Rangius Roverum

05-07-2008, 09:22 AM	#13 (permalink)
roverandom Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada. Posts: 407 Gallery: 0	A few things to think about before putting a screen on the air intake. First roll it up into a ball and look at it. This is the amount of extra air flow restriction you will be adding to the intake. Most likely not a big deal but with a snorkel you have already added a significant change in air flow. As you drive dirt and grime will build up on a mesh screen. Off road, mud and dust may clog it up, defeating the purpose of the snorkel. Finally, the mesh may rip and be sucked down into snorkel, it will not make it past the air filter but it will clog things up. Just clean it out as needed. The air filter can handle leaves and bugs no problem. __________________ "Your only supposed to blow the BLOODY DOORS OFF" The Italian job 1969.

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