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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Disco-Ron on August 12, 2008, 22:23:12

Title: 300tdi, southdown snorkel, and twin batteries.... HOW???
Post by: Disco-Ron on August 12, 2008, 22:23:12: As above, really wanna fit the 2nd battery in front of the airbox, but thats where the intake is....

Any ideas..???
Title: Re: 300tdi, southdown snorkel, and twin batteries.... HOW???
Post by: Range Rover Blues on August 13, 2008, 01:51:25: The Safari snorkel fits inside thw ing panel, and comes through betwen the inner wing and the air box (which has to be moved) there's a partial cut-out in one of the panels IIRC to acomodate it.

If the southdown snokel fits in a different way then it's going to cause a problem, I believ the car was designed to make fitting 2 batteries and a Safari style possible, so I'm surpised if Southdown have got it wrong :-k
Title: Re: 300tdi, southdown snorkel, and twin batteries.... HOW???
Post by: mobi on August 13, 2008, 03:30:49: i didn't have to move the air box in mine for a safari snokel and i had to blank off the front air pipe. so i have more room to fit a second battery (but have not fitted one)(think it's only when you have abs you have to move the air box)

with the southdown snokel i think the 200 only went half way down the inner wing (don't quote me on that) so it could be worth looking at putting a 200tdi air box on.
Title: Re: 300tdi, southdown snorkel, and twin batteries.... HOW???
Post by: ChrisW70 on August 13, 2008, 08:52:39: The Southdown snorkel runs all the way to the front, comes out in flexi-pipe in the second battery tray area and connects to the 300 air box where the original air intake was fitted - right across the corner of where a second battery fits.

Easiest solution is to fit a 200 air box (assuming it hasn't got ABS) - you can seal the 200 air box a lot easier as well.
Title: Re: 300tdi, southdown snorkel, and twin batteries.... HOW???
Post by: Lyndsey731 on August 13, 2008, 10:23:50: I have a Southdown snorkel and twin batteries and as the lads have said use a 200 airbox.

Gav
Title: Re: 300tdi, southdown snorkel, and twin batteries.... HOW???
Post by: Disco_Stu on August 13, 2008, 12:25:09: Ditto. Get a 200 style airbox and reroute the snorkel, have a look at my DIY drainpipe snorkel thread in my sig for pictures.

Stu.
Title: Re: 300tdi, southdown snorkel, and twin batteries.... HOW???
Post by: davidlandy on August 13, 2008, 12:57:14: safari snorkles are different for discos. there is a long version that comes out in front of the air box and a short version that comes out behind it - this one is no good if you have the ABS module in the v8 air intake system there.
Title: Re: 300tdi, southdown snorkel, and twin batteries.... HOW???
Post by: Disco-Ron on August 13, 2008, 19:12:55: Thanks for all the input guys, i really don;t wanna go 200 airbox, as the engine bay is all nice and how it should be at the moment, plus it's got an itg filter in it..... i'll have to dummy try my battery, and then see how much room is left for the snorkel pipe...... might be able to make a steel pipe with a really sharp bend on it... i'll see...

Thanks again!!
Title: Re: 300tdi, southdown snorkel, and twin batteries.... HOW???
Post by: Range Rover Blues on August 14, 2008, 03:42:51: Be careful, sharp bends will increase inlet vacuum. You want the starightest shortest path you can get.