New Gen4 Snorkel

Just out of curiousity have you (can you) tried it with the intake head facing rearward or removed?
It's almost "ram air" (old bikers step forward)  induction with it facing forward, another change to the intake system not on the original.

Never understood why they face forward, anyone elaborate? To me forward facing is perfect to ingest any thrown up water and it's also a perfect tree "branch hook" shape promoting damage on land from branches.

There has always been a debate over which way the intake should face on snorkels but I don’t think there is a right or wrong answer. The majority go with forward facing because it looks right. Most cars fitted with snorkels including mine just do it for looks rather than for practical reasons. Another reason people might turn the intake around is because of the likelihood of hitting it against something which happens fairly often if you are properly off-roading it. If you go in water where a snorkel is actually needed then your interior will be well and truly trashed.

Still not got round to fitting mine yer, but it looks like the pipe might be long enough to stretch out that 180⁰ turn at the airbox. Something like my crude mark-up below, might be worth a try?

 

Looking forward to seeing a video of a successful crossing of Rufford Ford (if and when it reopens)!

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I fitted mine today, I'll add more in my thread as 300bhpton has already added a good fitting guide on here.

 

Have you driven it yet and can comment on if it's changed the way the engine "feels" ?
Feedback may help 300BHPton with his issue. It's also interesting to read!