I like the idea of a snorkel, but I'm trying to keep my truck as unmolested as possible. The idea of cutting body panels, especially in the rust belt, isn't very appealing to me. I was wondering if anyone has tried to do a cowl mounted snorkel, with say around a 3-4" rise? I don't anticipate getting into water above the hood, so I don't think the height will be an issue.

I feel like I saw someone do this years back, routing the breather up through the cowl vent below the windshield. Anyone know if this has been done/could be done?

Going into that much water in a truck is stupid. Especially if you have to drive it home.

Oh? Is that right? You realize you're treading into pompous territory right?

As for your thoughts on it, you probably shouldn't follow us on some of our more 'advanced' trips then. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Depending on the trail we're on we may get to do that plenty and one of the benefits of owning a Mitsubishi is that it's usually pretty water tight for short river/stream crossings unless of course you've modified it in such a way that water could intrude the passenger compartment or you perform a driver error like stop in the middle of a stream or cross it too quickly that you pass your own bow wake.

Driven properly the engine's intake has plenty of 'baffles' that allow it to reduce the chance of ingesting excessive water on short crossings even in streams that are hood deep.

That said, based on my own experience on many, many trips these rig's aren't perfect but I would argue that they are better than many rigs when it comes to this kind of water protection and can and frequently do handle those crossings without issue. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

Yes, I agree that they are more water tight than other 4x4s. When you go on trips you go with at least a couple other trucks and you have the knowledge and tools to make a fix.

The average person that buys a snorkel thinks that they can drive underwater now. And wouldn't know what to do if they're truck broke down. I've seen too many people buy a snorkel and find out their truck doesn't swim very well. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

The average person that buys a snorkel thinks that they can drive underwater now. And wouldn't know what to do if they're truck broke down. I've seen too many people buy a snorkel and find out their truck doesn't swim very well.