The idea of Doing a cowl snorkel has crossed my mind, I'd like the peace I mind if my intake bein higher but I don't think il be Doug a deep water crossing and I'm not a huge fan of full on snorkels on xj's. So being said, I park outside, and it rains sometimes; so would a cowl snorkel get filled with water and cause problems(hydro locking etc) any input would be much appreciated
Thanks, Jake

 

I know in 97+ models the cowl vent is fake on one side, the side you'd put the cone in. So, the passenger's side cowl vent, I think, is fake and there is a drain in the bottom of the cowl area to let water that can enter on the driver's side drain. This may be the case with other years I'm just not sure.

 

So older models may not be capable of a cowl snorkel?

 

I have a 98 and I've never had any problems, even in heavy rain. Seal everything off but a hole or two in the bottom of your stock airbox and you'll be good

 

I'm not saying that at all! I'm just not sure the passenger's side vent is fake, hence protecting it from the elements. Even if it isn't, you can just plug it up with a sheet of plastic or something. Go out and shine a flashlight down your cowl vents; it should be obvious if they go through or are fake.

 

I think he's thinking totally eliminating the stock air box. His question is about the cowl.

 

Yes older models are definitely capable. I have it on my 96. The way that a company like Spectre designs the cowl intake is that it takes in air from the dry side of the cowl, or referred to as the "fake" side above. It's the same way for older models. You'll be fine doing it on yours

 

Thank you all who had input, il look at the cowls tomorow

 

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Spectre also makes one and it's a little cheaper. It can be found at www.quadratec.com

 

Go for it. Its easy to do. I sealed the stock air box completely except for where the cowl comes in and it has never seen a drop of water. Not from rain or snow or 40" of river.

I also run the cowl on the passenger side of my 2000. Its fake and covered. Both sides have large drains in them.

To me its one of the best mods ever. And I get to show off my video again.

i do apologize for it only being 40" in one spot. I wanted to get the water over the hood, but need to find a deeper hole.

 

Check summitracing.com for the Spectre intake. $150 shipping included. Best deal you'll find on it

 

I know after I did mine it rained like 2 days after, and after that rain I had some stuttering when I first begin to apply the gas kinda like when you have water in the fuel line. I don't know what the issue is but I didn't have this until I did the cowl intake mod.

 

This is probably a dumb question, but how much water comes in once you've got the bottom of the doors under water? Are the seals at all waterproof or do you just rip out the carpet and accept that it'll fill up?

 

Yes water comes in. Like in the video. Water was over the shoe area on the floor, so either your feet get wet or you lift them up.

With the cowl snorkel you can go untill the water is at the bottom of the steering wheel. I will wait for warmer weather, thank you. LOL

Carpet is coming out. It will eventually dry out but the time it takes is not good as far as rust is concerned. So my carpet is coming out and I will line it with bed liner or something. Then probaly heavy matts. I hate carpet anyways. Its really stupid if you think about it. But they put it in there because it looks good and its cheap.

 

A little off topic, but do you run into any electrical issues going in that deep?