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What are the options for snorkels on the 5th Gen Ranger? Is the Ranger Basecamp type snorkel available anywhere?
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The snorkel on the 'base camp' ranger at SEMA is just one made for the International T6 Ranger. If you search 'T6 Ranger Snorkel' on ebay or aliexpress you will probably find it.

You could probably use it but will probably need a different pipe from the snorkel to the intake.
 
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Thanks a lot for the help! Do you have any idea if anyone here has installed one on an American Ranger?
 
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Ford is supposed to come out with one in the near future and already has a part number for it. I am watching for it because it looks like it fits in place of the factory insert on the front quarter panel.
 

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This is a video I watched some time ago, it seems to require the standard amount of cutting that most snorkels do, obviously the inside plumbing would vary from the diesel.


But there are lots of pic.s like this that appear to use the stock opening as well, google "ranger snorkel install" and vids and pics will come up.

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Why would snorkel intake not be pointed toward back of car? In the rain this would be a water catcher.

Also with out other water proofing forging high water is not good for engine correct. Not like Ford built the Ranger to Army grade.
 

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Why would snorkel intake not be pointed toward back of car? In the rain this would be a water catcher.

Also with out other water proofing forging high water is not good for engine correct. Not like Ford built the Ranger to Army grade.
What I remember seeing was it was more for dust than water - getting it up higher was trying to eliminate sucking in some of the dust when going off road - not really for getting it above water - I think the Ranger was rated to go thru 30" of water? That seems a little high though. I do remember seeing a video a while ago where they talked about how deep of water you can go thru. It was deeper than I expected but certainly isn't military grade.
 

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What I remember seeing was it was more for dust than water - getting it up higher was trying to eliminate sucking in some of the dust when going off road - not really for getting it above water - I think the Ranger was rated to go thru 30" of water? That seems a little high though. I do remember seeing a video a while ago where they talked about how deep of water you can go thru. It was deeper than I expected but certainly isn't military grade.
Hi Folks,

Yep...we do run this test for all trucks and during this water testing we have had mishaps in the past...Particularly the early prototype 7.3L Diesel F-Series...We hydraulically locked the engine and blew the crankshaft out of the oil pan..Oops!...intake needs work. A baffle added to the intake solved the problem, but that original poor engine took a big hit. Yanked it out of the vehicle and sent it to the scrap heap...not even worth dissecting

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800mm of water or 31.5"...best in class:like:
That is the video I was thinking of. That is impressive... I know it is a marketing video, but it is still impressive. And leaving it running in the 31.5" of water with a ton of payload for two hours! Amazing.....
 

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But why face forward to take in more rain? I know it has baffles but why test it. The ram air gain will not help with all the bends. Cleaner air if snorkel facing back. Also fewer bugs pulled in and filter stays clean longer.
 

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without arguing all your points about direction, consider this....air is essential for combustion.

do you want the engine to struggle for it, or not?
and it looks better facing forward. that alone solves the conundrum.
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My point. Forward would be a bug catcher. Better to clog filter.
 

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The snorkel's been around a lot longer than our forum...it's works for a reason or it wouldn't exist...
 

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I could be wrong, but Iā€™ve never seen a snorkel that faced backward; but I havenā€™t put much thought to itā€™s direction before either. Itā€™s forward to catch as much air for the engine as possible. Iā€™ve never owned a vehicle with a snorkel but Iā€™d imagine that rain prevention has been thought of and accounted for.
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