hmm, any possibility of being able to use a heavy duty double sided tape instead of drilling?
Technically you will have to drill the fender on the outside even with this. Why you ask? Well there are going to be mounting points at the fender vent and that will require a feq holes to be drilled outhmm, any possibility of being able to use a heavy duty double sided tape instead of drilling?
I'll probably be buying either way, but it'd be nicer not having to drill a hole in the outside of my truck
Well I didn't ask why. but drilling an easily replaceable fender is a little different than drilling into the A-pillar. plus the fender holes will be behind where the stock plastic vent sits anyway.
-Nick
hmm, any possibility of being able to use a heavy-duty double-sided tape instead of drilling?
I'll probably be buying either way, but it'd be nicer not having to drill a hole in the outside of my truck
That's great actually, I love that you tucked it inside the door jamb area. That feels way better than drilling straight into the front/outside of the A-pillar.Totally understandable! Our goal was to make the install of this kit as minimally invasive as we could, especially when it comes to drilling or cutting into the truck, but we deemed some permanent modification was needed to make sure this snorkel is sturdy enough for the wilderness, highway speeds, and even the car wash after hitting the trail.
We have experimented with using heavy-duty adhesives and foam block for the A-pillar support, but they, unfortunately, didn't last too long on our test rig. So, we ultimately optded for a small racked up there instead. Here's a close up look at the A-pillar bracket location:
-Nick
Yep! That's exactly what we were aiming for! We also made sureto double check that this location wouldn't mean accidentally drilling through some side-curtain airbags as well
I like this idea, maybe something similar for those running something like a Prinsu roof rack too. Then again I believe that specific rack requires expanding existing whole anyways.. so maybe not the best example.I wonder if I could rig a metal bracket in my particular case to my over the cabin rack and instead drill the two holes on the outside of the snorkel to connect it. Then again that probably may be a bad idea due to flex. I'd have to come up with some sort of bracket that is rigid, but the ability move slightly, but not crack the snorkel if there was a sudden shift in inertia for whatever reason. Like a mini shock. Maybe a gas strut like I use on my pod doors.
hmm...
(disregard wrong side, for illustrative purposes only)
Perhaps I could do a double rotating/swivel bolt/ball joint. Think something like a seesaw, but instead of a middle point of balance, each end would be its own balance. I'm not worried about forward and backward intertia. I'd be more concerned with side to side and vertical flex.
Hi Nik! Glad to see if the progression here. Will those MishiMinute snorkel dyno results be published at product go-live? Thanks!Hey Guys!
Just wanted to bump this thread up with another update, and finally show you this snorkel kit in the flesh! Make sure that you head over to the Engineering Blog for the full scoop
HIGHER PLANE – 2019+ FORD RANGER 2.3L SNORKEL R&D, PART 3 – PRODUCTION SAMPLE
-Nick
Hey Nick,Hey Guys!
Just wanted to bump this thread up with another update, and finally show you this snorkel kit in the flesh! Make sure that you head over to the Engineering Blog for the full scoop
HIGHER PLANE – 2019+ FORD RANGER 2.3L SNORKEL R&D, PART 3 – PRODUCTION SAMPLE
-Nick
I love where your head's at! We'd definitely like to see what you come up with!I wonder if I could rig a metal bracket in my particular case to my over the cabin rack and instead drill the two holes on the outside of the snorkel to connect it. Then again that probably may be a bad idea due to flex. I'd have to come up with some sort of bracket that is rigid, but the ability move slightly, but not crack the snorkel if there was a sudden shift in inertia for whatever reason. Like a mini shock. Maybe a gas strut like I use on my pod doors.
hmm...
(disregard wrong side, for illustrative purposes only)
That is a GREAT question and apologies on not including that on the latest blog update. I'm going to make some revisions and I'll also post up some photos of our design for that aspect as well!
Really it could be as simple as a spring joint. The ultimate question no matter any idea that comes up is how thick of a polymer style mold is the snorkel or rather how thick is it sidewall? Could it ideally withstand micro-movements up to some millimeters without eventually stress fracturing the mold which would then ultimately lead to a catastrophic failure.
