So I am thinking about an intake mod such as an AEM Brute Force or WeaponR secret weapon intake kit. I would also like to run a safari snorkel for light water crossing/trail dust. I imagine that having the intake near the roof line would act as a ram air intake and force a lot of cold air into the throttle. I would hate to have an intake exposed like the airraid is right were it can get wet. Anyone else running a snorkel? Noticed any HP changes? I plan on using a K&N filter, but could the snorkel be modified to accept intake kits such as the air raid or AEM? I kinda like the looks and functionallity of the snorkel versus the small hp gains of an intake. Seems step one in engine mods is getting the coldest and cleanest air into the throttle, at the same time I could keep water out. Any thoughts?
There is no reason to have a snorkel adapted to a ram intake. You would need to seal off the open element which would defeat the whole purpose of the ram.
The only kit I know if that replaces the stock box and such is the Volant Snorkel. The only problem is that the kit is only for the 4.0L. So some modifications would be required to make work. It's also only available for the TJ. They use a rechargeable filter of their own.
The Safari ARB snorkel kit reuses the stock airbox unlike the Volant Snorkel so it works with both 2.5L and 4.0L's. If you're set on using the K&N then drop it into the stock airbox.
Another option would be to make your own. I've seen some really ugly setups as well as some nice ones.
This has potential for a custom snorkel:
