Date:         Fri, 23 Jan 2004 10:43:29 -0500
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: "snorkel" air intakes on '86-91 vans..anyone added one to a
              80-85              van?
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

> all '86-'91 vanagons have a "snorkel" "cold air intake" in the right rear air
> scoop, leading down thru a hose to the factory airbox.  (i bet half of you
> didnt even know this)  has anyone ever tried to retrofit one of these setups to
> a 80-85 van?  would it improve performance? (colder, denser air entering the
> TB = more HP)  or would the improvement be so minimal it wouldnt be worth the
> trouble?

Performance improvement will probably not be noticable, but you may notice
less noise.

Refitting the missing snorkel made a *huge* difference in interior noise
on my diesel.  (Diesels have a similar snorkel setup, but in the left rear
pillar instead of the right one.)  Now, a gas engine has a much less open
intake tract than a diesel does, but it may still make a noticable
difference.


David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon