I'm sure you have all wondered about snorkels on your ATV and I have finally went for it and made dual snorkels for my ATV.

My quad, like most, comes with a factory snorkel So I removed that and put some 1.5" PVC out of it with two 45 degrees to get around the engine like so:




Then I continued off of that with a straight piece going by the engine and into the fender



then in the fender I used 3 90 degrees to clear make sure the wheel never rubs on it.


I dont have a good pic but I used a T pipe at the top part to split it into a dual snorkel (I had a single but the dual made a difference by giving it all the airflow it needed)

Here is a picture of the whole assembly if you are having trouble visualizing it




After all that I painted the PVC black then used clear tubing (refrigerator water line) to extend the factory vent lines from the rear drum and differential. This is very important...

here are some finished pictures (I dont have any from the OHV park but they have passed the creak test )

 

How does it run????

My experience with this little engine is that it won't handle a lot of air! I opened up my airbox and put on an aftermarket muffler, and it was to much. Just couldn't ever get it to jet properly, until I taped over a few of the holes I had put in the airbox lid.

 

Runs just like stock! in fact it was starving for air a little bit untill I added the second snorkel

 

Looks really good! you gave me some ideas for my rancher, but my question is does that 2wd model go through mud and water deep enough that you need snorkles?

 

yes it does. especially with those new mudlites. The ATV is pretty light and very powerful for its size so it has no problem taking on the creeks!

 

nice job just started to put one on my 300ex lol

 

I'd be doing that to my 300 if it dident quit everytime you got in mud over the footpegs... Very cool design though.. What about the exaust?? If your fourwheeler quits in deep water, it may get water in your motor..
Well, did your recon ever quit like that? did you do any other mods to it besides the snorkel??
The recon looks alot like the 300
Where does the stock snorkel end up at? under the gas tank?? If THATS not high enough, your in DEEP..Dont let it float away! :P
Keep the mods comin!!

 

i have a recon 250 that i snorkeled but i dont no how or where to run the vent lines up the snorkel, any help? thanks, connor.

 

what size are those mudlites and do they rub

 

Hey Zach-

Great job on the homemade snorkel...I used a combination of pvc pipe and spa heater hose to successfully snorkel my 1995 TRX300 2wd...I had some creek crossings on my property that were deep enough to require a snorkel. I used the spa heater hose so that I had fewer bends in the airway and ran it from the airbox out to the underside of the tank and to the top of the left front fender to the rack (to keep from starving the engine of air) but I think the extra snorkel you added helps compensate for the airflow restrictions caused by the multiple bends...it also gives me the idea that you could possibly tie in your vent tubes to the "secondary" snorkel to give it a cleaner look

Honda4life- replace the various vent tubes for your carb, case, brakes (if they are drums), differential/final drive with longer pieces of rubber tubing and run them up to the snorkel like it's shown in the pictures.(or tie them into a seperate/additional snorkel) You can use some zipties to hold them in place

Remember that when you are running a snorkel, you can never get too much air to the engine...if you are lucky/smart enough to design a working (and practical) snorkel system that flows more air to the airbox/carb so that it requires a richer jet, you have done better than all of us....most snorkel systems will require a smaller jet to compensate for the reduced airflow.