How hard are snorkels to install and is there a kit or something

 

no they are pretty much custom and how hard they are to build really depends on how far you want to go and of course your basic mechanical experience. what type of bike are you riding? assuming snorkel for deep water/mud is what your talking about of course

1) most important is the air intake. Have to seal the current air box and its connection to carb (connection to carb on both box side and engine side should be sealed but cant hurt to double check box to carb side. Then use PVC or some other means of tubing to raise where the air comes in

2) Exaust. some people choose to extend but not everybody does. basically if you dont you will be fine as long as you dont stall or shut the engine off, the excaping gases should prevent water from going up the exaust, if you do stall it will then most likely fill up with water causing your engine to fill with water so it depends on how deep and how often you plan on going. heat from exaust makes raising the exaust height a much more involved process that isnt always needed

3) vent hoses - there are transfer case vent hoses, carb vent hoses, and transmission vent hoses (there may be more thats the main ones that come to mind for me). They need to be routed either somewhere into their own higher vent or most often are routed to inside the airbox where they can vent into the already raised intake system.

in this whole project RTV and other silicone sealants and caulks will be your best friends....
that should get you started. Check out highlifter.com a lot of the people on their fourms as well as the owners are into deep south mudding and have more experience with snorkel system making. if anybody did sell a kit (dont think anybody does) it would be them or they would know who

 

triangle atv, and bayu snorkels offer kits for a few models. i have done many quads and some are easier than others....... whatcha puttin it on?

 

yes yes what are you putting it on?

 

Dont know yet what atv im going to get but i want one good for mud and that can have a snorkel installed without to much prior knowledge

 

brutes are ok in the mud, pretty easy to snorkel tranny and airbox. cats are awsome in the mud, very easy to snorkel.