ARB safari snorkels are AVAILABLE! *Update* 1/10/08
UPDATE**** 1/10/08**** I just talked to the Tech manager for ARBUSA. He happens to drive a 97 zj v8. the kit was designed and tested in austrailia by safari. They do dyno and bench flow testing to make sure that each kit will give equal or better power with the snorkel. He said that the 93-95 zj's are different and require you to move the pcm out of the way, he said the v8 (5.2l) grands will work almost identically to the I-6 (96 up 4.0l is all they have in austrailia to use for the fitment) he said that ARB has not yet seen whether the snorkel kit will work the same on the 5.9 limiteds because they don't have one to compare a 4.0/5.2 against (you may want to get in touch with ARB if you happen to have this model and know the differences, maybe you will get some free goodies)
He also mentioned that the limiting factor for waterproofing a grand for actual submersion would be the distributor, that it is very difficult if not possible to keep it completely sealed. He said that you should be good for mid grilled water depths, but if you sink the distributor, you will lose ignition power, but you wont guzzle water into the engine that way, so there is still a benefit to having it. They also mentioned that it may increase power by a very marginal amount, and even improve mileage because of the colder, more dense air from the snorkel intake, along with keeping you air filter cleaner for longer.
They are sending me a test/evaluation kit to install and do a write up on. I will be taking pictures, doing some off road testing and seat of the pants testing with it. Maybe even try dyno testing if i can get someone with a dyno to help me out on this. The fit/finish of this kit is supposed to be stellar, and we will certainly see.
Like i said before, if you happen to know if there is a difference between the 5.9 and the 4.0/5.2 airbox and mounting locations, you may want to get into contact with arbusa. They may be willing to give you a kit to see about fitment. I will be posting more info as i get it in.
1/9/08
I just received an email from Jim Jackson, the president of the USA division of ARB about the release of the Safari Snorkel kit for the ZJ grand cherokee's.
I have been talking to him for a while now about the kit and finding out as much info as i can on it for everyone.
The kit # is SS1120HF for the ZJ and can apparently be ordered by any of their distributors. The link to the kit pics and other info is here:
http://www.safarisnorkel.com/snorkel/ss1120hf/ss1120hf.htm
UPDATE**** 1/10/08**** I just talked to the Tech manager for ARBUSA. He happens to drive a 97 zj v8. the kit was designed and tested in austrailia by safari. They do dyno and bench flow testing to make sure that each kit will give equal or better power with the snorkel. He said that the 93-95 zj's are different and require you to move the pcm out of the way, he said the v8 (5.2l) grands will work almost identically to the I-6 (96 up 4.0l is all they have in austrailia to use for the fitment) he said that ARB has not yet seen whether the snorkel kit will work the same on the 5.9 limiteds because they don't have one to compare a 4.0/5.2 against (you may want to get in touch with ARB if you happen to have this model and know the differences, maybe you will get some free goodies)
He also mentioned that the limiting factor for waterproofing a grand for actual submersion would be the distributor, that it is very difficult if not possible to keep it completely sealed. He said that you should be good for mid grilled water depths, but if you sink the distributor, you will lose ignition power, but you wont guzzle water into the engine that way, so there is still a benefit to having it. They also mentioned that it may increase power by a very marginal amount, and even improve mileage because of the colder, more dense air from the snorkel intake, along with keeping you air filter cleaner for longer.
They are sending me a test/evaluation kit to install and do a write up on. I will be taking pictures, doing some off road testing and seat of the pants testing with it. Maybe even try dyno testing if i can get someone with a dyno to help me out on this. The fit/finish of this kit is supposed to be stellar, and we will certainly see.
Like i said before, if you happen to know if there is a difference between the 5.9 and the 4.0/5.2 airbox and mounting locations, you may want to get into contact with arbusa. They may be willing to give you a kit to see about fitment. I will be posting more info as i get it in.
1/9/08
I just received an email from Jim Jackson, the president of the USA division of ARB about the release of the Safari Snorkel kit for the ZJ grand cherokee's.
I have been talking to him for a while now about the kit and finding out as much info as i can on it for everyone.
The kit # is SS1120HF for the ZJ and can apparently be ordered by any of their distributors. The link to the kit pics and other info is here:
http://www.safarisnorkel.com/snorkel/ss1120hf/ss1120hf.htm