Deep Water Kits for civvie vehicles
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Cybrludite
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Deep Water Kits for civvie vehicles
Anyone have recommendations for where to get a deep water exhaust for a GMC Sierra? Between working at a hospital, being on the hospital's hazmat/chemical weapon decontamination team, and being a CERT volunteer, being able to get past waist-deep water (still water, that is. &$#@ that noise if it's moving... ) seems a good thing.
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HTRN
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Re: Deep Water Kits for civvie vehicles
Virtually all the kits I've seen have been for Hummers, Jeeps or Landrover Defenders. Your best bet is to make your own snorkel kit.
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Highspeed
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Re: Deep Water Kits for civvie vehicles
I bought my Defender from a guy who had seriously tricked it out for offroading - he regularly drove it through deep water. There was a high tide line of dried mud on the dashboard as proof.
The thing is, it doesn't have an extended exhaust, just a snorkel. Thinking about it, I can't remember seeing an extended exhaust on any off roaders here. Are you sure you need one ?
The thing is, it doesn't have an extended exhaust, just a snorkel. Thinking about it, I can't remember seeing an extended exhaust on any off roaders here. Are you sure you need one ?
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Cybrludite
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Re: Deep Water Kits for civvie vehicles
Been talking to the 4x4 geek here in the office, and it looks like I just need the extended exhaust pipe. Air intake is high enough as is.
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blackeagle603
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Re: Deep Water Kits for civvie vehicles
Spent the summer of '78 fording rivers in Bolivia with my missionary older brother in his '63 Landcruiser P/U. Lessons recalled from dusty archives of fading grey matter:
My personal crossing record = 14 in 1 hour on theroad back in to Monteagudo on our way to Camiri. The road was straight. The river wasn't. The brakes failed and it wasn't a synchro trannie. Had to keep moving. Roads were closed the next day for elections (Banzar won). Interesting afternoon...
- *Maintaining the "goldilocks" speed to keep engine in low spot behind the bow wave is the trick
*Have a plan for disabling fan for especially deep water when bow wave won't be enough
*Extended exhaust not essential but may have noticeable power loss from backpressure underwater.
*Extended exhaust lowers risk if the worst happens and you stall in deep water.
My personal crossing record = 14 in 1 hour on theroad back in to Monteagudo on our way to Camiri. The road was straight. The river wasn't. The brakes failed and it wasn't a synchro trannie. Had to keep moving. Roads were closed the next day for elections (Banzar won). Interesting afternoon...
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Joe ex PNG
Re: Deep Water Kits for civvie vehicles
Forget pickups, do they make kits for Escorts... 