FTS: I've never heard of until now, and I'm liking the glossy look, just the intake portion is a little odd to me; It is just a complete throw off.

TJM: I was going to go with them, however I didn't like how a video on FaceTube showed water being sucked into the intakes during heavy showers; They're not as frequent, but the North East does get them, which is slightly concerning.

Dobinson: I was told that they're slightly less durable than the ARB counter product. Which again, is concerning, but I do like that it doesn't say "Safari" on it. Did they ever fix the template on newer models?!

ARB: The durability from ARB, the Mounting Template, and such turns me on. However, I just can't get over "Safari" being stamped on it. WhHhHhHhHhY.

Throwing out a little information on the ARB Safari snorkel. It's top notch in quality and durability. I've ran it for a few years now through heavy rain, snow, freezing fog, and dust storms. NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER with any weather condition. The inlet head is designed to drain water out if any gets sucked in such as rain btw. I've smacked the snorkel into countless bushes and small tree branches and it's brushed it aside like nothing. I don't recommend hitting it into anything stout, but as one guy in this thread showed, it will probably damage the fender before the snorkel. I've also hit a metal gate arm that was closing and the snorkel took the hit, knocked the arm off it's hinges, and protected the 4runner from the metal arm at the same time. I can't recommend this snorkel enough. My airbox is definitely cleaner (dust and dirt) than when I had the stock intake, but it still does get dirty with dust and dirt and bugs because of the ram air inlet design. I might consider a prefilter such as the sy-clone or the one @mrblah posted. Currently the sy-clone is on sale for a really good price.

I've got the TJM and have driven through many thunderstorms and snowstorms with zero issues. You got a link to that video?

That's definitely someone's opinion and not verified that I've ever seen. I've sold hundreds upon hundreds of these and never had a single issue with cracking, fading or any kind of "durability" issues with any Dobinsons snorkel.

I ordered a Dobinson's and even though everything lined up before the install and nothing lined up after drilling and I measured 3 times before drilling 1 hole, I love it. I would hate to have to take the thing off the install was horrible but the overall product is great.

I'm running the Dobinsons snorkel. I've been very happy with it and had no complaints about the fitment. It wasn't 100% perfect but no complaints here. I didn't drill into the A-Pillar for that bracket and just used 3M tape. So far so good.

Also if it means anything I purchased from CrickeyMike on here (exit offroad) and his customer service and shipping speed was top notch.

TJM Airtec Snorkel - Wedgetail Tip - Heavy Rain Simulation - Wet Air Filter - YouTube

I'm kind of up in the air, between an ARB and a Dobinson now; I'll check out your Webpage!

I never thought about that, the wipers push the water in to the snorkel, but it depends what side the snorkel is on the car and which hand drive the car is. If that's a right side snorkel and also a right hand drive, it's funneling all that water into the snorkel. Not good!!

just curious what type of positive/negative effects people are seeing in power/MPG with a snorkel? I can see the dust benefits, but just curious at what cost. I just came back from some dusty offroading and could see how a prefilter could be beneficial in that situation.

Interesting, but at least with our rigs the wipers won't be pushing crazy amounts of water into the intake. My filter's never been wet even driving through rain so bad the wipers couldn't keep up. YMMV.

For the Dobinsons guys, a possible tip that might work.

I don't have one and can't find a picture of the mounted (inside) of the snorkel.
But if there are outlines of the intake portion and mounting posts then place some kind of goop/glue on those portions, align the snorkel where it needs to be and press it down.

You should leave an outline of the locations (either general or specific depending on how much goop/glue you used) on the body panels that you can then pinpoint specifically where you need to drill and cut.


Ive used this method for some other projects and figured it might help as every one had the same complaint about the template.

Thanks for the tip! Its pleasant talking to you guys here, love the advice, everything helps!

Anyone have any experience with the Alphaequipt units? They have the openings facing towards the rear of the vehicle though.

Funny that you mentioned that, I called them and talked to a 'Chris' yesterday after emailing them about the Snorkel.

The 'Short' ones they have in stock, the 'Long' ones have a 4-week build time on the initial order date.

I had a good conversation, pretty much both are viable options (Short or Long), more people purchase the shorts as they are much more able to work on vehicles that have a full rack.

The 'Long' version does not work on any full rack; There also hasn't been any drive to make a compatible version for those with a full-rack.

Also during R&D on both the Short and Long versions, I asked about water intake; Chris said that despite the fact that the Long version sits on the 4Runner's 'Rain Channel' that one would have to shovel water into the intake opening for it to ingest any water; But since he was doing his testing in the PNW during the wet season, even on torrential down pours, nothing got into the talls or shorts.

**Also, I made mention about Group Buys. I have his email, but Group Buys would have to be for those who really want to spend more than ARB prices for a Snork.**

They also offer a 10% Discount if you call in direct and are a Active / Veteran / First Responder