home made snorkel

[Bluey]

i can say from experience that a snorkel turned towards the back will not cause that difference,
i would suspect:
poor wheel bearing torque after birfield replacement
head wind
contaminated blocking the air flow
other damage than just the birfield
another mechanical reason for the poor performance.

the vacumm created at 70 km/hr would be negligible let alone dropping a top speed 30 km/hr

well i did smash a cv that trip, so it and axle shaft was removed and everything else put pack in place. maybe wheel bearings not set up right, even brakes cause there was crap loads of mud on the trip. it was a side of the track job, in the rain of course

 

[crushers]

there is a quick tequnique for removing a broken birfield that will knock about 15 min from the swap.
unbolt the locking hub
remove c clip
remove tie rod end and brake line
remove upper kinpin retainer
remove brake caliper
lift the whole assembley up 1/4" to clear upper king pin bearing and slide whole assembly off broken axle (BE CAREFUL NOT TO CATCH YOUR FINGER TIP IN UPPER BEARING, you will loose finger tip)
remove axle and replace with new
reinstall in reverse order.
once you have practiced this you can replace a broken birfield in about 20 min...

cheers

 

[Tapage]

Mmmmm you must need to do step by step with a pic in each step ..

All for us your nice forum fellas !

 

[sandcruiser]

looking at sportbikes probably isn't a good comparison- they are built to go 200+ kph (120+ mph), cruisers not so likely to hit that speed (unless falling off of a ledge!)

Having said that- if they guy is really worried about ram effect, couldn't you figure out a bolt-on plate that would scoop air into the snorkel? Sure, it would tear off on the trail... so you remove it.

 

[crushers]

looking at sportbikes probably isn't a good comparison- they are built to go 200+ kph (120+ mph), cruisers not so likely to hit that speed (unless falling off of a ledge!)
.

i am hoping to prove you wrong with a PZ... if i can...

 

[sandcruiser]

Your neck....

It's not just the "go" that I'm worried about, but the "stop" and the "don't roll over"... driving fast is fun, don't get me wrong, but from where I'm sitting, life is too short to take a Brick up to such speeds.

If you do manage to do it, make sure you've got someone with a camera/video recording it! It'll make for popular material

i am hoping to prove you wrong with a PZ... if i can...

 

[crushers]

the braking system is fine as long as you don't have to PANIC stop...IMNSHO.

i really don't think i will be looking to corner at that speed...the roll over isn't the greatest even at legal speeds...

 

[sandcruiser]

well... if you do it, be careful. And take video. It would be quite the accomplishment.

 

[crushers]

rpm = MPH X gear ratio X 336 / tire size
rpm = 124 mph X 3.7 X 336 = 154152.8 / 33" = 4671.4 rpm

red line is 4700 rpm ... if i only have the power to attain that rpm in 4th...

LOL!! doable on paper...

 

[Z()LTAN]

hey rosco nice pix of the smith and broughton auction cars eh?

ive bought a few x miners from them over the years