Assertion: snorkel | /r/HasProperty | elevated air intake
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text: limits the air ram effect caused by a forward facing snorkel head orientation in relation to vehicle speed; provides a buffering effect to stabilise air flow into the engine, allowing stable metering of air entering the engine regardless of speed; limits the intake of rain/water into the engine's air intake system; reduces the chances of having soaked or partially saturated air filters with inferior air flow characteristics resulting in a longer air filter life; allows all the benefits of a snorkel (e.g. elevated air intake allowing for cooler air with more energy resulting in better fuel consumption, less dust and further away from water during river crossings), with the benefits of an original engine's air pickup, wherein the air pick up is in the inner guard (e.g. where the air pressure is more stable into the engine); the device is non-vehicle specific; suits any type of vehicle with a snorkel, such as petrol, petrol/LPG and diesel engines, including vehicles with turbo and super-charged engines; the device suits traditional snorkel head designs, and can be easily retro-fitted to these designs, including rectangular snorkel heads based on, and including the Safari snorkel design; the device fits snorkel head designs with different head angles, ranging from vertical to forward facing; the device is small and may be easily transported (e.g. in the car); the device may be cheaply and easily manufactured, for example from a rust-proof material with a long lasting finish that is suitable for outdoor use; the device is of an interchangeable design; evenly spaced mounting holes allow for the device to be adapted and used with different snorkel designs, and for the shield to be positioned at different distances from the air inlet depending on driving conditions (e.g. increasing rain fall or sudden sand storms); no documented change in fuel consumption; testing performed by the inventor with and without the device (open and closed configuration) at highway speeds with constant throttle opening resulted in no speed change regardless of the position of the device; and the device allows a forward facing snorkel head/air ram head when a duel fuel (e.g. petrol and LPG) vehicle is running on LPG with no modifications to the air filter housing and/or air filter ducting; the device limits the vastly differing positive air pressures in the air inlet system of the engine therefore resulting in a stable air flow with a forward facing snorkel head.