Guest Topgear Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Hi, In relation to duct which looks like a snorkel- pictured in link below (17311-46010). http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=76569&d=1212610104 Could someone please take a pictuire of where this mounts to & what it looks like installed under the bonnet? The reason I ask is I have installed the EURO bonnet scroop on the JSPEC VVTI & whish to install this part to complete the cooling functionality of this OEM setup you guys have. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Topgear Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Bumpy Whumpy, Do you guys not have the hood scoop? I believe this snorkel was a std part for the hood scoop, which, I believe was designed for aditional cooling to help cool cylinders 3/4 for or high speed travel in autobahns etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 (edited) If it's just the standard bonnet scoop, I've got one on my UK Spec. I'll get you a pic of the underside in a couple of hours Edit: After looking at the pic, I don't have one of those snorkels. I'll get a pic under the bonnet at the underside of the scoop so you can see what's there from stock. Edited February 4, 2011 by Josh (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 The snorkel is for feeding cold air towards the turbo/manifold on the UK-spec Supra. Not sure if you can retro-fit to a J-spec or not. Josh: your car should have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 The snorkel is for feeding cold air towards the turbo/manifold on the UK-spec Supra. Not sure if you can retro-fit to a J-spec or not. Josh: your car should have one. Right, give me 2 mins, I'll get some pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 It will retro fit but you need a UK spec heatshield IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Hope these are what you're after; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 You are a simple soul Josh Have a look at the link in the first post, the part that he is after is highlighted in black. It's the snorkel part that is attached to the rear drivers side of the engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Josh the snorkel should meet the underside of the bonnet vent, blowing air onto the manifold/turbos as I said before. You haven't taken a picture of where it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 You are a simple soul Josh Have a look at the link in the first post, the part that he is after is highlighted in black. It's the snorkel part that is attached to the rear drivers side of the engine Josh the snorkel should meet the underside of the bonnet vent, blowing air onto the manifold/turbos as I said before. You haven't taken a picture of where it should be. Oops I'll head back out. Here's an engine bay picture that you may be able to tell if there's one or not. I've looked before and nothing would meet the underside of the bonnet vent. Or am I just being stupid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 This is the general area the underside of the bonnet vent leads to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Yours seems to be missing mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Very strange, a UK spec without a UK spec snorkle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Yours seems to be missing mate. Very strange, a UK spec without a UK spec snorkle The car had been singled before so maybe it was removed or upgraded then removed and not replaced when put back to TT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Might want to get one mate, just for piece of mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Might want to get one mate, just for piece of mind. Any idea how much it'd be from Toyota and whether I'd benefit much from it? Thanks for help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Any idea how much it'd be from Toyota and whether I'd benefit much from it? Thanks for help Well Toyota saw fit to install it so there must be a requirement for extra cooling in that area in some conditions. I'd suggest you fit it as you're obviously using the car quite hard. No idea on costs, but maybe contacting a breaker who has a UK spec would be a cheap option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Well Toyota saw fit to install it so there must be a requirement for extra cooling in that area in some conditions. I'd suggest you fit it as you're obviously using the car quite hard. No idea on costs, but maybe contacting a breaker who has a UK spec would be a cheap option. Cool, thanks I've only had a few straight-line blasts in the car, other than that I drive it round at normal speeds/revs just because it's nice to drive. I'll ask around for one, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 It's not an expensive part new IIRC. The being single part will explain it, hopefully the heat shield is the original one and it will bolt right on for you. Not really sure of what it actually does, it seems to cool the 5th/6th runner/2nd turbo area. Toyota didn't see fit to add it to the facelift models so I'm guessing it is something to do with the UK spec turbos, potentially cause excess heat? As Gaz says, I reckon it would be a worthwhile investment, even if just for peace of mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 It's not an expensive part new IIRC. The being single part will explain it, hopefully the heat shield is the original one and it will bolt right on for you. Not really sure of what it actually does, it seems to cool the 5th/6th runner/2nd turbo area. Toyota didn't see fit to add it to the facelift models so I'm guessing it is something to do with the UK spec turbos, potentially cause excess heat? As Gaz says, I reckon it would be a worthwhile investment, even if just for peace of mind. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Pics from Members Garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Topgear Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Thanks for all the input guys & for the Pics Josh! - seems that I am missing the underside (bit under the hood of the Scoop) & the snorkel. Snorkel looks quite functional near the turbos, if toyota thought it fit to mount one it is good enough for me to do this mod- the additional coling can only help since I am BPU, boosting up to 1.2bar. I need to work out how it mounts to the heatshield (I am guessing)- I have a Jspec heatshield so I wonder if this will be different or have area for mountaing bolts etc? If anyone could get closeups of where snorkel mounts to that would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Let us know if the Jspec one is suitable for the job. The question has been asked before but I don't think the person who did it ever got back to us with the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Topgear Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Thanks Scott for the great pic, Will advise if this fits & take a picture tommorow of my heatshild- you have now confirmed that the snorkel (aka Air Inlet Duct) definatly attaches to the heatshiled via 2 nuts. Looks like the cable bracket attaches to the snorkel too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Topgear Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 My damn camera isn't working at the moment. I can confirm that the Jspec turbo heat shild is different. It is basically like the picture above but does not have the cut-out for the snorkel to fit or for the 2 bolts to mount, rather the metal edge continues in a straight line. Looks like it would be possible to cut away sections, but depending on the cost of the shield, it may be easier to source this too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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