[RobBeck]

Going over some final detail bits as part of the GYTR Turbo Gen 1 kit I have, and see GYTR is suggesting to orientate/clock the Donaldsons airbox Inlet DOWNWARD (towards the engine/ground).

This seems very odd to me as not only are you picking up straight engine heat (as your intake charge) but also the inlet is lower so it could be more likely to pick up water/debris/etc. Also if you ever get into any real deep water (which we sometimes do at water crossings), you could easily suck in a huge amount of water and have a real bad day.

So looking a bit deeper it seems like it would make more sense to just route the Donaldson Airbox Inlet 180* (so that it is facing upward) and cut a hole in the cabin cowling (see pic green circle), and probably just put some smaller snorkel head directly on it? This would get you some cooler cabin airflow and give you a much less risk of water damages (raising inlet up easily 15"). It would slightly block the radiator grill, but such a small amount it would not be any drawback.

See pics.

 

[YumaYXZ]

Check out YouTube “YXZ GYTR TURBO INSTALL 18”. Force Automotive has a complete series of the V1 install on a later model. May be helpful to see. They show the inlet pointing up towards the vented plate in the cab.

 

[RobBeck]

Check out YouTube “YXZ GYTR TURBO INSTALL 18”. Force Automotive has a complete series of the V1 install on a later model. May be helpful to see. They show the inlet pointing up towards the vented plate in the cab.

Thank you sir! Upon watching video 17 I realized that there is actually a screen on the cabin panel that comes with the kit, so it is supposed to be angled upward afterall! My bad and thanks for pointing out that series!

 

[PoisonFraction]

Yes mine is pointed up

 

[RobBeck]

Yes mine is pointed up

Yeah, Im a dummy and was just reading the GYTR literature, looking at its pics, etc.... and it made no sense lol.

But had I been looking at the hardware provided in the kit, there is a filter cover that is installed that has a screen exactly where I had marked with the green circle in the pic above.

 

[Brapbrap]

Going over some final detail bits as part of the GYTR Turbo Gen 1 kit I have, and see GYTR is suggesting to orientate/clock the Donaldsons airbox Inlet DOWNWARD (towards the engine/ground).

This seems very odd to me as not only are you picking up straight engine heat (as your intake charge) but also the inlet is lower so it could be more likely to pick up water/debris/etc. Also if you ever get into any real deep water (which we sometimes do at water crossings), you could easily suck in a huge amount of water and have a real bad day.

So looking a bit deeper it seems like it would make more sense to just route the Donaldson Airbox Inlet 180* (so that it is facing upward) and cut a hole in the cabin cowling (see pic green circle), and probably just put some smaller snorkel head directly on it? This would get you some cooler cabin airflow and give you a much less risk of water damages (raising inlet up easily 15"). It would slightly block the radiator grill, but such a small amount it would not be any drawback.

See pics.
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I kept it high when I installed my dlp stage 2 kit