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Old 04-20-2017, 01:09 PM
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Default moving snorkle inlet rearward

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Originally Posted by sglynn View Post
Mike
How would you enlarge the gap? Would you cut back more of the pink fiberglass cowl? The snorkle I'm installing now on my 7 fits where it fits and without modifying it, it is already way forward with hardly any gap between the forward edge of the filter and the fiberglass cowl. I cut away all the aluminum ramp in the front already, which was a mistake, but I'm thinking I don't need to try and replace it because there is not much gap here, like you are saying.
To move my inlet rearward, I block sanded the fuel injector mounting end of my snorkel at a slight angle which helped move the inlet rearward.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/obl941bdmd...F5350.JPG?dl=0https://www.dropbox.com/s/4pgejsec8e...F5349.JPG?dl=0
Then I back countersinked the bolt hole surfaces to make square with the holes by putting a sanding tool for my dremmel through the hole.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zah4hph11x...F5372.JPG?dl=0https://www.dropbox.com/s/6s7ixk31jx...F5375.JPG?dl=0
I still trimmed my pink cowl back some but this gave me some more room.

My snorkel was also further to the left so I had to put the outboard filter clamping flange outboard of the vertical part of the baffle.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0gpydz58ax...F5359.JPG?dl=0https://www.dropbox.com/s/1kuc34i05f...F5362.JPG?dl=0

hope this helps.
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