How Trailhunter high mount air intake (snorkel) mounts to A-pillar

[jbigelow]

DUDE! After so many months of waiting someone finally figured it out. You're the man.

So let's say I wanted to install it onto my TRD OR using the preexisting fender, do you think it would be possible to cut out the hose hole and screw holes?

Also, I bought a Banks RAM Air intake not ever really thinking I would be considering the snorkel. But here I am. The Banks RAM Air intake does have that opening on the side that is capped currently; would it make sense to have the RAM air side open and the side towards the snorkel open too?

Thanks for all the research!

No…. U will have to cap the front inlet and open and utilize the snorkel side.

Also you will need to have a tune if you don’t have a TRD Pro or Trailhunter

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[donttacoboutit]

No…. U will have to cap the front inlet and open and utilize the snorkel side.

Also you will need to have a tune if you don’t have a TRD Pro or Trailhunter

Copy, good to know. Might be a bigger can of worms than I'd like to get into at this moment.

 

[tipsyjam]

DUDE! After so many months of waiting someone finally figured it out. You're the man.

So let's say I wanted to install it onto my TRD OR using the preexisting fender, do you think it would be possible to cut out the hose hole and screw holes?

Also, I bought a Banks RAM Air intake not ever really thinking I would be considering the snorkel. But here I am. The Banks RAM Air intake does have that opening on the side that is capped currently; would it make sense to have the RAM air side open and the side towards the snorkel open too?

Thanks for all the research!

You could cut the original fender. I don't have any measurements, and the only picture of the trailhunter fender cutouts i have is this:

You could probably hold the outer snorkel duct up to the fender and trace it to cut. The bottom edge of the outer duct runs in line with the bottom edge of your A-pillar above the top edge of the door. Basically - gotta line it all up and make sure your door can open still. The easier but more expensive way is to just buy the TH fender and paint it (part number above in this thread somewhere).

Banks actually specifically says that their intake is compatible with the snorkel and i agree with them. Their cutout looks closest to the pro/TH intake and i am sure it will fit in the fender inlet hose snug.

Depends on what you want, but like me for example, I run the front grill open (stock air scoop into pro intake) and the snorkel open at the same time. This makes it so the snorkel only really becomes active on harder acceleration and when in boost. I like it better this way but that is my preference. Wanted as much air as possible to the intake.

If you plug the front grille inlet, you will hear the snorkel all the time no matter what just like the TH and will technically lose some horsepower (minor, like 3 HP) according to toyota specs.

If you have the correct Banks intake for your Off Road, which you should because they haven't released the Pro compatible one yet, you will actually not need a tune. Brother Jbig would need a tune with the current Banks intake (as of today 5/5/26) because he has a TRD Pro where his MAF is scaled to the "large MAF" tube of the pro intake. You and I have "small MAF" scaling trucks. See OTT tuning posts on this forum for more info, they have a PSA about the MAF scaling between trims and intakes.

I bought a pro intake because I like OEM stuff and I did actually need to get my MAF rescaled. Did it through an OTT tuner since I already have their stage 1 tune installed. If I were to do it again though, it would be cheaper and less hassle to just get a Banks intake for the snorkel and then no need mess with the MAF.

I am excited for you to get the snorkel. Please post some pics when you get it installed! I love mine and constantly drive around with the windows down just so I can hear it. I'm sure you will love it, too.

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