Ive got a Jeep TJ with the 4.0 and i have been thinking about getting an intake or a snorkle, but i cant decide...so i was wondering if someone can help me out.  What would be a wiser investment...an AEM Cold air Intake or a Safari Snorkle?  They are both around the same price.  I understand that it is better to get cold air to your engine, but wouldnt the snorkle do a better job of that because it is getting air that is outside you vehicle and doesnt suck water into your intake manifold when you go through big puddles.  The AEM intake has a splash gaurd, but I dont know how effective it is. So if you have any advice about the decision please let me know. thank you.  

From experience, if it's for a off-road rig, a snorkel is way better!  I use to have a Cold Air Intake that I took from a Civic on my Ranger, and the truck wouldn't even start in the winter!  (Take note that where i'm from, temperature can go under 45 Celcius in the winter).  I had to re-install the stock air box so I could use it in the winter.

Also, a cold air intake dosen't produce that much power..   ..after a white I installed a home-made snorkel on the truck and the difference was amazing, especially when driving in a river!  héhé

in rainy weather will the snorkel do more harm then good....im not running a snorkel yet because of the lack of knowledge about them....any1 that runs one could help with this one

I never experimented problems in the rain..   ..but again I don't know about one that is fabricated for a Jeep..    ..mine was home-made so I couldn't tell you, I made sure that everything was leak-proof with sillicone..   ..but I don't think that you would have any problems really, those are designed so it dosen't happen..   ..I don't even wheel the truck anymore..  ..but worked fine at the time..

I know like I said that in the winter time, a Cold Air Intake is not really that good because well, a Cold Air Intake is designed to allow more cold air in your engine, and well when it's cold outside (like -40 celcius) you'll have problems starting..   ..you'll have the same problem with the snorkel tough but it will not be as bad..

What I find best tough, is actually none.  Right now in the Tracker I run a K&N in the stock air box.  I do the same with my Chevy Cavalier.  I don't go in deep water tough but i'm pretty sure that even if I would, if everything is properly sealed, it will be as good as a Cold-Air Intake and as good as a Snorkel..    ..dosen't look as good as a snorkel but eh, works fine for me!

i'd say that if ur really set on changing the intake, go for the snorkel.  The safari snorkel's air tube connection is not at the very bottom, so it would take A LOT of rain to cause a problem, especialy since a small drain hole could be drilled at the bottom of the snorkel.  The function and look that you will get from a snorkel makes it by far the favorable choice for an off-roader.