<VV> Re: AIR CLEANERS / Elements!

[Mike Kost]

I would be more inclined to believe the area of the snorkel on most of 
them is about 1/2 the combined venturi area (just a rough guess).

One easy solution to get more air flow through the filter is to just 
flip the cover on the air cleaner. This combined with raising the 
interface at the carbs should increase the air flow significantly.

Mike Kost

UltraMonzaWest at aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 3/13/2006 3:13:37 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
>Silveyyevlis at aol.com writes:
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>
>>The Corvair air cleaner filter element is the same one used on my 87  
>>Chevrolet van with a 350 cu. in. engine.   Therefore, I would assume  that 
>>the 
>>Corvair air filter would adequately serve a 164 cu. in Corvair  engine.
>>
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>1  The Filter Element  is capable of  more than required flow thru!
>2   The Housing has a "snorkel"  that is the SAME  Square inch area as the 
>carbs venturii  combined!
>       But nothing is 100%  efficient...so it needs to be enlarged!
>3   The sharp right angle and RESTRICTED  opening above the carbs is BAD!!! [ 
>as Warren L.  attested to].
>4  The 1960 CAR  filter setup is the BEST.....nice smooth round  passages 
>leading directly on top of each carb.
>
>5  Even  2 / 4  individual filters still causes the air to turn a sharp right 
>angle...as it enters from the side of the column.
>6   The small chrome "bonnets", even with louvres in the cap, are about the 
>most restrictive you can get!
>
>The "BEST", in my opinion would be  2/4  smoothly bending tubes leading up to 
>a LARGE  K & N  filter located at / near the cool air coming in the engine 
>compartment.
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>
>Matt Nall / Patiomatt / WCUH / Mr. DeckRug
>69 Monza Cpe., 66 Monza vert, 65 Crown v8 Cpe.
>Somewhere between Reno, NV and Coos Bay, Or.
>http://members.aol.com/patiomatt    Corvair Info!
>  
>


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