<VV> Re: AIR CLEANER HOUSING

[Frank DuVal]

I like to run the '70 Buick 455 with the air cleaner lid flipped because 
the Quadrajet sounds so much better! Noise=Horsepower, right???

Frank

N2VZD at aol.com wrote:

>the snorkel shape was designed for the cu in of the engine. the way i 
>understand it after a rochester carb engineer caught me with it flipped is the 
>venturi length and taper was tuned for maxi efficeincy.  he said if i showed up at 
>the plant he could demonstrate that fact. so i never flipped my lid again , 
>just retuned that draned egr and flow of converter.  this was on 70's vintage 
>oldsmobile 403's etc. corvairs are the same priciple.messing with the air 
>cleaners is like tunning a stack on fuel infection units i guess.   you real 
>engineers can set us straight on all of this?  intake and exhaust tuning is a real 
>science if you want to nit pick.  me? i just drive them.earlier that 64 they only 
>tried to keep the noise down , not tune them.
>regards, tim colson
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