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Originally Posted by Donunder
Congratulations on the new arrival David. A lot of guys thrive on the build, and then there are others who get as much of a buzz out of whisking a car right off the showroom floor and having the pleasure of being able to drive it straight away.
You'll have a wonderful time with it I'm sure but I wonder if I might make a suggestion at this early stage? It probably hasn't caused a problem thus far (and it may not ever) but I would advise ditching that oil-filled air filter ASAP. They look the part and they sit nice and low with their stepped base giving plenty of under bonnet clearance, but they have a nasty history of going up in flames if the carby decides to have a hiccup. A fiery blowback from the carby into all that lovely oil soaked foam is not what you need!
I had one of those filters on my car initially but after hearing some horror stories about them--and seeing some horror pics-- I quickly changed to a conventional one. I ran into clearance problems trying to fit a 12 or 13 inch version but a little 10 X 1.5" filter now sits in there and while it looks a bit puny, my old big block Chevy seems to be breathing OK. Your motor seems to be sitting a little lower than mine so you may not have any trouble with a larger filter anyway. Have fun! |
thank for the advise donunder & mike, not sure if it makes any difference but apparently its not
oil filled, its a ram flow with a dry foam element, and apparently fire resistant, maybe?
its a little close the scoop area but i think you could fit a bigger one possibly.
I think the carby is a 670 holley low rider.