i'm sure you guys have first hand experience with these things. i just saw one in a magazine and i think they look pretty cool. anybody know if they'll work for the 'ol rottenchester carb, or where you could even find one laying around somewhere? jon
I don't know if you've ever picked up one but those suckers are HEAVY.They did come on AFB's so that is the air horn size. If I can find the company there is one that makes a fiberglass replica that has a modern dry filter element inside it. We used one on a sbc and had to make a notch to clear the distributer cap (small MSD distributer) but it didn't reach the filter element inside so all was cool. The original ones are pricey but the replica was not budget breaking.
When I think of Bat-Wing air cleaners I think of the Caddy, Chevy and Pontiac 2x4 air cleaners of the 50's. They look like the one shown here: http://www.pontiacsafari.com/L1EarlyV8Pontiacs/56DualQuad/index.html They are made from that rarest of all elements, UnObtainium. Maybe you are refering to the single 4 barrel air cleaner that Olds and Caddy used in 54 and maybe a year or two either side. Like the one below. There is some company that is making a fiberglass knock-off that uses a paper filter element. Local guy in Houston has one on his 455 Buick equipped 62 GMC 1/2 ton. I have that info at work. Will get it Monday if anyone wants it.
Is that what you were referring to Jon ? . Those things are cool and usually are found in someone's trash pile . folks throw out the darndest things...
that's exactly it!! (the bottom one) those things are awesome! would you be able to just bolt it right up then?? jon
Not to a 1 BBL Rochester carby , no . the throat is entirely too big but mayhap you could cobble up an adapting sleeve...
gotcha. i was looking on epay, those things aint cheap on there!! maybe i'll start scouring the junkyards jon
...or maybe i'll just enjoy my oil bath air cleaner. i think there was an earlier post about putting ATF in there instead of oil, right? can i ask why? is it stickier?? jon
Kool Stuff CHEAP & ATF In Oil Bath Airfilters The first rule of kool stuff cheap is : know what you think it's worth ~ @ $2K / year I don't have much $ for kool car parts . the next thing is : look where you don't expect to find classic auto parts.... They're there where you least expect them , in the bottom of trash piles and in the bottom of that milk crate of ' old junk ' in the back of a seller's stall at the swap meet.... You either have to be rich or beat the bushes...... ATF is incredibly detergent as well as thin so it'll wash all the accumulated gunk out of your vintage oil bath air filter ~ try it and see how much more dirt winds up in the dirt cup....
Yep.. Thanks Nate, for the ATF response..part of the fun for me is to find the old stuff, fix it up and re-use it at an affordable price. I am in the low $ club , and thats why I quit on the Bavaria restoration. (albeit a dandy example of engineering.) I recall the sage advice of my VW race engine consultant: Speed is expensive. How fast do you want to go? Any endeavor is the same. If you have pile of dough, then its easy. Otherwise, get out there, root around and find those hidden gems. Time for Harrision and me to take a drive . Sully
Up - Fixin' Der BMW's I recall a few years ago when Road & Track (or Car & Driver) ran an article about cheap road rockets , one they liked was to get a $1,200.00 Bavaria (they're _everywhere_) and re-bush the front end with urethane , add some KYB gas shocks & sticky tires from TireRack.com and a couple other peaks & tweaks , go have some fun....
