Re: IML: air cleaner

["Chris Strohmeyer" <chrisstroh@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I hear K@N makes a filter without needing the metal housing! It's all air 
filter. I can't imagine it not boosting your HP. I wonder if those were smog 
only air cleaners in California? I read a 1967 review of the Imperial that 
said they were surprized at the lack of HP compared the the previous year. I 
wonder if this and the 5 degrees before TDC timing instead of 12-1/2 BTC is 
there way of cutting emissions...and HP.

Chris
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Lang" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 8:12 PM
Subject: RE: IML: air cleaner


> My 68 New Yorker (owned many years ago) had the same air cleaner design. 
> It
> didn't make sense to me how enough air could get through that small 
> opening
> especially when you compare it to hugh opening in the top of the 
> carburetor.
>
> So to allow more air to get in I flipped the entire air cleaner over and
> drilled a string of 1/2" diameter holes around the bottom just outside of
> the filter element.  Once the air cleaner was back in place the holes were
> not visible and all air that came through the new holes still had to go
> through the filter element.
>
> To be quite honest, I don't know if I improved anything or not.  The car
> still ran like a spotted ape and still got 10 mpg.
>
> Ken
> 67 Crown 4 Dr Ht
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Strohmeyer
> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:30 PM
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> Subject: IML: air cleaner
>
> I'm curious, I notice my stock air cleaner has the inlet "horn" that is 
> only
>
> about 1-1/2inches!  Doesn't this choke the engine on my 67 Imperial?
>
> Chris
>
>
>
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