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1968AMC770Wagon
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Posted: Jun/20/2010 at 6:45pm |
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I think I have one piece of chrome in my engine bay. and I hate it!
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TinMan
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Posted: Jun/20/2010 at 9:27pm |
That's how I was with my truck, but once stuff gets dirty I don't mind it as much. |
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kirkwood
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Posted: Jun/20/2010 at 9:47pm |
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I'm digging the OEM upper radiator hose more! That is a factory hose, which is different than an NOS parts department hose.
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poormansMACHINE
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Posted: Jun/20/2010 at 9:53pm |
Guess again At the rate of 1 part per month, by time you get finished, you'll have to start all over from the top. ![]() |
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68_Javy
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Posted: Jun/20/2010 at 10:17pm |
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I don't want to sound like a donkey... but i'm basing most of my info from K&N, thats kinda why I switched from the stock air filter to this one.
here's a snippet: Addressing the next area of restriction, K&N engineers looked at the vehicle’s air box (the container that houses the air filter) and any hoses or duct work connecting it to the engine. Because the air must first travel through this system before it reaches the carburetor or throttle body, the overall size and shape of the system has a profound effect on air flow. Air, like water, does not like to turn corners nor does it react favorably when confronted by an obstruction such as a sharp bend in a hose or a baffle. In many cases, the air box and/or the hoses and duct work used to create the air filtration system is just as restrictive as the original paper filter element. In some extreme cases, the air box and/or the air delivery system is the greatest source of restriction. The inlet to the air box is a good example. In many instances this opening is one half the cross sectional area of the throttle body or carburetor opening. It would be like trying to run a marathon while breathing through a soda straw. An original-equipment cylindrical air cleaner box covering a throttle body or carburetor is another example. Most often, these round air cleaner housings are sealed to the outside air. The engine must then breathe through a snorkel attached to the perimeter of the housing. At times the snorkel is fed through a network of hoses and scoops. and here's the link to the page i got it from: Edited by 68_Javy - Jun/20/2010 at 10:20pm |
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1968AMC770Wagon
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Posted: Jun/20/2010 at 10:17pm |
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Take a rag and some paint thinner, that engine bay good look much nicer in half an hour. Believe me, I know.
I was going to put a chrome valve cover on my motor, but just didnt like the fit. I kept the stock valve cover and used the chrome cap from the chrome VC. Chrome just doesnt fit right in that engine bay. Even my holley 390 has almost no shiny metal on it!
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poormansMACHINE
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Posted: Jun/20/2010 at 10:29pm |
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It's great that you read the K&N site.
Now try the calculator for the airflow requirements. That brings us to size. Use the formula below to compute the minimum size filter required for your particular application. The usable portion of the filter is called the EFFECTIVE FILTERING AREA which is determined by multiplying the diameter of the filter times Pi (3.1416) times the height of the air filter in inches, then subtracting .75-inch. We subtract .75-inch to compensate for the rubber seals on each end of the element and the filter material near them since very little air flows through this area. |
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Posted: Jun/20/2010 at 10:32pm |
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yeah i just got to that part...
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Dan B.
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68_Javy
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Posted: Jun/20/2010 at 10:58pm |
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(4 in d(3.14) x 2 in h) - .75 in =24.37 in that is the surface area sucking air with this filter.
A= 232 x 3600(rough estimate?)/20839= 40.8 So how about we calculate the hole that does all the sucking on the stock filter: it's about a 2 in hole so ... 2x 3.14(theres no height with the hole)-.75= 5.53 even less
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Posted: Jun/20/2010 at 11:00pm |
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Forget the fixation on the hole. It's bigger than the throttle bore area.
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