air filter

[AusRs]

Has anyone ever used one of these on a H body ???
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... TQ:AU:1123

[cosvega76]

Those have very little filtering capability - just a layer of foam. In my opinion, the only reason I would use one is for a Motion clone or restoration.

Chuck

[NixVegaGT]

I'm with Chuck on that. It's cool from an old-school stand point. Something you could swap out when you are showing or something. It kinda comes from an age of bad filter tech and the need for better flow. I might have the clearance problem too. I've lowered the engine by almost 2" but I also increased the manifold height… We'll see.

[AusRs]

Thanks for that ,i had never seen one before (i have led a very sheltered life) and wondered whether it was worthwhile and yes i do remember some of the filter tech was iffy at best

[rocketride]

Another thing to consider is if you happen to have a backfire through the carb all the stuff you would end up with down the intake.

Jon

[Monzsta]

Been there, done that with those stupid Edelbrock Pro-Flo triangle filters. Cleaning melted foam off your annulars and air bleeds really sucks.

[cammerjeff]

I never ran one, but Mr Gasket used to sell them in the late60's-70's. Several friends used to run them, and yes when you had a good backfire starting the car it used to get interesting, I remember a friend of mine with a 73 Firebird Formula had one, Backfired, and the gas soaked foam caught on fire and melted the center of his stock Formula hood!!!!

[marco_1978_spyder]

And the monza engine compartment is too crowded to draw good air from on top of the engine with a stock hood.

I'd look for a snorkel, or Bonnet ( I use one from an early 80's buick hot air turbo motor).

And plumb it to a K/N filter away from the big heat sources.