RE: IML: air cleaner

["Ken Lang" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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