Re: IML: Imperial Air Cleaner Trivia

Hola Class

To make it all in one statement, the 1963-1966 Imperial Air cleaner Housing assembly is the same part number. This unit was made with a "clean" tube and one that had a fitting for the Calif Air Package ( CAP ). They also had a dual tube snorkel that was made in both manners for dual exhaust equipted cars.

The later units starting in 1967 with the little hole at the end of the long tapered snorkel is the same as the industry of that era. By this time the CAP equipted cars was a norm. The Dual Snorkel unit was still with the OEM dual exhaust.

Uncle Rodger & Aunt Gabby

COS

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From: john sadowski

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Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 1:52 AM

Subject: Re: IML: air cleaner

The 66 also has that style air cleaner.
John
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From: "Chris Strohmeyer" <chrisstroh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: IML: air cleaner

>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
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> From: "Ken Lang" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> 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-----
>> From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [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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