Re: IML: Imperial Air Cleaner Trivia - CAP

[Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://imperialclub.com/Yr/1970/Emissions/Cover.htm

This addresses the question in the first page and
thereafter.


-K 


--- Chris Strohmeyer <chrisstroh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Was this to cut emissions??
> 
> Chris
> 67 Imperial
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: RODGER D. REDDISH 
>   To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>   Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 11:58 AM
>   Subject: 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
>     ----- Original Message ----- 
>     From: john sadowski 
>     To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>     Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 1:52 AM
>     Subject: Re: IML: air cleaner
> 
> 
>     The 66 also has that style air cleaner.
>     John
>     ----- Original Message ----- 
>     From: "Chris Strohmeyer"
> <chrisstroh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>     To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     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
>     > ----- 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-----
>     >> From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     >> [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Chris 
>     >> Strohmeyer
>     >> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:30 PM
>     >> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     >> 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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