Re: IML: air cleaner

["john sadowski" <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>]

The 66 also has that style air cleaner.
John
----- Original Message ----- 
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
> ----- 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-----
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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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