I bought an open air element at A-zone last year, house brand, and got home, took it out, and it said "Edelbrock" all over the top...so I think, "Cool! An Edelbrock insignia on my air element for the A-zone price!" Today, I was washing the car, and noticed RUST on the inside edges of the top of my open air element cover...isn't chrome not supposed to rust? Is it a ripoff, or what? Thanks...

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'89 RS LO3- 140,000 miles
14x3 K&N Open Element
Ram Heavy Duty clutch
Edelbrock TES (Jet-hot coated)
Catco cat
Edelbrock 3" Cat-back
Pioneer DEH-P77
Dual .50 caliber machine guns just under ground effects

Coming:
KYB shocks
Edelbrock Strut Tower Brace
South Side Machine subframe connectors

When your buddy reaches for a 10-pound sledge and says "I think we're gonna have to modify the floor pan, okay?" the answer is NO.

 

Chrome doensn't rust. Chips in the chrome, where the metal can show through cause the rust. Most likely it was a sh!tty chrome job. Most of the cheap chrome air cleaners rust. AC/Delco chrome air cleaners are chromed pretty good. The K&N I have hasn't started to rust--yet. A little steel wool will get rid of that rust, for a while anyway.


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82 camaro--original steering wheel, brake/gas pedals, seats--everything else modified
82camaro

 

Thanks...I'll try it! Chrome schkrome...a nice, waxed air cleaner lid is the one thing that people that know ZERO about cars to "Ooh, aah!" at...so here comes the steel wool.

 

Get some chrome polish too. I believe Turtle Wax makes a cheap bottle. It is chrome wax with rust remover. This will put a nice protective layer over your thin chrome.

 

I recommend Mothers chrome/aluminum polish,the best i believe.

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My mods are minimal,MOOG 2 inch drop,k&ns, airfoil, chip and 160 thermostat, ram air soon to come, flowmaster and hi flow cat,anyone know where to get underdrive pulleys for a v-belt set up?