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Old Apr 13, 2015 | 09:36 PM
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carburetor air filter

i recently bought a 4 inch cowl hood and i was wondering what would be a good but cheap filter assemble for it
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Old Apr 15, 2015 | 08:44 AM
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Re: carburetor air filter

Anything except the triangle of death should workout fine, I am partial to K&N.
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Old Apr 15, 2015 | 10:33 AM
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Ok cool thanks. Why did you call it the triangle of death
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Old Apr 15, 2015 | 10:38 AM
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Re: carburetor air filter

That filter gets fuel soaked, falls apart, clogs the carb and catches fire.
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Old Apr 15, 2015 | 06:27 PM
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Re: carburetor air filter

Originally Posted by midias
That filter gets fuel soaked, falls apart, clogs the carb and catches fire.
ive never heard this almost bought one a few months ago good thing i didnt
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Old Apr 15, 2015 | 06:31 PM
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Re: carburetor air filter

wow thats scary yep gonna stay away from those
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Old Apr 15, 2015 | 10:00 PM
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Re: carburetor air filter

I'm a fan of the L69 dual snorkel (with taller lid from a truck w/ taller filter) or since you went cowl., maybe something like the Firebirds had with their offset bulge hoods: https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/hist...onal-hood.html
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 07:46 PM
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Re: carburetor air filter

Tallest filter you can fit under the hood. Forget expensive aftermarket "filter lids". Pretty much worthless. Just get a nice, tall 14" open element. If you can possibly consider making the cowl hood truly functional, that would be a plus.

Cowl hood and dual snorkel cold air kits: check out ramairbox.com
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