Hey... I have a 1991 RS Camaro with the 305 TBI engine. I tried to fit a 14x4 and/or a 14x3 open element air filter with a drop (and tried non-drop) housing. None of the things listed above fit under my hood. First of all, the rear of the housing rested on the coil and the throtle... is that normal? How can I get one of these bad boys on my car? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

-Brian

 

I have a 14" open element with a 2.75" K&N filter, drop base, on my 92 RS w/ TBI. I also have a 1/2" spacer under the TBI so yours should fit. Now it will fit tight with the hood I will admit, but it'll fit. I have a slight hole in the insulation where the wing nut is.

 

same here, a small tear in the insulation where the wing nut is. I have no spacer, and a 14x3 open element.
There is a small problem with the coil rubbing. In my car it fried the 4 main fusable links. All I had was lights and radio at 80mph at 100am on a rural interstate. Damn.
Anyway, what happened was the metal on the open elements base, after about 6 months, finaly, rubbed its way through the 12v wire going to the coil.
Thank god it wasnt the wire coming from the coil.
I quikly wrote thirdgen and told them to add the little note on the bottom of the ultimate tbi article.

BUT, all I had to do was bend the bracket that holds the coil, backwards, wrap the 12v wire with a little more electrical tape for comfort, even thought the two dont rub anymore, and now... no more problems over a year later.


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ENGINE SPECS:
305 TBI,Open Element,K&N 14x3,Hypertech Stage I,160 Deg. Thermostat,454 GM TBI

STEREO SPECS:
JVC Kalmeleon kdlx3,Infinity Kappa 2way 6x9's,PPI 4x6 Coaxials,PPI PC2400 AMP @ 2ohm
DEI Studio 12" 4ohm DVC,Custom Box:Exactly 1 Cubic Foot

[This message has been edited by snflupigus (edited October 16, 2000).]

 

I used the 14" but I used a 2.25 high element. and it fits fine man. Try that out.

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Eric Natzke
91 Firebird 305 TBI (ZZ4 summer of "01")
ASCD Ram Air Hood-3" custom exaust-Flowmaster 80 Series-No Cat-Edelbrock TES Headers (coated)-March Pulleys-TBI Spacer-K&N Open ELement-TransGo Shift Kit-B&M Supercooler 28,000 GVW-Hypertech Thermomaster-160 Stat-3:42 GM Gears-Auburn Posi Unit-Edlebrock Strut Tower Brace-MSD Superconducters-Accel Cap & Rotor
-Rapidfire Plugs-265/50/R15 Tires-Emmison's all Gone

http://hometown.aol.com/J007Golden/index2.html

 

when i still had my l03 in, i used a 14"x3" and it worked fine. i had clearance. i used the GMPP housing you see below. maybe that one is made diffrent and has a different drop or whatever. i remember it being close, but i know that it did fit.
-brian


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1991 Camaro RS
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Ultra Blue Metallic, T-Tops

GM 350 HO Crate Engine - Vortec Heads, Edelbrock Performer Vortec Intake, Holley 670 CFM Throttle Body, Open Air Cleaner w/14"x3" K&N, Edelbrock TES Headers, Edelbrock Victor Series Water Pump, Accell Superstock Wires, Cap, and Rotor, MSD Blaster Coil, Hypertech Fan Switch & Thermomaster Chip, AC Delco Rapidfires, 3" Cat Back, Flowmaster 40 Series Muffler

700R4 - 2,400 Stall Converter, Vette Servo, Shift Kit, B&M Super Cooler

Brian's 1991 RS

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