I'm looking at getting a K&N breather to go with my K&N Open Element. I'll be getting a non shielded one, but don't know which one to get. Push in? Clamp On? 1-3/8? 1-1/2?

Thanx


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EVILFACE

88 Camaro
Stock 305 TBI Auto,Flowmaster, Full 3" Exhaust, B&M Megashifter
Runs A Blistering 16.5 @ 81.5 mph

http://www.evilface.com/evilscamaro.htm

 

I'm not really sure, but my best guess would be that a push-in filter would be fine. It should be something like a 1 1/4" hole. What size K&N open element are you going with and where are you getting it from?

 

I think push in one would look better. I just put my generic $3 chrome one back in. I had taken it out because I thought it would be too hot or something touching the heater coolant lines. Then when I realised the valve covers are just as hot, I couldn't remember where I put it. So I finally took out that pipe that went to the stock cleaner and I put the push in breather there.

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-Tas
'89 Formula WS-6
[soon to have Hooker 1-5/8" 50 state legal headers installed]

305, TBI, auto, 14x3 chrome flat based open element with K&N, Milodon 160* thermo, functional Formula hood, cross-flow Flowmaster, '99z28 rear pipes and tips....

Super GRK_Taz World
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I got a non drop 14X4 K&N air cleaner from summit. I haven't put in on yet (waiting on my cowl hood) and getting everthing together so I have it to put it all on at once. I guess a 1 3/8 push in will work. Now to put that summit 10% to work.

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EVILFACE

88 Camaro
Stock 305 TBI Auto,Flowmaster, Full 3" Exhaust, B&M Megashifter
Runs A Blistering 16.5 @ 81.5 mph

http://www.evilface.com/evilscamaro.htm

 

I tried all kinds of breather but could not get any to push in. Also I had to many wires and stuff in the way. I had to rubber band a filter over the old pipe. I was wondering what all you guys are using for breathers that have the stock covers

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1990 RS 305 TBI T-5
.5" turbocity spacer
Summit 14X3 OpenElement W/k&N
Custom Exhaust
MSD - Wires, Cap, Rotor, Coil
Bosch Platinum +4 plugs
Metallic Red w/26,000 miles

 

2 big coolant lines made it a bitach to get it in but I did it.

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-Tas
'89 Formula WS-6
[soon to have Hooker 1-5/8" 50 state legal headers installed]

305, TBI, auto, 14x3 chrome flat based open element with K&N, Milodon 160* thermo, functional Formula hood, cross-flow Flowmaster, '99z28 rear pipes and tips....

Super GRK_Taz World
EFI & Intake Options
AOL IM: superGRtaz

 

I don't have a part number but on my 92' they make breathers that are made to fit into the PCV/breather graumets. The actual hole is only 3/4" across or so. I sat up at Red Rooster trying everything they had for push in ect. Nothing, so then we called K&N and asked, they gave us a part #, thats what I ordered. I'm sorry I don't have it but hopefully this will point you in the right direction.

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--Spyder--

1992 Camaro RS
LO3, T-56,centerforce clutch, ported and polished heads, Edelbrock Performer Intake, 14X3 Open Element w/ K&N, hiflow cats with two pipes going back, AC delete, SMOG delete, alu drive shaft, 3.73 posi, 170 stat w/ fan switch, STB, Subframe connectors, KYB AGX, Eagle GSC, and poly bushings.

1982 Z-28
327ci CSB, Turbo 350

 

getting breathers to work on stock valve covers is a pain and kinda pointless youd probably want to just leave the stock system alone cuz its fine

 

That is what I ended up doing. I had to rubber band a filter over the pipe though and it looks kinda rough.



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1990 RS 305 TBI T-5
.5" turbocity spacer
Summit 14X3 OpenElement W/k&N
Custom Exhaust
MSD - Wires, Cap, Rotor, Coil
Bosch Platinum +4 plugs
Metallic Red w/26,000 miles

 

The stock system is not fine. The point of the breather is to replace the tube that goes from the valve cover to the stock air cleaner. When you go to an open element you have that tube sticking out of the valve cover. Some people just leave it there, like how I had for a while, or put a little K&N on the end. If its possible for that tube to be pushed on the valve cover, then its possible to push a breather on there. Take the tube out, go to the local part house and make sure the breather is the same diameter. That's what I did. My breather came with a new rubber piece to go onto the valve cover but I just used the stock one.
-Tas