<VV> Highrise air cleaner

[AeroNed at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/3/2006 5:19:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  ronh at owt.com 
writes:

Nice in  concept except for the fact that it takes at least ten diameters of  
straight pipe downstream stream of an elbow to even out the flow.   There may 
be some other things influencing it in this  case.


That would require the engine lid to be somewhat modified. The reason it  
works is because it is an improvement. The turbulence of the air increases as it  
passes through the air cleaner system. The edges of the stamped sheet metal, 
the  element and all of the required turns make things worse. By adding 2 
inches of  straight pipe directly before the carb just serves to give the air a 
bit more  distance to get its act together.  

Ned