<VV> Fw: stock air cleaners

[Ron]

Is your gas mileage any better with the reversed lid?
RonH

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From: "K. Michael Kost" <vairmike at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Michael Kovacs" <kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net>; "VV" 
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> Turn over the lid. I've done it for years. There is still the restriction 
> at the
> top of the carbs where the air makes a turn.
>
> Mike Kost
>
>
>
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> From: Michael Kovacs <kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net>
> To: VV <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
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> Sent: Thu, July 19, 2012 1:09:04 PM
> Subject: <VV> Fw:  stock air cleaners
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> Someone may have an answer.
>
> MIKE KOVACS
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> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> From: Michael Kovacs <kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net>
> To: Paul <paulm at tdl.com>
> Sent: Thu, July 19, 2012 1:48:15 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> stock air cleaners
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>
> Free breathing is always a better way to go. However the snorkels were 
> probably
> designed for cruising and not for constant WOT. The snorkels are actually
> venturies that accelerate the air then drop it for the air cleaner. Lots 
> of
> turns in the rest of the delivery system. Straight into the carbs is 
> probably
> best.
>
> Has anybody got numbers of data on the stock 140 or 110 LM air cleaner
> snorkels?
>
> MIKE KOVACS
>
>
>
>
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> From: Paul <paulm at tdl.com>
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Sent: Thu, July 19, 2012 1:35:29 PM
> Subject: <VV> stock air cleaners
>
> Okay, tell me how this works: I spent a lot of money on the performance
> carburetor modifications done by our friend Mr. Young to improve airflow, 
> I
> spent more money on the custom three angle grind on the valve seats to 
> improve
> airflow, I installed, at great expense, the "slant" exhaust tubes and 
> custom
> equal length headers to improve airflow. Now, I'm looking at the intake 
> system
> and I find two small "snorkel" intakes on the stock air cleaner. The
> cross-section of these intakes appears to be less than half of the total 
> area of
>
> even the stock carburetors. It seems to me that this would be kind of like 
> a
> marathon runner trying to breathe only through his nose. What was the 
> General
> thinking when he came up with such an apparently restrictive air  intake?. 
> Would
>
> I be better off replacing the stock (but attractive looking) air cleaner? 
> How
> about just removing the "snorkels" and perhaps putting some more holes 
> around
> the perimeter of the stock filter? Is there a recommendation for a
>  low restrictive air cleaner on a 140? Thanks for your help, I am always 
> amazed
>
> at the depth of knowledge on this site.
> Paul Michalczyk
> 65 Corsa Convertible, just completing a 10 year restoration project 
> (that's two
> years working on it, eight years thinking about it and saving up the 
> money)
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