[Healeys] K&N filters for a BJ7

[Bob Spidell]

I have 6" X 1.75" pancake-style K&Ns on my BJ8.  The rear filter has the holes in the center, the front is a custom-fab 
with the filter riding as low as possible.  Still, the front barely clears the shroud and the fresh air duct.  My 
guess--this is only a guess--is that the thickness might give you trouble on the front filter.   Or, since the top of 
the frustum is smaller you might be OK.  Hard to say--you might try measuring the clearances or fabbing a mockup out of 
styrofoam to see how it'll fit.

The typical K&N setup has stainless plates for the top and bottom of the filter.  You'll need some kind of plate to 
backstop the bolts.  I'm using stub stacks from APT (www.aptfast.com).  You might give David Anton at APT a call and see 
what he thinks.

I fitted the K&Ns after driving through a dust/sand storm in Death Valley, and imagining all that grit getting into my 
engine.

Bob


On 5/23/2011 7:16 PM, Peter Schauss wrote:
> The K&N web site recommends part number 56-9237 which is a frustum with
> dimensions 5 7/8 ->3 1/2 x2 11/16" thick.  A thread in the archives
> suggested their custom filter # 56-9247 which requires drilling holes for
> the mounting bolts and the air passages.
>
> Any thoughts on the relative advantages or fitting issues?
>
> Thanks,
> Peter Schauss
> 1963 BJ7
> 1980 MGB
>
>


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Bob Spidell           San Jose, CA            bspidell at comcast.net

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