[Tigers] Air cleaner 2 inch size please

[Tony Somebody]

Theo would you give us that part number. You provided it previously but when my yahoo account was hijacked all my folders and tons of Tiger information was lost. My appreciation in advance and also I need another gauge voltage stabilizer for a friend if you will send me cost I can send a certified check or paypal- your choice and Tony Lang 103 W. Bond St. Benton. IL 62812 with directions please- I dont want to fry things when hooked up wrong. Regards!


Tony Lang (TtT)


>________________________________
> From: "Smit, Theo" <Theo.Smit at dynastream.com>
>To: Allan Ballard <aballard at ix.netcom.com>; Tiger's Den <tigers at autox.team.net> 
>Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 4:07 PM
>Subject: Re: [Tigers] Air cleaner & horsepower
>  
>There are two things that affect the performance of the air cleaner: first,
>that the element is only 1.5 inch high, and that limits the amount of airflow
>that the filter can sustain (although that may still be more than adequate for
>most performance levels); second, that the air has to turn a very sharp corner
>from the filter plenum to the throat of the carburetor. The choke air horn
>also restricts the airflow. There was a company that made an airflow deflector
>that was supposed to reduce the loss due to the sharp corner - I forget the
>name, but IIRC Tim Ronak dyno tested it.
>
>I am running a 2 inch tall K&N element in my factory air cleaner, on an F4B
>manifold, and it seems to clear the hood. Other combinations are taller or
>tilt the carb differently and this causes the air cleaner to hit the hood...
>YMMV.
>
>Cheers,
>Theo
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-
>> bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Allan Ballard
>> Sent: July 3, 2012 2:59 PM
>> To: Tiger's Den
>> Subject: [Tigers] Air cleaner & horsepower
>>
>> Somewhere I read that the factory air cleaner costs 30 horsepower
>> compared to
>> a free flow filter.
>>
>> The coveted factory air cleaner housings look great nonetheless :)
>>
>> A friend challenged the 30 figure and now the article that I read has
>> gone
>> missing.
>>
>> Does anyone have information on the factory air cleaner's impact on
>> horsepower
>> ??
>>
>> Rgds
>>
>> Allan Ballard
>> Mk1a
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