Mark Milotay wrote:
>
> Alright list, it is time for another poll. Which is a better air cleaner
> set up (for performance, not cleaning) the single piece box for dual carbs,
> or the thin little individual ones sold by the Big 3. I am not including
> K&N's in here as their superiority has been well discussed in the past & if
> I could afford 130.00 for a pair of cleaners I'd get them myself. Haynes
> shows my Spit as having the large single air box with a hose running to the
> front of the car & I am wondering if I should go back to this design?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark Milotay, Principal
> On the Mark Software & Consulting
Hi Mark,
IMHO any time you can get cooler air to the carbs, the better the car
will run... so the stock setup should be pretty good on your Spit. There
are all kinds of expensive aftermarket parts for more modern cars, in an
effort to pickup the intake air from a cooler source. Another Triumph
innovation? ;-)
If you go back to stock filter arrangement, you might check to see if
K&N has elements to replace your stock ones. It's a lot cheaper to buy a
pair of their elements than a complete filter assembly. Incidently, I
was able to find a pair of K&N's to fit Webers on my car for well under
$100. Might shop around. They're cheaper in the long run, as you clean &
reuse the element basically forever. No financial interest, yada....
Alan Myers
San Jose, Calif.
'62 TR4 CT17602L (in pieces all over the garage)
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MZ
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