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my dad told me back in the late 50's prior to being old enough to drive that the 1st thing to do with a car you just bought was pull the breather and make the sides and bottom look like swiss cheese with a bit the size of a nickle ;-)Hate to say it but those stock air cleaners were cleverly designed to restrict the amount of air getting to the engine. Less air, less fuel, less power. Between the tiny snorkel and minuscule filter element, best to relegate those beauties to a shelf in the garage that you can point to and say, "those were the days..."
Shouldn't the expansion tank be black on the 64? I've had my 64 since 67 and it's always been gloss black.I had my original: Air cleaner, valve covers, and expansion tank, powder coated then went through MAC for the new stickers.
Doesn't enough outside air get in through the hood scoop with the aftermarket filter? Im refinishing my 63 expansion tank and was wondering what color it should be because all the replacements come in black. I do have the original air cleaner in the trunk. I should paint that gold then?Yeah Dan, that's what I'm talking about. A cold air intake would also improve matters. A couple of holes in the fender wells and tubes leading to the air cleaner. It gets pretty hot under that hood and engines like the cooler air.
Very true. I like the idea of fender vents. Been thinking about modifying trans coolant lines as well seeing they pass next to the exhaust wich seems counter productive.Your hood scoop probably isn't functional unless someone modified it. Even then, unless a scoop is directly connected to the air cleaner assembly, any cold air entering a scoop would get heated by the engine before entering the air cleaner.