Air filters?
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Air filters?
It is time to replace my air filter and I am curios what everyone uses and why.
I have noticed than my 300 i6 runs better with the lid off the filter, so I was considering a high flow re-usable filter. Are they worth the extra cost?
I am not opposed to swapping out the stock breather so don't limit discussions to what will fit in there. It is missing the snorkel anyway.
Thanks
I have noticed than my 300 i6 runs better with the lid off the filter, so I was considering a high flow re-usable filter. Are they worth the extra cost?
I am not opposed to swapping out the stock breather so don't limit discussions to what will fit in there. It is missing the snorkel anyway.
Thanks
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It is time to replace my air filter and I am curios what everyone uses and why.
I have noticed than my 300 i6 runs better with the lid off the filter, so I was considering a high flow re-usable filter. Are they worth the extra cost?
I am not opposed to swapping out the stock breather so don't limit discussions to what will fit in there. It is missing the snorkel anyway.
Thanks
I have noticed than my 300 i6 runs better with the lid off the filter, so I was considering a high flow re-usable filter. Are they worth the extra cost?
I am not opposed to swapping out the stock breather so don't limit discussions to what will fit in there. It is missing the snorkel anyway.
Thanks
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Fram is OK. I just meant one of those no-name cheapies. The cheapies don't have near the same amount of pleats. Which means far less paper area. If you give me the dimensions of your current filter I'll see if our Ford Motorcraft Filters book will give us a filter part number you can use. The "air filters listed by size" chart in it isn't near as long as it used to be. You can them find a Motorcraft filter or have a parts store cross that number over to fram.
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I recommend a 14x3 paper filter using an open element air cleaner housing. Mustangs Plus sells a Hi-Po repro with the correctly stamped flat lid for about $35.. it even has a Ford blue base. Apply an arched engine displacement decal and you'll be golden. http://www.mustangsplus.com/xcart/19...r-Cleaner.html
Most aftermarket lids (like Edelbrock and Holley) have a sloped lid which caters to and more correct appearance for the GM crowd.
Go Ford or go home!
Most aftermarket lids (like Edelbrock and Holley) have a sloped lid which caters to and more correct appearance for the GM crowd.
Go Ford or go home!
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my current housing has the hump in the base to clear the manual choke. Will that one clear it?
Not a fan of chrome but could scuff and paint it Ford blue
Not a fan of chrome but could scuff and paint it Ford blue
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Ah jeez.. ya got a six banger, right? Sorry about that. Dunno about the choke housing....
Mustangs Plus sells a version for them too: 1965-1973 Mustang 6-Cyl. Hi-Po Air Cleaner | Mustangs Plus - Buy Mustang Parts Online
Mustangs Plus sells a version for them too: 1965-1973 Mustang 6-Cyl. Hi-Po Air Cleaner | Mustangs Plus - Buy Mustang Parts Online
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don't knock the i6 :P
I will have to look into the carb mounting area. I have a Carter YFA and this one says it fits 1965-73 6-cylinder Autolite and Motorcraft 1 BBL carbs.
Great suggestions, thanks.
I will have to look into the carb mounting area. I have a Carter YFA and this one says it fits 1965-73 6-cylinder Autolite and Motorcraft 1 BBL carbs.
Great suggestions, thanks.
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FA97R...2.610"HT...11.25"O.D....9.03"I.D.
FA1605..3.18"HT.....10.55"O.D....8.35"I.D.
FA71R....3.46"HT....12.00O.D.....9.82"I.D.
FA1057...5.00:HT....11.50"O.D....8.25"I.D.
And the aftermarket parts stores may be able to come up with choices in-between what My book shows.
FA1605..3.18"HT.....10.55"O.D....8.35"I.D.
FA71R....3.46"HT....12.00O.D.....9.82"I.D.
FA1057...5.00:HT....11.50"O.D....8.25"I.D.
And the aftermarket parts stores may be able to come up with choices in-between what My book shows.
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I have an I-6 and had my nads wrung so tightly years ago that it still hurts. I suggested that I replace the oil bath that I have with a modern paper filter.
The upshot:
You can do no better than the stock oil bath from the '60's era for the 1-V original carburetors. Once a year you dump the oil replace for the price of a quart of oil. One unnamed individual on the site even uses his wife's filtered cooking oil to save a buck. He is right.
Paper filters were the dealers' way of peeling cash from you at service time.
Jeff and the ND will be in soon to sound off on this issue.
A happy and peaceful Thanksgiving to all of you that have brightened my life and made me laugh.
Semper Fi
The upshot:
You can do no better than the stock oil bath from the '60's era for the 1-V original carburetors. Once a year you dump the oil replace for the price of a quart of oil. One unnamed individual on the site even uses his wife's filtered cooking oil to save a buck. He is right.
Paper filters were the dealers' way of peeling cash from you at service time.
Jeff and the ND will be in soon to sound off on this issue.
A happy and peaceful Thanksgiving to all of you that have brightened my life and made me laugh.
Semper Fi
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From: Phoenix, Az.
I have an I-6 and had my nads wrung so tightly years ago that it still hurts. I suggested that I replace the oil bath that I have with a modern paper filter.
The upshot:
You can do no better than the stock oil bath from the '60's era for the 1-V original carburetors. Once a year you dump the oil replace for the price of a quart of oil. One unnamed individual on the site even uses his wife's filtered cooking oil to save a buck. He is right.
Paper filters were the dealers' way of peeling cash from you at service time.
Jeff and the ND will be in soon to sound off on this issue.
A happy and peaceful Thanksgiving to all of you that have brightened my life and made me laugh.
Semper Fi
The upshot:
You can do no better than the stock oil bath from the '60's era for the 1-V original carburetors. Once a year you dump the oil replace for the price of a quart of oil. One unnamed individual on the site even uses his wife's filtered cooking oil to save a buck. He is right.
Paper filters were the dealers' way of peeling cash from you at service time.
Jeff and the ND will be in soon to sound off on this issue.
A happy and peaceful Thanksgiving to all of you that have brightened my life and made me laugh.
Semper Fi
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air filter comparo
this thread is just info with air flow and part numbers for the sizes
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...er-thread.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...er-thread.html