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I have a stock 77 L82 and was wanting to put a round 360 degree air cleaner on but can't find one for a 77. Will one fit and if so which one should I go with? thanks vince
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The stock 68-72 14" open element air cleaner should drop right on, along with any number of aftermarket units. The repro OEM ones look great, were designed to work on a Q-Jet and only cost about $100.
I don't know if you'll see any gain in performance by replacing the stock dual feed unit with an open element one, but if your interested in appearence it's the way to go. The original L-82 air cleaner draws cool outside air into the air cleaner. An open element one is going to be breathing the very hot under hood air, especially at the higher temps that the 77 engine runs at. You may find cold start up and run suffers some too, without the stove pipe feeding warmed air to the air cleaner. If you just want to dress things up, you can also by a chrome lid for your stock unit for about $39. I'm not saying don't do it though, many others have and love it.
I don't know if you'll see any gain in performance by replacing the stock dual feed unit with an open element one, but if your interested in appearence it's the way to go. The original L-82 air cleaner draws cool outside air into the air cleaner. An open element one is going to be breathing the very hot under hood air, especially at the higher temps that the 77 engine runs at. You may find cold start up and run suffers some too, without the stove pipe feeding warmed air to the air cleaner. If you just want to dress things up, you can also by a chrome lid for your stock unit for about $39. I'm not saying don't do it though, many others have and love it.
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
for what its worth i just went the other way.......from the round open air element unit to the dual snorkle and i can tell the difference in how the car performs. i do have a modifed engine and it really likes the cool air coming in.
you can use the edelbrock filter element from a local auto parts store if you use the black plastic spacer that is available (usually there are 3 in the pack) and cut off the top lip around the front of the carb by the linkage. the base of the air filter will sit on this and life will be good.
you can use the edelbrock filter element from a local auto parts store if you use the black plastic spacer that is available (usually there are 3 in the pack) and cut off the top lip around the front of the carb by the linkage. the base of the air filter will sit on this and life will be good.
Last edited by bobs77vet; Jun 11, 2010 at 01:27 PM.
