New guy fixing Dads 81'
Le Mans Master
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From: Lebanon Township New Jersey
The Manifold: The stock manifold is good. It also works well with the stock hood and stock cold air intake. Putting in an rpm manifold on will require a drop base air filter. This is a common mistake people make with these cars. The stock set up will out perform an rpm manifold with an open element sucking thin hot air from under the hood. If you wonder what I mean, put your face into a hot engine compartment and try to breath. There should not be any fumes, but you will still feel like you are choking. It is because the hot air under the hood has so little oxygen. Combustion requires oxygen! The stock set up gives you plenty of it.
Le Mans Master
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The single snorkel air cleaner and cold air hose works fine on a stock L48, but as you modify the engine at some point its restrictiveness compared to an open element air cleaner outweighs the cold air versus warm air difference. For some real world data, I compared the two, back to back runs on my car, on a track. The open element produced a 4 tenth quicker ET than the snorkel cold air setup.
Melting Slicks
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From: Orange Park Fl
Yes, the L81 has a dual snorkle set up. You can get a K&N for the stock set up (I did), but I really don't think it makes any difference and some people say they don't filter well. Paper filters are cheap and easy. God bless, Sensei
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Sorry about your Dad. I've been there and it's not easy. Hang in there.
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Heel & Toe
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Well that is what I found out with the last q-jet I rebuilt...I had to take it to a local place that rebuilds them and they used the tool for the adjustments, but it cost me $65.00
Thanks for your kind words about my father. The end is close for him, less than a week I was told today I wish he could see the car done, I just want to do it right for him.
I will for sure be asking allot of questions along the way of the rebuild !!
Thanks for your kind words about my father. The end is close for him, less than a week I was told today I wish he could see the car done, I just want to do it right for him.
I will for sure be asking allot of questions along the way of the rebuild !!
