Walter Propser...

[Earlsfat]

They have some BADASS looking air cleaners... anyone know anything about them, like if they're worth the money?

[goldz28]

Here is a site with their stuff

http://www.carburetion.com/WPaircleaners.asp

[Earlsfat]

Yeah I was on that the other day... was wondering if anyone had heard if their stuff is high quality, or just high dollar.

[goldz28]

Never heard of them. Looks nice tho.

[1986Z28]

heard of them, but for 650$ id just buy a K and N and some go fast goodies

[Whoaru99]

Originally Posted by Earlsfat

like if they're worth the money?

Whaddya mean by that?

[Earlsfat]

Originally Posted by Whoaru99

Whaddya mean by that?

Well... I know they look awesome, but if I'm paying $600+ for an air cleaner it better have WAY better flow characteristics, etc, than anything I can buy from Summit for $50 - $100.

I know they're using a K&N element, so can they really be worth $600 - performance wise?

[wrightz28]

I don't even have to take a look,

$600.00 for a air cleaner!?!

I think Earl's brussel sprout farts and the amount of methane released have done their damge.

Either that or somebody was stripped you of the glory of

beer

Cheese steaks

and whoopie

Come to your senses man

I don't even think NASA has the brass balls big enough to pass a bill for that much money on a air filter for the space shuttle.

[Whoaru99]

Originally Posted by Earlsfat

Well... I know they look awesome, but if I'm paying $600+ for an air cleaner it better have WAY better flow characteristics, etc, than anything I can buy from Summit for $50 - $100.

I know they're using a K&N element, so can they really be worth $600 - performance wise?

Well, I've never used one, but I'd be pretty sure that you can find MUCH bigger performance increases for $600 than from an air cleaner housing.

I think it's more about bling than bang...

Heck, I'd bet a homemade ram air / cold air intake setup would way outperform that thing. IMO, the last thing I want my engine sucking in (besides dirt) is hot air from the engine compartment.

[Earlsfat]

Well, DYLAN , where I was going with this is... now that I can friggin weld... I might just make one of the damned things, but if the whole aluminum tube and K&N deal is no better (or worse even) than a regular old air cleaner, then I might just put a damned K&N cone filter right on the damned carb.

[wrightz28]

I'd get a good ol chrome swap meet open sided filter housing and buy a K&N filter and be out wht 20, 30 bucks?

[Earlsfat]

Had one of those... didn't like it. Got a Pro-Flo... like it, but would like something a little nicer looking, AND the foam is all burnt up from a choke issue that made it backfire through the carb. not that the foam is expensive to replace, but, if I'm pulling RD's heart out to redo it, I thought maybe I'd make it look better while I'm at it.

[wrightz28]

Originally Posted by Earlsfat

I thought maybe I'd make it look better while I'm at it.

Jim, it's a 454 it's function, not fashion.

Sure a little chrome here and there, no problem, but if your gonna be spending major dough on a air cleaner like that, you might as well reinvest the money in opening a manicure spa for hogs.

[Earlsfat]

Dylan... you've got it backwards buddy... It's ALL about fashion at this point... nothing functions. lmao.

Seriously though. I think I can pick up some aluminum tubes and aluminum sheets for less than $100, the filter(s) would run like $20 a piece. I was thinking for about $140 I could make a knock off, but route the intakes lower so they're not pulling hot air... sort of a CAI. Call it a cooler air intake. If the flow characteristics are best on something like a Pro-Flo, I'll leave the damned thing on there.

I just figured, since I'm going to make a new dash and console, why not make an air cleaner that has similar designs, etc especially if I can do it for a reasonable cost? Only caveat... if it's gonna have shitty flow characteristics I'll keep what I have.