Air Filter question

[Chief Brody]

The wix air filter that I bought is 3 1/2 high and there is a gap between the lid and the bottom of the air cleaner a little >1/8 inch

Are all these air filters made the same? Maybe this one has a raised groove that another one doesn't....anyway, it appears I need a filter that is about 3 1/4 inches high...but I can't find one.

 

[ryoken]

maybe add a piece of narrow adhesive backed weatherstrip around the underside of the lid?

mcbible has every kind of weatherstrip size/material on the planet....

 

[Chief Brody]

I know that the lid and air case are the correct ones...I just wonder about the air filter if it is the correct height....
really strange

 

[ryoken]

what's the diameter of the filter?

 

[Chief Brody]

inner is 9.75 inches

 

[ryoken]

no, outer...

 

[Chief Brody]

got some pics coming here in a min

 

[Chief Brody]

outer diameter is 12"

 

[Chief Brody]

Here is the "correct" factory air cleaner assembly that I bought of eBay...it does indeed fit perfectly on top of my Quadrajet without needing a spacer, and it is "clocked" to the right position.

 

[Chief Brody]

Here is the lid on without the air filter:

 

[Chief Brody]

Here is the lid on with the air filter:

 

[tRustyK5]

looks like you need a 3" high filter...you got a 1/2" gap there.

 

[Chief Brody]

should I have this bead blasted or just cup wire brush it?

 

[ryoken]

your kingdom for my blast cab right now! it'd make that perfect in about 10 minutes...

i'll go look up a filter for ya..

 

[Chief Brody]

I see what the deal is now...that WIX filter has a raised ridge that is around the innermost circle....while the air clean has that ridge being in what would be the middle of the air filter ring....
There must be different filters with different "ridge placements...if that makes sense

 

[Chief Brody]

your kingdom for my blast cab right now! it'd make that perfect in about 10 minutes...

yep...wish I had a blast cabinet

 

[ryoken]

a quick search shows all the filters for you rig should be 3.5".... 73 right?

i'll look around for a 3".. tho it's hard to find sh*t dimensionally these days.. other than summit, they have 3, 3 1/8 too, but they are K&N washables..

 

[ryoken]

yep...wish I had a blast cabinet

you can mail it to me...

 

[Chief Brody]

you can mail it to me...

I could soak it in molasses for two weeks as well....although shipping might be cheaper than the molasses

 

[ryoken]

just take a DA with 80 to it.. than wirewheel and handsand anything you can't get to..