Aftermarket air cleaner housings

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placid warrior":yaexmpyt said:
the edelbrock filter is only 3" tall if u cant find a good performance filter :D

I know, I know :D I just like the chrome lid type better but I may consider it. How wide is it? I did not see dimensions on the web page you linked me to.

It look's like the only K&N options I have are a 6 in diameter 2in thick round one, or a 4.5x7 rectangular one- both a bit smaller looking than I'd like. Rectangular goes along with the shape of the valve cover, but round has more of a vintage look and I hope to put on a finned valve cover someday. What do you guys think would look better?

S-man
 
mustangers may have less clearance due to the body being lower on the frame.

There is no fitment issues to worry about as far as clearance on a Mustang with a Carter YF (or a Carter YF off a 300 6 for that matter).

Just use a stock aircleaner that is off a car equiped with a YF carb or modify a aftermarket aircleaner with a stock base as mentioned above...an excellent idea IMO!!

An aircleaner off a Maverick will have the best clearance, but a Mustang aircleaner will fit just as well. I perfected the technique of swapping to a YF carb about 4 years ago :wink: and all the info is on my website.

http://www.inlinepages.com/~inlinefever/ram_air.html
http://www.inlinepages.com/~inlinefever ... _swap.html
http://www.geocities.com/mustang_man_19 ... _carb.html
http://inlinefever.homestead.com/RamAir.html

Just an FYI....You cant drill out the jet in a YF or you will ruin the carb! They have a metering rod that you adjust to make it richer or leaner...kinda like a Edelbrock/Carter 4 Bbl carb.
Later,


Doug
 
Sedanman":2ztxrhz7 said:
I know, I know :D I just like the chrome lid type better but I may consider it. How wide is it? I did not see dimensions on the web page you linked me to.

S-man

its about 12"x6-7" roughly (i can check later if u want, but thats pretty close anyways...maybe 10" min.)

the stock aircleaner base is good to use though if u do modify it because u should be able to get a taller filter in there than one thats completely above the carb....what would u guys say...about 2 inches or so? that should allow u to get a 4-5" filter in there. u can always get the filter lid for the aircleaner...but IMO thats a waste of money unless u have an open hood scoop or something.

Just an FYI....You cant drill out the jet in a YF or you will ruin the carb! They have a metering rod that you adjust to make it richer or leaner...kinda like a Edelbrock/Carter 4 Bbl carb.
Later,

is the YF pretty much the same as the YFA in that sense? I enlarged my jet, i didnt actually drill it, but i ground it close to the crown since the hole gets bigger there. how do u adjust the metering rod? is the difference between the carbs here? I have a screw attached to the top of the accelerator pump and the metereing rod is attached to that as well, i have it tightened quite a bit, is that the accelerator pump only adjuster or also adjustment for a quicker shot of fuel? I'm leaving my carb alone for now cause its running decent although i think it has a very slight vacuum leak. but the info would be very valuable, and i thank u for it.
 
Placid and Doug,

Fitament IS an issue for me as all the aftermarket air housings sit above the carb flange. I do not have a stock lower-rise air cleaner housing for the YF, and there none in the local wrecking yards- I've been to all of them! (well, there was one but they wanted 50 bucks for it!) The 1100 air housing I have will not clear the big choke housing that sticks up about 5/6 in. above the flange on the YF, so aftermarket is my only choice.

The downside to the triangle Pro- Flow is that by the dimensions given and my hood clearance, I estimate it will be right up against the underside of my hood. It looks like it's intended for most of the airflow to come from the top with a little on the sides- I think a solid top housing that's intended to breathe on the sides would flow more air as far as open element setups go, with Doug's ram-air setup flowing the best of them all :wink:

Doug,

Thanks for the warning on the jet- I was about to get out the drill set! How do I adjust it? I bought a reman. carb so have no rebuild or calibration instructions.

Thor
 
and there none in the local wrecking yards

Thor,
Do you ebay?? If you do, I can let you know when I find one that'll fit your carb and give you the link. Generally, I find them on there in the $10.00 price range every now and then :wink:

I'll give you and placid some more tips on the YF tuning tomorrow night.

is the YF pretty much the same as the YFA

A YF and a YFA are the exact same carb except a YFA is a later model carb and has more emissions junk attatched to it. I have both models sitting out in my shop :D :D :D

Later,

Doug
 
Thanks, Doug,

I checked e-bay last week and found one, but could not find one the next day. Using the library computer has it limitations and I can't always get back to make bids when I want to. As soon as I get my tuning troubles worked out (see my other thread) I will just order a K&N if I don't have a stock one lined up.

I can wait on the tuning tips till tomorrow as I'm going to try my 1100 again- but what's this about adjusting dist. vacuum advance by an allen nut inside the vac. fitting? My carb only has one vac. line, btw.

Thor
 
Mustang_Geezer":2bdwas54 said:
I'll give you and placid some more tips on the YF tuning tomorrow night.

is the YF pretty much the same as the YFA

A YF and a YFA are the exact same carb except a YFA is a later model carb and has more emissions junk attatched to it. I have both models sitting out in my shop :D :D :D

Later,

Doug

are there 2 different kinds of YFA's cause i did a search for the YFA diagram and there were 2 kinds...although trying to find that page right now is not working out, lol....but there was the YFA-NF, which is what i have without the emissions junk and somehting else (cant find the page, so i dont even remember what it stands for) but i suppose then that i have the YF then?
 
Does anyone know if a Pro-Flo for 2-bbl (2-5/8") would fit a 250 w/ Autolite 1100 (2-3/16")?
 
JC WHITNEY-bought 6 inch chrome cleaners for the solex carb(volkswagen). The hole is offset, but doesn't pose a problem and they are only 10 or 11 bucks each!
 
Wow- this thread is old. I posted exactly a year ago, and I'm still having carb troubles! funny how things go....
 
Sedanman":a5l0m5wm said:
I do not have a stock lower-rise air cleaner housing for the YF, and there none in the local wrecking yards-

look for carbed 4-cyl Mustangs, around 85-86. They had YF's
 
thanks, but I've long since given up on the crappy parts store YF's I was trying last year and went to a Pony Carbs 1101. Can't say it's any better, though, esp. with what I payed for it.
 
Sedanman":31bdj32c said:
thanks, but I've long since given up on the crappy parts store Carbs.

Me too - that's why I always do my own work! :wink:
 
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