Did the seller mention which year and model this air cleaner housing was from? I will keep an eye out for the same for possible use on my 250 Bronco. Information I found online which might be accurate indicated that a 1975 302 Mustang air cleaner housing was 14 inches diameter. The 1970 Mustang with a 200 or 250 was approximately 11-12 inches diameter. Thanks.A little update. I found a guy on Craigslist with a 4 barrel 289 air cleaner near me.
I’m going to make a fibreglass insert to fit the webber carb to the air cleaner housing, tne same size as the 4 barrel outer diameter and I’ll set it up to a height that fits under the hood. I'll continue to use the weber oiled filter and have it inside the ford air cleaner and plumb cold air to it through the radiator support.
I’ll have to get a 200 Sprint decal for it, not that anyone would be fooled into believing it was a 289
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All Small Six Keeping the carb cool
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He didn’t mention the year of the car but I’ll bet it was from a Falcon. He had a couple of falcons that he was working on and that seemed to be his car of choice. Being that it’s a 289 filte housing it’s probably a good guess that it’s from between around 1963 - 1967 or so. I think the 302 was introduced in 1968.
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I'd bump up to 100% infill. Been printing since 2013.
I use a 98% infill with no perimeters PLA cylinder for a filter in my oil separator on my shop compressor.
I use a 98% infill with no perimeters PLA cylinder for a filter in my oil separator on my shop compressor.
Well... The sun was out and so am I!!!
I managed to install my fuel pressure gauge and although my fuel regulator was supposed to be calibrated for the Weber carb, it was only letting through about one to maybe 1.5 lbs of fuel pressure. I increased it to 3 lbs and it does dip slightly when I pull the revs up to above 2000 RPM. Prior to adjusting it, I suspect it was fully disengaged and just letting through the default minimum because it never wavered from that 1.5 lb reading. I'll see how it goes. Sometimes when I'm hard on the throttle for a long pull, you could feel it running out of steam.
Also, I installed my heat shield prototype. I think I will rivet a top piece onto it so that I can fill in the gap between the header flange and the head. I might get some adhesive backed hi heat shield material to line the header side with. No rattles or vibrations at all. I'm pretty happy about that.
Excuse the filthy engine compartment. I have been driving through the winter on every sunny day and a couple of torrential rainy days too.
I managed to install my fuel pressure gauge and although my fuel regulator was supposed to be calibrated for the Weber carb, it was only letting through about one to maybe 1.5 lbs of fuel pressure. I increased it to 3 lbs and it does dip slightly when I pull the revs up to above 2000 RPM. Prior to adjusting it, I suspect it was fully disengaged and just letting through the default minimum because it never wavered from that 1.5 lb reading. I'll see how it goes. Sometimes when I'm hard on the throttle for a long pull, you could feel it running out of steam.
Also, I installed my heat shield prototype. I think I will rivet a top piece onto it so that I can fill in the gap between the header flange and the head. I might get some adhesive backed hi heat shield material to line the header side with. No rattles or vibrations at all. I'm pretty happy about that.
Excuse the filthy engine compartment. I have been driving through the winter on every sunny day and a couple of torrential rainy days too.
Hey @DON that’s exactly the area I want to shield.
I just got back from a half hour out and about. The fuel pressure adjustment made a substantial change in behavior, especially at WOT and pushing through corners.
In terms of the effectiveness of the heat shield When I got back, I checked the carb and linkage and things around that area above the header. It’s a complete night/day difference. My throttle linkage used to get really hot. I’m used to handling hot car parts so I’m not usually bothered by it but it gets uncomfortable when you’re adjusting the air/fuel mixture and vacuum fittings, etc. Now it’s actually cool to the touch. In fact, I think because the carb is naturally kept cool by airflow under vacuum that it’s cooling the linkage and there’s a big shield to prevent it from getting super hot. It’s a massive success.
Here’s a photo of the area I’d like to seal up with the addition of a top plate.
