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[Timnmelinda]

Got no response to a shorter air cleaner for 32/36 carb

so New question

What would be a shorter carb upgrade the 32/36 is really tight on space in our mustang, not much room even without an air cleaner, so for example a holley set up any shorter? Using which adapter?

Can I modify stock linkage for it or will I need to go to cable (I realize almost anything can be modified to work but I mean reasonably and quickly)

How will performance/economy compare to using 32/36?

While I am at it should I do carb upgrade or wait till I build next engine?
Current 200, headers, 2 inch duals with crossover, DUI other than that stock.

Will see if This phrasing can get any feed back!

 

[dmsmith55]

Hey Tim. I found an air cleaner adapter that goes on the 32/36 and has the 5 1/8 round lip on it so you can use any air cleaner that would fit a Holley or Ford 2/4 bbl. I also scored a Ford air cleaner (probably from a V8 T Bird, Granada, LTD, etc.) that is all aluminum, very light, and has a lot of drop in the base so it will sit down over the carb. I was working on a 63 Falcon at the time, which I suspected would have a hood clearance problem with my Clifford adapter and 32/36. I did some measurements and was sure it would work, then had to move, so I sold that Falcon. Since then I have gotten into a 63 Fairlane which should have a little more room. The single snorkle air cleaner also makes it easy to plumb up a fresh air intake from the front of the car. Fresh air from the front is a lot better than the hot air you would get with an open element air cleaner. That's what I know about one of your issues, I will have to work out the others just like you when I get my new 200 in the Fairlane.
Good Luck,
Mike

 

[XFlow_Fairlane]

what adaptor are you using?

I was running a pinto/mustang II air cleaner on my 5200. worked pretty good. has a drop base and everything.

 

[Bobscoupe]

Ram Flo makes the triangular air cleaner I'm using on my 32/36. It's in a 68 Mustang.

You can use the adaptor that dmsmith mentioned or fabricate your own and then use one of the drop base cleaners out there.

If you're after the best performance the Holley 350 cfm for a mild or the Holley 500 cfm for a wild build is probably the best. The 32/36 is and improvement over stock at 270 cfm and since it's progressive probably best for economy.

You can adapt a mechanical linkage for the Holley check out wsa100's posts. The cable is probably the best choice thou.

It is a good choice with the other mods you have now. I would say leave it, fabricate an adaptor and use a drop base cleaner or one of the screened triangular cleaners. If you decide to mod the head, install a cam or other mods in the future you can go with the Holley and a direct installation as in the Falcon Performance handbook.

 

[Anonymous]

I have a Weber 32/36 with a Clifford adaptor. I had a small washable rectangle element that looked way to small and I am not a fan of K&N style gauze filters. I had several paper filters left over from a different engine combo that fit the stock 200 Mustang air cleaner and a bunch of generic parts stores air cleaners. They are Fram size CA 184, and I think 12" or 14" I can't remember. Anyway, I had an old chrome Aircleaner that fit a a 4 bbl carb. I cut the center of the air cleaner base enough so that it would fit over the Weber carb. The edges of this air cleaner had a littl bit of a drop. I took a pc of flat sheet metal about the thickness of the air cleaner base and placed an air cleaner gasket from the Weber carb and traced it. Cut a hole and drill the necessary holes so that it can mount to the Weber carb. I traced the openning that I had cut in the air cleaner base on to the sheet metal making sure to center the wing nut mounting hole over the center of the 2 bbls. in the carb. After tracing on the sheet metal, I cut the edges of the sheet metal about an inch outside of the traced lines. This will give you an overlapping flange so that you pop rivet the sheet metal to the old round carb base. I then had to fab up some sort of gizmo to span over the 2 bbls to allow the air cleaner bolt to fasten the lid down. See the picture in the attached link.

Finally, I had to finesse the curvature of the dome or rise in the lid so that it would not hit the underside of the hood.

Or if you are not as cheap or as patient, you could buy a universal adapter that converts it to 5 1/8" round air cleaner size and then buy an appropriate air cleaner with 5 1/8" neck.
http://carburetion.com/Weber/weberpartsair.asp
Doug

 

[Timnmelinda]

Well guess I forgot to mention
I am using stovebolt adapter drilled to bolt straight on without the ford spacer

I can not decide if I should go on with the webber or start again with the holley, nor can I decide if I just want to hold off for the new engine and just continue with the 1 bbl as I am doing for now

Tim

 

[Anonymous]

I don't have personal experience with the Stovebolt adaptor, but I think you will be happy with the performance of the 2 bbl vs the 1 bbl. If nothing else, I would think the rectangluar Wever filters would have sufficient hood clearance. They are a bit shorter than the CA 184 filter setup I had on my car. I ran the Weber filter for about 7 years, but I just wanted to change back to my stock pile of paper filters that no longer fit any of my other cars. At one time I think I had 3 cars that used that CA 184 filter.
Doug