Tom Mahan

How would you go about upgrading the air filter/ intake on an 1981 GSL.
I need more room under my hood so im looking for the smaller compact performance air filters
Also how can you tell if an air filter has gone bad ( stock 1981) the inside of mine looks good but some of the paper things are bent on the outside...

-Tom

Hey give me a break this is my first car thanks

nevarmore

Air filters, you have 2 options:
1) K&N or similar washable and reusable filter, you pay $50 once for the filter and $10 once for the cleaning kit. Its a good deal if you keep the car and dont lose the cleaning kit.
2) Generic paper filters, you pay $7 tops once or twice a year.

What do you need more space for under the hood?

Tom Mahan

i want to put a mirror so i can look at myself. No i just think the other/smaller air filters look sweet, instead of some gigantic blue thing.

-tom

rxtasy3

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going by what u said about this gigantic blue thing, i'm assuming ur running the stock carb. i have the small 6 5/8 chrome air cleaner that is sold at autozone and advanced auto. it came with an adaptor that will fit on the stock carb when i was using it. fits the holley i'm using now without that adaptor. i did however have to special order a k&n filter for it.

Dan_s_young

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http://www.racingbeat.com/resultset....rtNumber=16531

RustyRotary

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Sorry, kind of off topic, but does anybody know where I can get a filter for a Mikuni, or if K&N or Kool Blue makes one that will fit? I went to autozone and asked them, but this is about all I got:

Me: "Can I get a replacement for this filter?"
Autozone guy: "Lets see. Looks like it's washable"
Me: "Yeah, it is, but it's got a lot of crap in it that won't come out, plus it looks like it came out of a horses ***"
Autozone guy: "Well, you could wash it"
Me: "I just want a new one"
Autozone guy: "Hold on a sec. HEY BOB! C'MERE FOR A MINUTE!"
Bob: "What's up?"
Autozone guy: "What do you make of this?"
Bob: "Hmm. Looks like a washable filter. You should wash it"
Me: "Well, that thing is trash and I'd like to get something that isn't 12 years old and filled with ****"
Autozone guy: "If you wash it, it'll probably look better"
Bob: "Yeah, run it through some hot water and wash it"
Me: "Can you just look for a new filter for me?"
Autozone guy: "I'd say you should wash it"
Bob: "Yup. Wash it good."
Autozone guy: "The old washeroo"
Bob: "Washy-wash"
Me: =|

You get the idea.

Dan_s_young

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ive heard the filters for the Mikuni and the weber are interchangable (according to someone else) try:
http://www.rotaryracing.com/ff_KandN_index.htm
or
http://www.piercemanifolds.com/ - Try part number Z70/ 149

Rx-7Doctor

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Now that's pretty funny for a newbie,lol.
You can go to K&N's website and do a search by physical size or call them and give them the size and they will give you the part #. But when you order it don't go back to Autozone, sounds like they are in there own Outerzone,lol.

Rx-7Doctor

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Welcome to the forum.
Also try www.spectreperformance.com for some other really neat air systems that you can create.

cdrad51

Yeap:

Tom Mahan

im not quite sure that you know what i mean you know the difference if you looked under the hood of a newer car like 02 and an 80's car. The small ones like go on the end of the intake pipe. I am just curious if that is an option of what would need to be done to aquire it.

I am just considering my options but thanks for the help

_tom

Dan_s_young

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No one makes them specifically for our cars so in order to have one it would need to be custom fabricated... Thats where www.spectreperformance.com, that rx7doctor recommended comes in handy... IMO I don't think its worth it at all. If you really want a different look I would look into aftermarket intakes, these can be pricey but you will definately notice a large power gain.

Tom Mahan

ok thanks what year do you have?

DAVID GRIMES

For maximum space and a different look, put velocity stacks on the carb and get K&N stack hats. Just wash 'em regularly.

mar3

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Is that even going to fit under a stock hood??