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Fact or Fiction; Stock Air Cleaner
I have read and heard this, that a stock engine will have less horsepower if operated without the air cleaner element installed. Not recommending this, just curious.
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This is fron HPBooks Rochester Carburetors by Doug Roe, Hope it helps
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At one time using no air cleaner would probably have made more power, but with today's better (K&N) filters and air cleaner assemblies I think you can make more power using a filter than without.
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Ok, I stand corrected
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I can say this...I read in hot rod dyno tests they found no appreciable Hp diff between stock airfilters or any of the aftermarkets, K&N etc. nada! Suprised me.
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most of the horsepower claims by k&n and other companies are made when compared to a stock paper filter thats dirtier than he!!
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