What type of air-cleaner is this and what for?

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Originally Posted by Mike C

It is when properly ducted to a cowl induction hood. My Camaro went from 13.20’s to 12.70’s in the quarter with the cowl induction setup. This in Texas in the summer when ambient temps were in the low 100’s.

In this case, yes. Buick made a kit for cold air induction from the cowl to the air cleaner in '68. Not as good as cowl induction, but good for a solid .1 in the 1/4. But the air cleaner pictured isn't configured like a cowl induction.