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Aussie Ol' Blue · 03-16-2014, 12:09 AM

Does anyone run the 50's style caddy air filter on their BBC?

Comments, opinions and photo's would be very welcome.

kcsa75 · 03-16-2014, 10:33 AM

I have this one on my SBC. I got it from Speedway Motors.
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Techno...aner,1052.html

My plan is to paint it match the color of the truck.

Aussie Ol' Blue · 03-16-2014, 06:47 PM

Thanks kcsa75. No issues performance wise?

Anyone else?

kcsa75 · 03-16-2014, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Aussie Ol' Blue

Thanks kcsa75. No issues performance wise?

Anyone else?

No issues. I had an Edelbrock open filter on it and went with this to quiet things down a little bit. I also think it looks really cool.

Aussie Ol' Blue · 03-16-2014, 07:08 PM

I have an open K&N filter on a Holley.

I agree that it looks really cool and if it quietens things down then it ticks the boxes!

csfields · 03-17-2014, 07:50 AM

It's not a big block, but Caddy air filter on a new crate motor SBC. Plan on doing some painting to make it stand out. It's sitting on Holley Street Avenger, using a stock transmission dipstick and it clears it barely, no concerns with hitting distributer. I am running a carb spacer.

ortegamotor · 03-17-2014, 09:19 AM

Aussie Ol' Blue · 03-18-2014, 12:51 AM

I reckon they look cool in black but I like ORTEGAMOTOR's attitude!

jondancer · 08-03-2014, 02:51 PM

Do all you guys run carb spacers with this filter? I'm afraid it won't clear my hood

kcsa75 · 08-03-2014, 03:59 PM

I have a Edelbrock Performer with a 3/4-inch spacer under the Holley carb, but the air cleaner sits right on top of the carb. There are no clearance issues on my 72.

**michael bustamante** · 08-03-2014, 05:39 PM

Great now IM going to have to order one. Those look downright cool!

*Fitz* · 08-03-2014, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by kcsa75

I have this one on my SBC. I got it from Speedway Motors.

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Techno...aner,1052.html

My plan is to paint it match the color of the truck.

The NASCAR guys run an airbox almost like that. Turn it backwards, cut a rectangular hole in the firewall just below the cowl and build a duct to go from that into the air plenum openings on that filter cover. CHEAP RAM AIR! It's good for 4 pounds of boost (at 160 mph).

Don't mind the pieces of coyote splattered all over the engine in the picture. It's all that was left of poor ole Wylie after Brad Coleman hit him at 190 mph.

**michael bustamante** · 08-03-2014, 06:33 PM

now that's a hood ornament!

jondancer · 08-03-2014, 07:28 PM

Dude, is that animal real?

*Fitz* · 08-03-2014, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by michael bustamante

now that's a hood ornament!

Yes, it is! Didn't do much for the coyote, though. And no, the photo is not a photo shop fake. Brad Colemen hit it at the Toyota test track in Arizona on August 17 2009 at 190 MPH.

csfields · 08-03-2014, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jondancer

Do all you guys run carb spacers with this filter? I'm afraid it won't clear my hood

I run a one inch spacer and no clearance issues.

COCONUTS · 01-19-2019, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by csfields

I run a one inch spacer and no clearance issues.

Is this filter in your photo the large version or the shrunk down version?

The large is 18”x17 or something close to that. Do the large version fit on the sbc and if so does it look too big? I think it was made for a Cadillac 500 ci.

The smaller one is like 14x15”

Planning on ordering one for my 66 c10 with a 350 edlebrock performer intake and edlebrock 650 cfm 4 barrel.

**special-K** · 01-19-2019, 01:46 AM

My opinion is a '50s air cleaner on a late '60s-early '70s truck

**Steeveedee** · 01-19-2019, 09:06 PM

I like the Ortega Motor paint job!

These things look like the Buick "Star Wars" air cleaner. Most guys with the really high performance Buicks use something else, because those air cleaners are fairly restrictive in those cases.

03-16-2014, 12:09 AM	#1
Aussie Ol' Blue Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Sassafras. Victoria. The beautiful Mount Dandenong Ranges Posts: 234	Cadillac style air filter Does anyone run the 50's style caddy air filter on their BBC? Comments, opinions and photo's would be very welcome. __________________ CLASSIC 1970 C20 WITH A RUMBLIN' V8. IT'S MY MID-LIFE CRISIS ONLY IT AIN'T A LITTLE RED SPORTS CAR OR A HARLEY! IF YOU'RE GUNNA SKATE ON THIN ICE, YOU MAY AS WELL TAP DANCE!

03-16-2014, 10:33 AM	#2
kcsa75 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kansas City Posts: 3,590	Re: Cadillac style air filter I have this one on my SBC. I got it from Speedway Motors. http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Techno...aner,1052.html My plan is to paint it match the color of the truck. Attached Images __________________ Willie Swamp Angel Truckers '72 C10 Highlander *People who blindly follow a GPS end up on television programs on The Weather Channel. Some survive, some don't.*

03-16-2014, 06:47 PM	#3
Aussie Ol' Blue Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Sassafras. Victoria. The beautiful Mount Dandenong Ranges Posts: 234	Re: Cadillac style air filter Thanks kcsa75. No issues performance wise? Anyone else? __________________ CLASSIC 1970 C20 WITH A RUMBLIN' V8. IT'S MY MID-LIFE CRISIS ONLY IT AIN'T A LITTLE RED SPORTS CAR OR A HARLEY! IF YOU'RE GUNNA SKATE ON THIN ICE, YOU MAY AS WELL TAP DANCE!

03-16-2014, 07:08 PM	#5
Aussie Ol' Blue Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Sassafras. Victoria. The beautiful Mount Dandenong Ranges Posts: 234	Re: Cadillac style air filter I have an open K&N filter on a Holley. I agree that it looks really cool and if it quietens things down then it ticks the boxes! __________________ CLASSIC 1970 C20 WITH A RUMBLIN' V8. IT'S MY MID-LIFE CRISIS ONLY IT AIN'T A LITTLE RED SPORTS CAR OR A HARLEY! IF YOU'RE GUNNA SKATE ON THIN ICE, YOU MAY AS WELL TAP DANCE!

03-17-2014, 07:50 AM	#6
csfields Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Elizabethtown, Kentucky Posts: 322	Re: Cadillac style air filter It's not a big block, but Caddy air filter on a new crate motor SBC. Plan on doing some painting to make it stand out. It's sitting on Holley Street Avenger, using a stock transmission dipstick and it clears it barely, no concerns with hitting distributer. I am running a carb spacer. Attached Images __________________ Thanks, Casey 71 Chevy C-10 SWB 350/400 PS, PB The Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=584045 The Brake Upgrade http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=695699

03-17-2014, 09:19 AM	#7
ortegamotor Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: auburn california Posts: 1,147	Re: Cadillac style air filter Attached Images __________________ ORTEGAMOTOR

03-18-2014, 12:51 AM	#8
Aussie Ol' Blue Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Sassafras. Victoria. The beautiful Mount Dandenong Ranges Posts: 234	Re: Cadillac style air filter I reckon they look cool in black but I like ORTEGAMOTOR's attitude! __________________ CLASSIC 1970 C20 WITH A RUMBLIN' V8. IT'S MY MID-LIFE CRISIS ONLY IT AIN'T A LITTLE RED SPORTS CAR OR A HARLEY! IF YOU'RE GUNNA SKATE ON THIN ICE, YOU MAY AS WELL TAP DANCE!

08-03-2014, 02:51 PM	#9
jondancer Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: central michigan Posts: 1,194	Re: Cadillac style air filter Do all you guys run carb spacers with this filter? I'm afraid it won't clear my hood

08-03-2014, 03:59 PM	#10
kcsa75 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kansas City Posts: 3,590	Re: Cadillac style air filter I have a Edelbrock Performer with a 3/4-inch spacer under the Holley carb, but the air cleaner sits right on top of the carb. There are no clearance issues on my 72. __________________ Willie Swamp Angel Truckers '72 C10 Highlander *People who blindly follow a GPS end up on television programs on The Weather Channel. Some survive, some don't.*

08-03-2014, 05:39 PM	#11
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,858	Re: Cadillac style air filter Great now IM going to have to order one. Those look downright cool! __________________ 1967custom

08-03-2014, 06:33 PM	#13
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,858	Re: Cadillac style air filter now that's a hood ornament! __________________ 1967custom

08-03-2014, 07:28 PM	#14
jondancer Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: central michigan Posts: 1,194	Re: Cadillac style air filter Dude, is that animal real?

01-19-2019, 01:46 AM	#18
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Cadillac style air filter My opinion is a '50s air cleaner on a late '60s-early '70s truck __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

01-19-2019, 09:06 PM	#19
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,579	Re: Cadillac style air filter I like the Ortega Motor paint job! These things look like the Buick "Star Wars" air cleaner. Most guys with the really high performance Buicks use something else, because those air cleaners are fairly restrictive in those cases. __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA



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