Fabricating A Custom Air Cleaner To Fit Your Cars Engine

Grumpy

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https://www.hotrod.com/articles/hand-fabricating-custom-two-barrel-air-cleaners/

https://www.powernationtv.com/two-m...dual-snorkel-cold-air-cleaner-assembly-part-1

http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/cooler-denser-air.8961/#post-31945

http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ferant-c-4-hoods-and-hoodscoops.353/#post-434

https://www.powernationtv.com/two-m...dual-snorkel-cold-air-cleaner-assembly-part-2

http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ng-sheet-metal-patch-panels.16252/#post-98426

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/fabricating-custom-air-cleaner/

https://www.onallcylinders.com/2013/11/27/match-air-filter-size-engine/

https://wixfilters.com/Lookup/FilterBySize.aspx

a bit of creativity, some accurate measurement and some fabrication skill can go a long way in allowing you to have a low flow restriction air cleaner while still not having to install a huge hood scoop, to gain clearance.

air cleaners can be remotely mounted and you can have dual air filters, so theres a great deal of flexibility in where you mount the air filter and what size it is.
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You might want to think about using a 3D printer for projects like this for a Corvette
air intake.

I bought this Anycubic Chiron 3D printer several months ago. Now printing in 3D is not
something that you can just buy a printer and start kicking out parts every few hours. It
takes time to setup the printer. There are lots of parts already out there that you can just
print ..... BUT if you want to design your own, then learning a 3D software package is in
your future. I have decided to learn and use FreeCAD.

https://www.freecadweb.org/

https://www.yeggi.com/q/corvette+parts/
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forum...uld-you-3d-print-parts-for-your-corvette.html
https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=corvette&type=things&sort=relevant&page=14

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what are the dimensional limitations, could you lets say produce something that was 14" x 16" x 4" or 18" x 18' x 3"
yes I understand its not a production option as its rather slow and fairly expensive,
and takes some extended training, or research to use, but it looks like an excellent option
 
You can print what ever fits inside the print volume, BUT there are limitations. You couldn't print
something that it 1 x 1 x 15 tall. You have to be aware of holes and things that over hang, that is
parts of the print that extend out into open space (2nd graphic) like below. You do have to print supports like
you see below (2nd graphic), and then you can just break them off after printing.

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