[1oldgoat]

My HO GTO is a non-ram air, numbers matching car but is missing the original air cleaner. Does anyone have pictures of an original? I have seen a couple of pictures from the top on a GT37 but they don't show the bottom which I think is where they are different than a regular dual snorkel air cleaner. If anyone knows where I can find an original that would be great too. Thanks.

['ol Pinion head]

Passenger side snorkel has a heat riser connection, it's the same visually as the one on the driver's side snorkel.

[mrrat1]

Like hens teeth to find and mucho $$$!!!! I have been looking for a couple years for an affordable one and no luck! Don't want to say what they are price wise.

[mrrat1]

OPH could it be poss to make one with an extra snorkel? I have a few dual snorkel units.
Would it pass the sniff test? Thanks Dave

[The Boss]

I just picked up a 71/72 shaker air cleaner that I'm going to use for the time being, I'll just knock off the little ears that hold the scoop on and use a larger lid.

I know it's got the deep dish on it, but until I find a correct one....

[Judge273]

I was lucky to get one for my car from Lynn. They are hard to find!

[1oldgoat]

Originally Posted by Judge273

I was lucky to get one for my car from Lynn. They are hard to find!

Thanks for the picture. Any chance of getting one of the underside when you get a chance?

Scott

[PB]

Originally Posted by Judge273

I was lucky to get one for my car from Lynn. They are hard to find!

That sticker is hideous! Put a real one on!

['ol Pinion head]

Originally Posted by PB

That sticker is hideous! Put a real one on!

Shouldn't even have one on an HO T-37 or GT-37 or LeMans.

[muscle_collector]

Originally Posted by 'ol Pinion head

Shouldn't even have one on an HO T-37 or GT-37 or LeMans.

not true roger, both of my HO lemans came from original owners and both of them have the stickers on them.

[Judge273]

Pat, that is a before picture. You were not producing them at that time. All is fixed for now! Roger, Mine will!!

Here are some good pix of the one I bought from Lyn.

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=681099

[68bird400HO]

Originally Posted by The Boss

I just picked up a 71/72 shaker air cleaner that I'm going to use for the time being, I'll just knock off the little ears that hold the scoop on and use a larger lid.

I know it's got the deep dish on it, but until I find a correct one....

...and the thermac nipples point the wrong direction.

['ol Pinion head]

Originally Posted by 68bird400HO

...and the thermac nipples point the wrong direction.

... and the spacing between the snorkels is different than '70-72 A-body & there's a big recess in the back of the early 2nd Gen dual snorkels.

[3goats]

Question
So the 455 HO air cleaner base has two heat risers and is there any other difference from say a 69 dual snorkel unit? Is base lower?
I ask because I have a few of these and never really took a close look at them etc. I will never need them as my cars are 69 ram air. I will dig them out over the next couple of days and check what they look like. Probably just plain dual units but never know.
I learned something new today.

[2002Z4CSS]

Originally Posted by 3goats

Question
So the 455 HO air cleaner base has two heat risers and is there any other difference from say a 69 dual snorkel unit? Is base lower?
I ask because I have a few of these and never really took a close look at them etc. I will never need them as my cars are 69 ram air. I will dig them out over the next couple of days and check what they look like. Probably just plain dual units but never know.
I learned something new today.

Do you mean Thermactor valves?

[MescaBug]

Originally Posted by 3goats

Question
So the 455 HO air cleaner base has two heat risers and is there any other difference from say a 69 dual snorkel unit? Is base lower?
I ask because I have a few of these and never really took a close look at them etc. I will never need them as my cars are 69 ram air. I will dig them out over the next couple of days and check what they look like. Probably just plain dual units but never know.
I learned something new today.

71 and up units has a vent hole for the carb. Late 71 IIRC....

[carguy66cars]

Hey Mike, Are we going to see the GT at Dayton this year?

Lyn.

[3goats]

Yes and heat riser connection on pass side.

['ol Pinion head]

'69 GTO aircleaner bases are different. Wider spread between the snorkels. The '69's also, nearly always have the snorkels with the ribs stamped in the,

[68bird400HO]

The only difference between the standard 71-72 GTO and 455HO dual snorkel air cleaners is exactly what OPH said, that there is a ring on the bottom of the HO air cleaner passenger side snorkel for the hose to connect to (just like on the bottom of the driver's side). The thermacs are complete on both snorkels for both the standard and HO air cleaners. All you need to do is get one of those rings off of another air cleaner (they used that same ring on all sorts of air cleaners for various GM cars and years), cut the hole and tack weld it on. That is exactly what the factory did. Cutting snorkels off other decent air cleaners (and re-orienting the thremac), modifying/destroying rare and expensive TA air cleaners, or holding out for a hen's tooth is overkill.

Maybe we could get someone like Norwood to repop that ring ;>)