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Whilst I am preparing to get my roadster back on the road after many years garaged, I thought I would research more about fitting air filters. My car has twin 1 3/4 SU HF6 carbs off a TR7 (fitted by the original builder because the original Marina carbs were quite worn), full depth insulating spacer blocks and an aluminium heat shield. The heat shield and full depth blocks were adeded by me to help prevent juddering when the car was caught in traffic jams! The problem now is that there just isn't enough room for air filters (I made some basic miniature foam ones with filter holders before adding heat shield and carb spacer blocks, but they no longer fit and I doubt they helped air flow due to such a small surface area) but due to the fact that I just want to pootle around in it in rural Norfolk without the need for any major engine rebuilds in the future, I think it is about time I looked at getting air filters.
I have 3 main questions:
1) What do other people do? Is there a simple solution that requires either zero or only slight bonnet/side panel mods? In your gallery there is nothing which shows everyone's solutions to this problem.
2) Which types of filters do most people use? I have noticed some Lynx Ramflo filters from Australia which are more rounded and can also be offset to right or upwards but at £72 + delivery from UK supplier each, they seem very expensive but look cool. I also wondered about carb trumpets with foam filter socks. Not as pretty though.
3) To ensure good airflow into the carbs and to also prevent build up of heat around the carbs what else can be done? I have already added a small Peugeot 206 bonnet scoop to help.
Any pics, ideas or advice would be really useful.
I have 3 main questions:
1) What do other people do? Is there a simple solution that requires either zero or only slight bonnet/side panel mods? In your gallery there is nothing which shows everyone's solutions to this problem.
2) Which types of filters do most people use? I have noticed some Lynx Ramflo filters from Australia which are more rounded and can also be offset to right or upwards but at £72 + delivery from UK supplier each, they seem very expensive but look cool. I also wondered about carb trumpets with foam filter socks. Not as pretty though.
3) To ensure good airflow into the carbs and to also prevent build up of heat around the carbs what else can be done? I have already added a small Peugeot 206 bonnet scoop to help.
Any pics, ideas or advice would be really useful.
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