air filter questions

83five0 · 04-27-2001, 03:48 PM

i noticed there is a lot of carb guys on here, i have an 83 with the dual snorkel setup i now have a chrome air filter but what do i do with the flex tubes for the exhaust heat on the dual snorkel??? u know what i mean???

04-27-2001, 05:14 PM

Yeah i think i know what you're talking about. Do you mean the heat tubes from the maniolds that went to the underside of the snorkels? I'll tell you what i did...Garbage can. They're there to help heat your engine up quicker so there's less emissions when it's cold. I took the vacuum lines away from the flaps that close off cold air (i still have the dual snorkel air cleaner) and supply hot air from those tubes and i threw the tubes away since i now have headers. I figure the headers heat up quick enough to make the engine nice and toasty, so i don't worry about it. Within 5 minutes my car is usually semi-warm so i don't worry. Another thing i'd try to do is take off the heat shields from the exhaust manifolds that are the mount for the tube, since you really don't need them. good luck

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'84 Mustang 5.0 T5, FMS aluminum radiator & 180* t-stat, 1 5/8 shortys/2.5" duals, '88 GT tail lights and wheels, Holley 4160 4 BBL, FMS smog pump idler

04-27-2001, 03:48 PM	#1
83five0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: palmdale, ca, usa Posts: 1	air filter questions i noticed there is a lot of carb guys on here, i have an 83 with the dual snorkel setup i now have a chrome air filter but what do i do with the flex tubes for the exhaust heat on the dual snorkel??? u know what i mean???

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04-27-2001, 05:14 PM	#2
84stangLX Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah i think i know what you're talking about. Do you mean the heat tubes from the maniolds that went to the underside of the snorkels? I'll tell you what i did...Garbage can. They're there to help heat your engine up quicker so there's less emissions when it's cold. I took the vacuum lines away from the flaps that close off cold air (i still have the dual snorkel air cleaner) and supply hot air from those tubes and i threw the tubes away since i now have headers. I figure the headers heat up quick enough to make the engine nice and toasty, so i don't worry about it. Within 5 minutes my car is usually semi-warm so i don't worry. Another thing i'd try to do is take off the heat shields from the exhaust manifolds that are the mount for the tube, since you really don't need them. good luck ------------------ '84 Mustang 5.0 T5, FMS aluminum radiator & 180* t-stat, 1 5/8 shortys/2.5" duals, '88 GT tail lights and wheels, Holley 4160 4 BBL, FMS smog pump idler