Has anyone put a Z type K&N filter on their hybrid?

[Guest 305240]

I was just wondering if anyone has put a K&N system on their hybrid that resembles one on a Z car. With the issue of hood clearance on carbed engines, I thought it would look awsome as well as solve a problem. All that would be needed would be a hat/bonnet/cover with a snorkle that fits on top of the carb. The rest could be modded up easy.

 

If anyone has beat me on this idea, please let me know how you did it. Thanks.

[Dan Juday]

Scott Trotter, a.k.a. strotter, had a system like that on his Z. I think I remember him saying it came off a truck of some sort. He's running a TBI set up but it looks like a carb to the aircleaner. He has since ditched it and is now using a more conventional type aircleaner.

 

I have a K&N cone filter on my hybrid, but mine is a s.d. tpi so that doesn't count.

[strotter]

Yeah, I fabbed up a cold-air system, mostly because of clearance issues with a single-plane intake. The duct onto the throttle-body actually came from MAF sensor on a mid-80s Volvo (I want to say a Bosch sensor, but I'm not sure), with a bunch of plumbing from a variety of Ford vehicles. The base of the "hat" is almost exactly 5 1/4", standard carburetor (or TBI throttle-body) size. The *computer* came from a truck (Dan, Dan, Dan, the brain, she goes first, eh?)

 

I also had some performance concerns; the intake duct on the "hat" was only 2.5" in diameter, and I was getting some problems at high rpm. I was concerned the motor was choking. I have since gone with a dual-plane manifold which gave me enough clearance for a more conventional filter.

 

I'm considering making a hat out of fiberglass with either a larger 3" intake, or provision for dual 2".