Hi all i am using the 1.3 x-flow engine with the standard carburettor from the escort mk 1 what have people done to get the air filter down as far as possible

regards

mark

cut a hole in bonnet & get as much cool air to the intake as possible.
Cooler air =denser air=more power

I also used the standard motorcraft carb. With the sump set an inch below the chassis the carb stuck out of the bonnet. I dropped the engine a further 3/4" so that the underside of the air filter sat neatly in the hole in the bonnet.
How it all works out for you will depend on the height of you bodywork.

David

Really silly question I know...but if you have your filter sticking out above the bonnet isnt it going to get waterlogged?

K&N type filters are renowned in the marine industry for being easily clogged with water.....

Dunc

Drove back from Stoneleigh to Cambridge , it was hissing down.No problems with air filter sticking through bonnet

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Originally posted by tegwin
Really silly question I know...but if you have your filter sticking out above the bonnet isnt it going to get waterlogged?

K&N type filters are renowned in the marine industry for being easily clogged with water.....

Dunc

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how does it affect the sva and what filters are you all using on the standard motorcraft carb

Made a bonnet bulge/air scoop that fell off after SVA

For SVA I put some rubber trim around the edges of a K&N filter, although I've not taken it off since. To fit the K&N to the Motorcraft carb I made an adapter plate which is bolted to the filter mounts and fitted to the carb using a big Jubilee clip.

David

see my photo - I have twin side draught - made hole in bonnet side with some trim o nthe edge and put bottle tops on the wing nuts - no probs with SVA.

As for rain, think of it as a poor man's water injection system!!

I don' think you'll have a problem, even if the filter was under the bopnnet, you'd still be sucking in some moisture.