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 Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 5:29 am Post subject: Shorrock Supercharger Aircleaner |
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The air cleaner shown in these pictures from the 1967 EMPI catalog shows the one missing element of VW Shorrock items. Nobody has one, it's the distinctive original air cleaner that came with the EMPI Shorrock Kit.
Nobody knows if it was specifically made for the kit (seems unlikely) or if an off the shelf aftermarket air cleaner was used.
My opinion is that it's a aftermarket cleaner. It's very distinctive in its detail, those 10 tell-tale breather holes...surely someone has seen one before. 
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| Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:38 am Post subject: Re: Shorrock Supercharger Aircleaner |
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Interesting distributor for a 40hp/1300/1500
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| Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 12:13 pm Post subject: Re: Shorrock Supercharger Aircleaner |
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| Interesting distributor for a 40hp/1300/1500 |
Yep a 383...they work well. |
Interesting fan shroud on that engine too. Looks like a stale air round top, but with factory looking fresh air heater outlets.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 1:12 pm Post subject: Re: Shorrock Supercharger Aircleaner |
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Huh. I don’t see that.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: Shorrock Supercharger Aircleaner |
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| I had that same air filter/cleaner a while back.. i bought a package deal of parts from an old gentlemen In Hemet ca. And had that air filter cleaner with parts and I don't really study superchargers besides speedwell one since I thought would be cool but to expensive but anyways ... so I didn't even question what it was for i just thought it was from another car air filter and never did research know I feel stupid lol oh well it happens but I sold same one to some vw guy that stop by to buy parts from me not long after buying the bundle of parts ..after seeing the this fourm I called the guy to see if he still had it but he changed his # .. 😣🙈🙉🤦♂️🤷♂️ |
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John Moxon
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| Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 5:04 am Post subject: Re: Shorrock Supercharger Aircleaner |
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| I had that same air filter/cleaner a while back.. i bought a package deal of parts from an old gentlemen In Hemet ca. And had that air filter cleaner with parts and I don't really study superchargers besides speedwell one since I thought would be cool but to expensive but anyways ... so I didn't even question what it was for i just thought it was from another car air filter and never did research know I feel stupid lol oh well it happens but I sold same one to some vw guy that stop by to buy parts from me not long after buying the bundle of parts ..after seeing the this fourm I called the guy to see if he still had it but he changed his # .. 😣🙈🙉🤦♂️🤷♂️ |
Ah well, kind of encouraging as it does show they are out there somewhere. The trouble is as a generic "Vintage Air Cleaner" searching for images throws up all sorts...all of them drawing a blank. My only hope is it was also used as a stock cleaner on a car from the '50s or '60s, say a '55 Jaguar...that would help the search.
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