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chink13
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 Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 9:50 am Post subject: Porsche 912 air cleaners |
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question is will they fit in the engine bay i know i can modify them to fit on my webers but not 100% sure if they will fit in the engine bay ive never seen anyone do this mod maybe theres a reason....
these are the filters in question
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 9:53 am Post subject: Re: Porsche 912 air cleaners |
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Porsche = $$$$$
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chink13
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:12 am Post subject: Re: Porsche 912 air cleaners |
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| lmao i aint too worried about prices on the air cleaners just want to know if they will fit hell even a height measurement would be fantastic. im wanting to shut my webers up so i can hear myself think as well as the radio... |
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:42 am Post subject: Re: Porsche 912 air cleaners |
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Being that they appear to be mostly behind the fan shroud, I think that they’re going to want to be in the same space as the gas tank.
Perhaps you could turn them around so they’re on the deck lid side of the engine.
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SGKent
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:20 am Post subject: Re: Porsche 912 air cleaners |
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you may be the first to try. Be sure to post the results. My best guess is that a 912 enthusiast would pay a lot more for them than they would add to a bay value.
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Takamotti
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 8:48 am Post subject: Re: Porsche 912 air cleaners |
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912 filters look nice but I would be surprised if they fit: I have Honda Goldwing boxes, as you can see left one is very close to firewall.
(they are ugly but reduce noise)
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Alan Brase
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 4:11 am Post subject: Re: Porsche 912 air cleaners |
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You have pictured later 912 filters. Early 1965-6 ones are much lower profile and would very likely fit.
The good news is that VW made actual factory manifolds to mount Solex 40PII carbs, so you could do it all German with factory parts. Solexes used to be dirt cheap at swap meets. They all needed throttle shafts and bushings.The way it is now it would likely cost $2000 to get a set restored, tho.
My belief that Real German Solexes are much better carbs than Webers. 912 carbs have 32mm venturis, so good for 95hp. Cheap Italian cabs used to be the way to save money.
It just baffles me to see these $60k restored 912's and they have Webers on them with very cheesy K&N unsilenced air filters. True CALIFORNIA BOLT ON at its best. A 912 with out of the box Webers probably dynos at about 75hp.
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chink13
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:22 pm Post subject: Re: Porsche 912 air cleaners |
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| well i bit the bullet and ordered a pair of really nice pair of 912 filter assemblies looks like ill have then early part of next week and i will be posting my adventures with it |
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chink13
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 8:16 am Post subject: Re: Porsche 912 air cleaners |
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well they arrived already!
I drove the bus to work today so I could see if they would possibly fit and well height is not an issue just looking and measuring it. I will be looking into putting them on in the next day or so. I'm not sure exactly how all of this will go down but I'm pretty sure I can make this work no problem.
also the picture of me hold the housing up is off looking cos i the angle i took the photo there is plenty of room lol
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chink13
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 11:10 am Post subject: Re: Porsche 912 air cleaners |
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Well I've confirmed that the right side fits!! I just have to find out if the left will also fit for sure then when I get home I'll modify the bases to fit the webers and have them officially installed!
CB performance filter removed left the base plate there so i could trown everything back together quickly for the ride home from work
lots of clearance over the top!! looks neat too!! |
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