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Old Oct 6, 2012 | 11:50 PM
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Quick question. How do you determine what size air filter to run? I'm looking at either an edelbrock 10" or 14" pro flo
 
Old Oct 7, 2012 | 12:43 AM
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The short answer is at a minimum, a 10" dia. x 3" tall, or 14" dia. x 2" tall (3" would be better).
The long answer...
Square inches of filter needed: C.I. x Max rpm divided by 20839
So, 350 x 6,000/20839 = 100 sq. in.
That's based on the CFM requirement of the engine at 100% volumetric efficiency, which your engine is not. Yours may be closer to .80, giving you 80 sq. in. needed.
Then get the circumference of the filter x the height to figure the total square inches.
14" x 3.1416 = 43.98". x 2" tall = 88 sq. in., or 3" tall = 132 sq. in.
You can do the math for a 10" filter. Be sure to show your work!
 
Old Oct 7, 2012 | 12:17 PM
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Thanks! helped a ton
 
Old Oct 7, 2012 | 02:50 PM
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I don't do math. I usually just buy a 14" by 2"-3" thick. Never had a problem with it being too much filter. Just don't get those huge 6"-8" thick filters that the race cars use.
 
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Originally Posted by Camaro 69
The short answer is at a minimum, a 10" dia. x 3" tall, or 14" dia. x 2" tall (3" would be better).
The long answer...
Square inches of filter needed: C.I. x Max rpm divided by 20839
So, 350 x 6,000/20839 = 100 sq. in.
That's based on the CFM requirement of the engine at 100% volumetric efficiency, which your engine is not. Yours may be closer to .80, giving you 80 sq. in. needed.
Then get the circumference of the filter x the height to figure the total square inches.
14" x 3.1416 = 43.98". x 2" tall = 88 sq. in., or 3" tall = 132 sq. in.
You can do the math for a 10" filter. Be sure to show your work!
this should be in the stickies
 
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