71 Roadrunner 383 air cleaner

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71 Roadrunner 383 air cleaner

Post by STROKER340 » Wed Mar 23, 2005 6:12 pm

Just wondering what is the correct color for the air cleaner housing on a 71 383 roadrunner. Is it gloss black, semi-gloss, or black wrinkle finish?

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Post by bruce » Wed Mar 23, 2005 6:31 pm

The original air cleaner on my (then 383) Road Runner was none of the above. It was a hemi-orange dual snorkle with a pie plate. I think the black krinkle air cleaners were on earlier models.
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Post by Dave » Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:07 pm

That orange one was probably from a 72. Correct 71 should be black krinkle. Even my SSP with the 2bbl carb has a black krinkle one (obviously different from a 4bbl).
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Black Wrinkle air cleaner

Post by STROKER340 » Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:25 am

Thanks alot for the help. Now does anybody know how the vac hoses run on it. These air cleaners have alot of ports on them and i'm not sure where everything hooks up.

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Post by bruce » Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:35 am

Whoa, sorry for spreading disinformation! The one on my Runner would have gotten replaced EARLY in the car's life then... It was orange back when I bought it from Lammers in '81. Weird. Oh well, I'll stick with my six barrel--I KNOW what color it's supposed to be! :D
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