How Important IS Air Filter

[snoboy]

Black Bart you started this thread. I repeat my question What's yer point? Did you really think you would get a bunch of people to pull their air filters off because of this thread? I sked for a UOA of 5000 miles without the air filter installed on your buddys car. Heck I'd settle for a UOA from YOUR daily driver without the air filter installed for 5000 miles. Can you produce?
I know what my lawn mower oil looks like when the air filter had a lousy seal.
Black Bart do YOU use an air filter in your car? If you do then please tell me why

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snoboy

 

[Steve S]

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In 35 years he has put 284000 miles on it and it don't use oil and runs perfect.
So how important do you think an air filter really is

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Car is driven about 1000 miles a year oil is changed once a year.

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Yeah, something doesn't add up here. Unless that car has been around for 284 years. Perhaps there's a wormhole somewhere in Indiana?

Seriously, though- there aren't many 35 year old cars with 284k miles in the Rust Belt that are still in even marginally useable condition, let alone magazine-fare. Seems unlikely. IF that mileage, age, and condition are in fact true, then I suspect multiple rebuilds, repairs, and upgrades over the years.

I work on long-haul trucks and busses every day. I've seen LOTS of engines that were 'dusted' from just a small hole in the air piping coming from the air cleaner. It'll wear out the rings and cylinder walls in short order- and I don't know why a mopar 383 would be any different. Maybe he's very lucky and lives in an area with very little airborne dust... but I wouldn't do that to my vehicle.

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Onion ,it is hard to fool a fleet / Heavy duty tech!!!

 

[jsharp]

I bet this hot rod 383 gets 50 MPG too?

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