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Old 06-05-2020, 03:56 PM
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I'm in need of a low profile (very low) air cleaner for my son's Corvette. Thinking that a Fly Eye would be a great Day Two option. Does anyone know where an affordable re-pop can be had? Not sure that I'm ready to cough up for an original.

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Old 06-05-2020, 04:38 PM
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ebay..stay vigilant...one will pop up thats affordable..just have to stay on it
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An NOS one sold last week on Ebay for almost $1K.
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I was watching that auction,our own Jason was the seller.https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Fly-Eye...p2047675.l2557
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Blair
Just a heads up on the fly eye. I ran a Cal Custom on my stock 1969 L78 Camaro and found out quickly the top was about the same height as a stock open element air cleaner. Both would rub the hood insulation. The fly eye started to cut a circle in it. The air cleaner was NOS and the instructions on the box stated not to use with the hood insulation.
I removed the insulation.

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Make sure your car has good fire insurance if you go with a fly eye.

One little backfire and the foam has a habit of going up in smoke.
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Old 06-06-2020, 03:16 PM
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Make sure your car has good fire insurance if you go with a fly eye.

One little backfire and the foam has a habit of going up in smoke.
And at the very least making a mess of your carb...
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Old 06-06-2020, 04:46 PM
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Mark is right. Be patient and you will find a good used one at a decent price. I believe the one I just sold was a bit of a anomaly. Sometimes two people just really have to have something.

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I think the zig-zag wire goes between the two mesh screens? I see some with the zig-zag wire visible and some without.
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Old 06-07-2020, 11:16 AM
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the zig-zag wire holds in the mesh screens and filter.

the zig-zag wire came later

the early fly eyes had a large chrome snap ring to hold in the mesh screens and filter
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