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Old 04-25-2021, 09:15 PM   #1
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The truck felt like it needed more air

My old truck acted like it wanted more fresh air, so I gave it more. like twice as much
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Old 04-25-2021, 09:46 PM   #2
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Re: The truck felt like it needed more air

Wow.

Does it sound like the breather lid flipped When you put the pedal to the metal???









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Old 04-25-2021, 10:58 PM   #3
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Re: The truck felt like it needed more air

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Wow.

Does it sound like the breather lid flipped When you put the pedal to the metal???.
It actually sounds better, and it's all clean, cool, fresh air.
Got that idea out of Doug Roe's book.
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Old 04-25-2021, 11:21 PM   #4
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Re: The truck felt like it needed more air

I figured it would

I have heard of people years ago that would flip the tops on there breather

Just to make a little Noise
Anything to bring attention

Those guys that done that are probably

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Old 04-26-2021, 02:09 PM   #5
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Re: The truck felt like it needed more air

Well s*it, thats pretty smart actually.
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Old 04-27-2021, 03:52 PM   #6
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Re: The truck felt like it needed more air

Fun! Another way would to rivet a spare snorkel onto the body of the lower one, like the old Z-28 Camaro.
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