Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 20:05:59 -0500

[gene]

Did you look at Daren's stuff ??

He makes a raised hood out of stainless
genef

>Arch,
> Since I now have the Caspro engine I too had the "Dog House" Blues since I
>have the high rise manifold. Jim just added a two by four rim to my hatch.
>Not the best but got him to FC. It was noisy! I looked at K&N and decided
>that the noise level would be way to high with an open element air filter
>howling away at my feet.
> I talked to Chuck Kokesh. He had an old hatch that he added a small dog
>house to and upholstered it with carpet to match his coach. He used a
>Cadillac 500 cu. in. air cleaner that he moved the breather tube down on so
>it exits just behind the Alt. He hooked a hose to it to suck fresh air out
>the grill and move the noise away. I got it from him. It uses a smaller
>element (1" shorter and about 12" in dia. FRAM CA325, IIRC). Dog house is
>pretty small (2" high and about 12"x14"). Still a pain but not as bad.
>Atleast I can walk around or over it w/o stepping up so high.
> I think if I had to do it again I would find a stock manifold and leave
>that baby flat as a pancake. I decided I hate dog houses! But thats just my
>opinion so take it for what it's worth.
>
>Nate '75GB (27 Degrees tonight) Omaha
>
>
Genef -- 77PB/ore/ca
GMC MOTORHOME INFORMATION
mr.erf
http://www.california.com/~eagle/

 

[jim bounds1]

Nate,

27 deg. tonight? Life does not have to be that hard! Of course, you may
have to dodge a few natural desasters, salt water encrosion & tourists with
rental cars they thing of as bumpercars!

I do agree with you on one point for sure, dog houses of any type stink. I
like an open floor between the 2 front seats.

Technically speaking I also agree that using an inverted manifold is not
optimum and swedging a slung low air cleaner cannot be good for breathing
but it does work to some degree which satisfies some workable criteria.

This is a classic catch 22 and if you have seen both sides the situation is
all the more frustrating.

Pick your poison,

Jim Bounds
- -------------------------

>
>Did you look at Daren's stuff ??
>
>He makes a raised hood out of stainless
>genef
>
>

>>Arch,
>> Since I now have the Caspro engine I too had the "Dog House" Blues since I
>>have the high rise manifold. Jim just added a two by four rim to my hatch.
>>Not the best but got him to FC. It was noisy! I looked at K&N and decided
>>that the noise level would be way to high with an open element air filter
>>howling away at my feet.
>> I talked to Chuck Kokesh. He had an old hatch that he added a small dog
>>house to and upholstered it with carpet to match his coach. He used a
>>Cadillac 500 cu. in. air cleaner that he moved the breather tube down on so
>>it exits just behind the Alt. He hooked a hose to it to suck fresh air out
>>the grill and move the noise away. I got it from him. It uses a smaller
>>element (1" shorter and about 12" in dia. FRAM CA325, IIRC). Dog house is
>>pretty small (2" high and about 12"x14"). Still a pain but not as bad.
>>Atleast I can walk around or over it w/o stepping up so high.
>> I think if I had to do it again I would find a stock manifold and leave
>>that baby flat as a pancake. I decided I hate dog houses! But thats just my
>>opinion so take it for what it's worth.
>>
>>Nate '75GB (27 Degrees tonight) Omaha
>>
>>
>Genef -- 77PB/ore/ca
>GMC MOTORHOME INFORMATION
>mr.erf
>http://www.california.com/~eagle/
>
>

 

[richard waters]

Jim,
At least we don't have hurricanes, sink holes big enough
to swallow houses and a shortage of drinking water up here
in the Arctic.
Richard '76 PB, Cozy by the fire in Troy, MI
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> 27 deg. tonight? Life does not have to be that hard! Of course, you may
> have to dodge a few natural desasters, salt water encrosion & tourists with
> rental cars they thing of as bumpercars!
>

 

[darren paget]

Thanks Gene. But it's aluminum. Weighs less that way. Darren

>
> Did you look at Daren's stuff ??
>
> He makes a raised hood out of stainless
> genef
>

> >Arch,
> > Since I now have the Caspro engine I too had the "Dog House" Blues since I
> >have the high rise manifold. Jim just added a two by four rim to my hatch.
> >Not the best but got him to FC. It was noisy! I looked at K&N and decided
> >that the noise level would be way to high with an open element air filter
> >howling away at my feet.
> > I talked to Chuck Kokesh. He had an old hatch that he added a small dog
> >house to and upholstered it with carpet to match his coach. He used a
> >Cadillac 500 cu. in. air cleaner that he moved the breather tube down on so
> >it exits just behind the Alt. He hooked a hose to it to suck fresh air out
> >the grill and move the noise away. I got it from him. It uses a smaller
> >element (1" shorter and about 12" in dia. FRAM CA325, IIRC). Dog house is
> >pretty small (2" high and about 12"x14"). Still a pain but not as bad.
> >Atleast I can walk around or over it w/o stepping up so high.
> > I think if I had to do it again I would find a stock manifold and leave
> >that baby flat as a pancake. I decided I hate dog houses! But thats just my
> >opinion so take it for what it's worth.
> >
> >Nate '75GB (27 Degrees tonight) Omaha
> >
> >
> Genef -- 77PB/ore/ca
> GMC MOTORHOME INFORMATION
> mr.erf
> http://www.california.com/~eagle/

- --
Darren Paget
76 Experimental
Another Fab Day
paget
http://www.TZEplus.com

 

[bdub]

Just to throw another idea into the fire.
A Classics member has raised his coach up 2.5 inches off the frame. He
wanted more room for bigger tanks. He still needed to raise his engine
cover a little so he raised the whole cockpit floor another .75 inch.
Hope he doesn't hit hit head on the ceiling!

bdub
Central Texas

>In a message dated 10/19/99 8:05:56 PM Central Daylight Time, chase
>writes:
> > I think if I had to do it again I would find a stock manifold and leave
> > that baby flat as a pancake. I decided I hate dog houses! But thats
> just my
> > opinion so take it for what it's worth.
>
>Nate
>
> From what I learned from both on and off list you are much better off
>with the new manifold. I am going to play with this for a while and
>see where I end up. Right now I think I will order the new manifold
>in the morning. Maybe I can just do a cat house.
>
>Take Care
>Arch