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Title: Air cleaner inlet flange
Post by: Fairlane514 on March 07, 2013, 07:56:17 pm

Does anyone have a source for the inlet flange that twists into the radiator core support for the air cleaner ducting?

Title: Re: Air cleaner inlet flange
Post by: 81_Chevy on March 07, 2013, 08:01:14 pm

Fairlane,

     i can take some pics tommorow after school of the one on my truck. were you looking to do the same thing as me?

Title: Re: Air cleaner inlet flange
Post by: bd on March 07, 2013, 08:08:13 pm

About six months ago I purchased NOS for my R10 from a dealer in greater Los Angeles.  Go to a local dealership and have them run the OE part number on a national locator.  IIR, there were many still available around the country.

Title: Re: Air cleaner inlet flange
Post by: Fairlane514 on March 07, 2013, 09:12:54 pm

81_Chevy.......I have a dual snorkel air cleaner body, so I was going to run two inlets. The one on my passenger side is there, but I want another for the driver's side. The radiator core support has the cut out already there, I just need the plastic inlet that twists in place.

Thanks bd for the information.

Title: Re: Air cleaner inlet flange
Post by: bd on March 07, 2013, 10:02:09 pm

Fairlane, I failed to mention the part has been discontinued and removed from GM's PDC's, but is still available directly from dealers with NOS.  Hopefully, you will find one close by.

Title: Re: Air cleaner inlet flange
Post by: Fairlane514 on March 07, 2013, 10:29:02 pm

Am I using the correct terminology?   

Title: Re: Air cleaner inlet flange
Post by: bd on March 07, 2013, 10:45:38 pm

I instantly understood what you meant.  But, to hedge your bet, a valid GM part number is cast into the inlet deflector.

Title: Re: Air cleaner inlet flange
Post by: mdws1987 on March 09, 2013, 12:46:52 pm

FYI.  Found the one I needed at a PicknPull wrecking yard.