Lagondaforum

Hello Guest! (New posts) Forum


Expand and collapse Topic Options
Pages (1): [1]
 Show first unread post

Nov 07, 2010 4:38 pm
h14 Offline
Member
Registered since: Nov 30, 2008
Location: Chalandray, France


Subject: Air filters for 4-carburettor set-up
Before anyone says anything; my dhc was originally fitted with 4 carbs. It was Alan Good's personal car, & his driver told me the 4 carb set-up was replaced by the standard 2 carb arrangement when he sold it.
The rebuild is nearly finished, but Mel Cranmer, who is doing the work, just fits a gauze mesh over the intakes for his Le Mans V12s. I'd prefer something more substantial than that, and wonder if anyone knows what air filter/silencer arrangement was fitted to factory 4 carb cars, other than the Le Mans ones? I know the 2 carb arrangement is simply a silencer. Would also be interested to see how others have dealt with this. I suspect the intake noise from 4 large carburettors will be unacceptable without something in place!
Laurence
 

Nov 08, 2010 8:18 am
Peter S30 Offline
Member
Registered since: Nov 27, 2007
Location: Germany


Subject: Re: Air filters for 4-carburettor set-up
Dear Laurence,
I have only the 2 carb settup and the flat air filter housing is missing. Instead I found these nice brass suction trumpets in the car when I bought it and I am using them, so there is no air filter at all in my car. Suction noise is not a problem and the carburettors are well accessible this way. I know that others have cut a modern air filter and put it in the flat housing. Which certainly restricts air flow a bit. For me the decision was easy, and as long as you are not driving on dusty roads (Peking-Paris or similar) or 30000 miles per year I assume this should be ok. Earlier Lagondas did not have air filters either. I assume the 4-carb cars as the sports version (Le Mans cars, Rapides and a few others) did never have even the flat air filter/silencer housing.
Peter

Thumbnails of attached images:

Filename: carb.JPG
Filetype: File Type Information for: jpg jpg
Downloads: 871
Filesize: 18.79 KB
Image size: 371 x 340 Pixels

 

Nov 11, 2010 11:21 am
h14 Offline
Member
Registered since: Nov 30, 2008
Location: Chalandray, France


Subject: Re: Air filters for 4-carburettor set-up
Hi Peter,
Mine had the original Burgess flat air silencer ..., it wasn't a filter, so perhaps I shouldn't worry too much. I might see if two of the Burgess air silencers could be fitted, perhaps with some modification.
Would be interesting to hear if anyone knows if originally,4-carb non Le Mans V12s had any sort of silencer, filter, or even trumpets such as yours.
Laurence
 

Dec 15, 2010 2:14 am
yted Offline
Member
Registered since: Dec 09, 2007
Location: Australia


Subject: Re: Air filters for 4-carburettor set-up
Lawrence, I can send you photos of the original flashbacks (they are neither a silencer nor filter) as factory-fitted to our 4 carb Rapide engine. However it will take me a day or two.
Mark.

Thumbnails of attached images:

Filename: 4-carb-yted1.JPG
Filetype: File Type Information for: jpg jpg
Downloads: 892
Filesize: 68.97 KB
Image size: 480 x 360 Pixels

Filename: 4-carb-yted2.JPG
Filetype: File Type Information for: jpg jpg
Downloads: 900
Filesize: 71.05 KB
Image size: 480 x 360 Pixels

Filename: 4-carb-yted3.JPG
Filetype: File Type Information for: jpg jpg
Downloads: 904
Filesize: 36.71 KB
Image size: 480 x 360 Pixels

Filename: 4-carb-yted4.JPG
Filetype: File Type Information for: jpg jpg
Downloads: 867
Filesize: 23.77 KB
Image size: 480 x 360 Pixels

Filename: 4-carb-yted5.JPG
Filetype: File Type Information for: jpg jpg
Downloads: 930
Filesize: 52.23 KB
Image size: 480 x 360 Pixels


Mark Whitehead
This post has been edited 2 times. Last edit on Dec 15, 2010 7:47 am by Peter Schirg.  

Dec 18, 2010 7:12 pm
h14 Offline
Member
Registered since: Nov 30, 2008
Location: Chalandray, France


Subject: Re: Air filters for 4-carburettor set-up
Hi Mark,
Thanks for response, just the info I was looking for! Will email you.

Seasons Greetings

Laurence
 

Pages (1): [1]


All times are GMT