Air Cleaner Insights, 914-6 Correct Options

[DennisV]

Is this air cleaner correct for 1970 914-6? Am I missing any components?

I went through the other air cleaner threads I could find. A couple things about our plastic one that seems curious when I compare it to the photos I'm finding of others identified as 914-6:

1. No clips or inlets for cold start fuel lines
2. Large to small outlet plastic fitting

Thanks.

P.S. I am unclear about the fittings. My best guess is the small single port metal one is a water drain valve and big plastic one with two outlets is oil breather? Not sure how to connect either.

[gereed75]

Sure. the plastic one will fit and apparently the metal one will also. Ben made it work with some relatively slight mods. Ill let him chime in if he wants to detail those mods. Never did it myself.

There are two style wire clips, the longer and the shorter. Not sure what configuration uses the shorter ones. Plastic tops use the longer. It is pretty apparent when you have them in your hand. The longer ones are 3" when fully extended. sorry, dont know the PN.

you guys have persevered a lot to get to this point. This is really not a biggy. Really tough finding all the parts if you are trying to do a completely correct resto on a factory six, not so tough for a conversion.

I think if I had my druthers and wanted a factory box I would do a metal one. No fire/distortion/melt issues. Guess that would require the higher inner wall bucket. Just not sure which clips those use. (-:

There is a very comprehensive thread regarding this over on the Early 911S registry. If i have time latter to find it I will post a link. In that thread even the most esteemed Grady Clay (RIP) got it wrong at first. The factory changed things as it went along. They never considered the confusion that the changes might make decades into the future for us sick old Porsche hobbyists!