Fly Eye Air Cleaner

[Supergas990]

I'm in need of a low profile (very low) air cleaner for my son's Corvette. Thinking that a Fly Eye would be a great Day Two option. Does anyone know where an affordable re-pop can be had? Not sure that I'm ready to cough up for an original.

Thanks,

Blair

[marxjunk]

ebay..stay vigilant...one will pop up thats affordable..just have to stay on it

[BJCHEV396]

An NOS one sold last week on Ebay for almost $1K.

[Mr70]

I was watching that auction,our own Jason was the seller.https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Fly-Eye...p2047675.l2557

[m22mike]

Blair
Just a heads up on the fly eye. I ran a Cal Custom on my stock 1969 L78 Camaro and found out quickly the top was about the same height as a stock open element air cleaner. Both would rub the hood insulation. The fly eye started to cut a circle in it. The air cleaner was NOS and the instructions on the box stated not to use with the hood insulation.
I removed the insulation.

Mike

[John Brown]

Make sure your car has good fire insurance if you go with a fly eye.

One little backfire and the foam has a habit of going up in smoke.

[Berger L-72]

Originally Posted by John Brown

Make sure your car has good fire insurance if you go with a fly eye.

One little backfire and the foam has a habit of going up in smoke.

And at the very least making a mess of your carb...

[SuperNovaSS]

Mark is right. Be patient and you will find a good used one at a decent price. I believe the one I just sold was a bit of a anomaly. Sometimes two people just really have to have something.

Jason

[427TJ]

I think the zig-zag wire goes between the two mesh screens? I see some with the zig-zag wire visible and some without.

[JoeC]

the zig-zag wire holds in the mesh screens and filter.

the zig-zag wire came later

the early fly eyes had a large chrome snap ring to hold in the mesh screens and filter