As an aside, here is my contribution to the General's profitability.
This was my first design/release assignment. I did the engine air induction system for the GMT800 versions of full size truck, released in 1999. Many of the parts are still in production.
I did one common air cleaner housing across all models. There was a light duty version with an optional HD element, and the HD element was standard on the bigger engines.
Same box was used for V6, three small block V8s, the big block and then diesel versions, with specific helmholtz resonators and quarter wave tuners depending on the engine.
I met all of the requirements for air flow, restriction and inlet air temperatures, even though (in hindsight) they were kind of over the top. Met the water ingestion requirement, too, as water is nightmare fuel for induction engineers.
K
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'63 LeMans Convertible
'63 Grand Prix
'65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 mile Royal Pontiac factory racer
'74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.56 @ 139 mph best
Last edited by Keith Seymore; 04-18-2023 at 01:21 PM.
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