Tigerstripe40
SILVER Star
I am having a bunch of parts for my FJ40 Resto-Mod sand blasted and powder coated.
One of those is the air cleaner assembly.
My FJ40 was desmogged before I got it back in 2000, and the hoses off of the air cleaner were long gone.
The flapper valve in the intake horn of the air cleaner has always worked and I know that the intended purpose of that was to warm up air coming off of the exhaust manifold to help the engine warm up faster, emissions, etc.
I am planning on running a Sniper EFI, so after sand blasting, but before powder coating, I am considering eliminating the flapper valve and TIG welding the air cleaner assembly to make it whole and, more importantly, water/sand tight.
Is this not recommended for a Sniper EFI or does it make any difference?
Also, is the gasket that is on the top lid of the OE air cleaner available or will we need to be careful about not messing that up?
One of those is the air cleaner assembly.
My FJ40 was desmogged before I got it back in 2000, and the hoses off of the air cleaner were long gone.
The flapper valve in the intake horn of the air cleaner has always worked and I know that the intended purpose of that was to warm up air coming off of the exhaust manifold to help the engine warm up faster, emissions, etc.
I am planning on running a Sniper EFI, so after sand blasting, but before powder coating, I am considering eliminating the flapper valve and TIG welding the air cleaner assembly to make it whole and, more importantly, water/sand tight.
Is this not recommended for a Sniper EFI or does it make any difference?
Also, is the gasket that is on the top lid of the OE air cleaner available or will we need to be careful about not messing that up?