moparmat2000
Well-Known Member
Hi Y'all
How many of you like the look of the commando/charger 273 4 barrel air cleaner ??
Find that this piece is pretty expensive, and the 4bbl base is almost impossible to find??
I got an easy solution thats as close as your local boneyard.
I found out that the 273 low restriction air cleaner top is the same as the charger 225 air cleaner lid minus the chrome plating and badging. I purchased my charger 225 lid off evilbay for $30 along with the breather and old timey pcv valve. I picked up a commando 273 decal badge for this lid along with the air filter servicing instructions decal. I will prob sand blast and paint this lid gloss black
This still leaves a problem finding a correct base. I found out that the 273 V8 low restriction air cleaner uses the same part number air filter element as the last generation dodge ram van with the magnum V6, or V8. Both of these engines use a throttle body with a 5&1/8" diameter hole in the air cleaner base.
All you have to do is cut away the excess part of the air cleaner sheetmetal outside of where the element is with a cutoff wheel. Instant baseplate.
I scored 2 of these air cleaner assemblies complete with lids for $5.00 . I may eventually go with a fresh air setup, or hood scoop, in the case of dual snorkle air setup, if you look for the first generation of the magnum V6 or V8 you can score these with a thermac setup for cold air starting and duplicate how mopar did the original dual snorkle setups. You would need 1 lid and 2 bases, you would have to cut one inlet duct out of one base figure out where you want it to go, and weld it onto the second baseplate
For a scooped hood like a six pack hood , just cut the air cleaner lid back to rhe outer edge of the filter element and put a foam gasket around the perimeter lip of the lower base. To seal it to the underside of the hood.
This is a cheap way to do all this and if care and time is taken , plus a nice coat of paint any of these setups can be made to look almost factory made.
I have a few pix i took, i will eventually add these to this thread.
Hope this helps
Matt
How many of you like the look of the commando/charger 273 4 barrel air cleaner ??
Find that this piece is pretty expensive, and the 4bbl base is almost impossible to find??
I got an easy solution thats as close as your local boneyard.
I found out that the 273 low restriction air cleaner top is the same as the charger 225 air cleaner lid minus the chrome plating and badging. I purchased my charger 225 lid off evilbay for $30 along with the breather and old timey pcv valve. I picked up a commando 273 decal badge for this lid along with the air filter servicing instructions decal. I will prob sand blast and paint this lid gloss black
This still leaves a problem finding a correct base. I found out that the 273 V8 low restriction air cleaner uses the same part number air filter element as the last generation dodge ram van with the magnum V6, or V8. Both of these engines use a throttle body with a 5&1/8" diameter hole in the air cleaner base.
All you have to do is cut away the excess part of the air cleaner sheetmetal outside of where the element is with a cutoff wheel. Instant baseplate.
I scored 2 of these air cleaner assemblies complete with lids for $5.00 . I may eventually go with a fresh air setup, or hood scoop, in the case of dual snorkle air setup, if you look for the first generation of the magnum V6 or V8 you can score these with a thermac setup for cold air starting and duplicate how mopar did the original dual snorkle setups. You would need 1 lid and 2 bases, you would have to cut one inlet duct out of one base figure out where you want it to go, and weld it onto the second baseplate
For a scooped hood like a six pack hood , just cut the air cleaner lid back to rhe outer edge of the filter element and put a foam gasket around the perimeter lip of the lower base. To seal it to the underside of the hood.
This is a cheap way to do all this and if care and time is taken , plus a nice coat of paint any of these setups can be made to look almost factory made.
I have a few pix i took, i will eventually add these to this thread.
Hope this helps
Matt
