Chrome Batwing Air-Cleaner

Roadstar · January 25, 2007, 10:27:56 PM

Why do people keep calling that a batwing aircleaner..

phat rat · January 25, 2007, 10:32:11 PM

Quote from: "Roadstar"Why do people keep calling that a batwing aircleaner..

It's like calling a Chevy a shoebox. Someone started it and now many people think it's correct

40 · January 25, 2007, 10:33:21 PM

Rudy...I'm with you! I thought the "Batwing" air cleaners were the ones used on the dual quad cads? If I recall correctly,that one is just the stock breather for the standard 4-barrell?

Roadstar · January 25, 2007, 10:42:22 PM

Thats right Darrel, the one in the pic came on the caddy or Olds engines.

A true batwing Air cleaner was a duel oil bath triangle shaped piece that was used on the 2 x 4 Caddys and Chevy Small Blocks.

The Small Block one is so rare, I have a friend that has one on a 32 roadster and he takes it off at night when he is at an event. I Dont blame him.

HotRodLadyCrusr · January 25, 2007, 11:49:38 PM

Quote from: "Roadstar"

The Small Block one is so rare, I have a friend that has one on a 32 roadster and he takes it off at night when he is at an event. I Dont blame him.

I thought I took a photo of it while at AUtorama a couple of years ago but I looked thru my photos and couldn't find it.

Roadstar · January 25, 2007, 11:54:23 PM

Quote from: "HotRodLadyCrusr"
Quote from: "Roadstar"

The Small Block one is so rare, I have a friend that has one on a 32 roadster and he takes it off at night when he is at an event. I Dont blame him.

I thought I took a photo of it while at AUtorama a couple of years ago but I looked thru my photos and couldn't find it.

Yes you know the roadster I'm talking about, and the owner.

Yeah, see if you can find it and show what a "Batwing" aircleaner looks like. We have to end this madness

river1 · January 26, 2007, 12:00:29 AM

Quote from: "Roadstar"
Quote from: "HotRodLadyCrusr"
Quote from: "Roadstar"

The Small Block one is so rare, I have a friend that has one on a 32 roadster and he takes it off at night when he is at an event. I Dont blame him.

I thought I took a photo of it while at AUtorama a couple of years ago but I looked thru my photos and couldn't find it.

Yes you know the roadster I'm talking about, and the owner.

Yeah, see if you can find it and show what a "Batwing" aircleaner looks like. We have to end this madness

this is a batwing

Roadstar · January 26, 2007, 12:05:35 AM

Yeah, A Batwing AirCleaner.

I googled and found some Caddy ones but the pic were too small, they are similar but a little bigger and have a V emblem on top, they are Gold in Color as well.

phat rat · January 26, 2007, 07:42:02 AM

Thats right Darrel, the one in the pic came on the caddy or Olds engines.

Packards also

msuguydon · January 26, 2007, 06:26:41 PM

SOOOOOO, what do I call the none Batwing Air cleaner?

phat rat · January 26, 2007, 06:31:58 PM

Quote from: "msuguydon"SOOOOOO, what do I call the none Batwing Air cleaner?

early to mid 50's Cad/Olds

Roadstar · January 26, 2007, 07:39:47 PM

Quote from: "msuguydon"SOOOOOO, what do I call the none Batwing Air cleaner?

Yeah, just call it a Olds or Caddy, and don't feel bad, when I googled Bat Wing Air Cleaner a bunch of pics of the Olds and Caddy Ones poped up too, hahaha I thought it was funny.

Ok so we all got it staight now