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Kind of a interesting point when did it, the air injectors all start.
I like the idea it existing to reduce crankcase internal pressures down, and clean the acidic air out some.
There are some aftermarket pumps systems, which cost $400-600 range that do the same thing and pump out the internal pressures yet are modern pumps far more reliable and efficient.
Mine a 76 has it so I'm still learning the beasts heritage and what was on these when etc.
1978J10REDWHITE wrote: ↑Tue Jan 04, 2022 2:40 pm
Kind of a interesting point when did it, the air injectors all start.
I like the idea it existing to reduce crankcase internal pressures down, and clean the acidic air out some.
There are some aftermarket pumps systems, which cost $400-600 range that do the same thing and pump out the internal pressures yet are modern pumps far more reliable and efficient.
Mine a 76 has it so I'm still learning the beasts heritage and what was on these when etc.
I may be mistaken but I this is not my understanding of their purpose or how they work. My understanding is the A.I.R. system was used to add a small amount of air into the exhaust system, not to reduce internal crankcase pressure.
I have seen performance and flow comparisons done on various AMC 360 factory manifolds. They all point to the dogleg head and the pre-80 factory exhaust as the best for the 360. Not comparing headers now ... factory manifolds only. Some have even said "flows better than any other factory head/manifold among all manufacturers for the time period."