1970 dual snorkel air cleaner
 

Any 1970 l78 with turbo 400 experts out there.Should a 396 375 l78 with a build date of November 1969 and a turbo 400 have a dual snorkel air cleaner or an open element air cleaner with a vent tube pointed towards the distributor?Any help would be appreciated.The car currently has an open air cleaner with a vent tube that a previous owner sawed off.thanks bob

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Whether it's a Nova,Camaro or Chevelle,and assuming it doesn't have Cowl Induction on the later two,I think an open element is correct.

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Thanks Rick.You are the professor!That"s what my research has also shown.I think they started installing the dual snorkel sometime in February 1970.Bob https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/scholar.gif

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It's my opinion that ALL the 1970 Camaros came with the one year only dual snorkel............starting 3rd week of Jan build (do you have trim tag showing earlier???)

Re: 1970 dual snorkel air cleaner
 

He could be talking Nova.

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You are correct I was talking about a 1970 L78 Nova with a build date of November 1969.Bob

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I think all L78 Novas had the open element air cleaner.
I believe the Camaro and chevelle lines were the only ones to use snorkels on L78.
The (camaro style) snorkel aircleaner was used in Nova copo and yenko LT-1 applications...probably because the engines were pulled from the Camaro engine stock.

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'70 L78 Novas could also receive the dual 'long' snorkel air cleaner, the short snorkel a/c was COPO Nova only.

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Marlin, Any info on the changeover date on 1970
Nova L-78's from Open Element (ala 1969) to the one year only Camaro style long dual snorkel. I've had a knowledgeable person
speculate that the change was Jan 1st due to "new" anti-noise regulations.......

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My 70 L78 nova had the duel snorkle long snout. It was a late build. Apr, or May I think.