1966 A.I.R. question 327 engine

[Mark U.]

i have a orig and complete running air system on my 66 coupe and i just rebuilt the carb on it,i installed what i beleive was the correct gasket under the carb.After running the car a few miles it started to run poorly at idel and acc.,i found that when i took off the vacum hose to the dist i had exhaust comming thru this.i took off the carb and installed a reg. holley gasket on top of the gasket i installed to block off the exhaust gas.car runs fine now idels better it runs great warm and hot.question is this exhaust that runs under the carb i take it it is a special intake for this air setup,i am thinking this gasket will not last long under the carb.

Thanks Mark

[William C.]

Re: 1966 A.I.R. question 327 engine

You don't mention what engine you have, but in '66 the 300 hp used a stainless baffle under the carb to keep the exhaust gas from eating into the bottom of the carb. Look at UPC 6 sheet C2 in your assembly manual. It sounds like you are missing a part. This is irrelevant to std or AIR configuration, both used the same setup.

[Dale S.]

Re: 1966 A.I.R. question 327 engine

Mark, If you have an pictures of your A.I.R system, I would like to see them. There are some very different parts on A.I.R. cars. Dale