Misc. Air Filter Question

[Lou Tenant]

What air filter are you running on your 79 with the 258 and power brakes? The original air cleaner is long gone and it was replaced with a, K&N. Which doesn't fit the new 2 barrel carb.
I've read a cold air intake system is needed, but I cant find one.

The original factory ate hard to find in rough shape and crazy expensive.

Thanks ,
Lou

 

[Lou Tenant]

My brother gifted me a whole truck load of new parts for my project.

The carburetor is a MaXpeeding 2 bbl

 

[mdeluca]

My brother gifted me a whole truck load of new parts for my project.

The carburetor is a MaXpeeding 2 bbl

I installed the same carburetor on my 86 258 IL6 and had a heck of a time finding an air cleaner.

This is what I found and it works great.
Hot Rod Chrome Air Cleaner HRC638-R (ebay link)
It has a 2 5/8 neck which fits the MaXpeeding 2 bbl with the included adapter.

The carb bowl vent will prevent the air cleaner adapter from seating on the carb so I used 2 oil filter seals for a 1999 Ford F50 stacked underneath the air cleaner adapter which allowed enough clearancde above the carb bowl vent nipple. I had to try a few seals to ensure that the carb neck protruded above the seals enough to keep the air cleaner adapter from moving side to side.