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With an Hitachi Twin Carb (GX-style) engine a RHD car there is clearance aplenty to fit air cleaners. But on a LHD car fitting an air cleaner it a bit tricky because the brake and clutch cylinders are on the left side. But the Twin Hitachis are more easily fitted to LHD 1200 than a twin-Weber setup.
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Overview
GX air cleaner service both of the twin carburetors
GX air cleaners are different from 510 SSS Twin Carb, and take a thinner filter element.
The GX cleaner has a long snout and was red. A12T cleaner was blue, and A14T has a six-sided oval shape.
#GX A12 - red
#Cherry A12T - round or oval with round inside
#PB110 L14T blue or red, single-hose air cleaner with Idle Compensator
#A12T B210 - blue
#A14T - 6-sided oval
Filter
A-series 54mm tall 300mm long L-series 60mm tall 323mm long
A-Series
All A-series twin-carb (GX, A12T, A14T) used the same filter element:
16546-H2300
Overall size 30cm x 15cm x 5.4cm
center hole 24cm x 9.3cm
L-Series
Datsun Sunny Excellent PB110 GX was fitted with a twin-carb L14 engine. The L-series engines (PB110,PB210) used same as 510 (from 1969) and 610/710 and Europe 910K SSS
Nissan 16546-22000 Element
Subaru 16546-22000 Element
Overall size 323mm x 151mm x 60mm
Center hole 264mm x92mm
Quinton Hazell QAF68 Unifilter UL324-60ST Fram CA2710 Ryco A257 82145-4800
Fram LA-269V / CA-2710 * Bluebird SSS P510/K610 '70~ * Sunny Excellent GX PB110 '71~ * Violet 1600 SSS P710 '73~
GX
GX cleaner was red, and had a single small hose connection -- for the crankcase breather.
Red - A12GX
custom-painted black air cleaner
A12T
B210 A12T cleaner was blue (early ones may have been red). It differs from the GX cleaner by having several small hose connections.
* inner EVAP lines * Idle Compensator * Larger IMS hose
Blue - A12T
Hot air OPTION
A14T
The A14T air cleaner has triangular bolt-pattern on the carburetor side.
A14T parts
Tell-tale six-sided shape
This one is custom-painted red, and with a custom dual-solex bottom
PB110
B110 L14 engine Sunny Excellent 1400 had a single-hose air cleaner. It also uses an Idle Compensator.
Early style: 16500-H2700 up to '71-9
Early? Painted red.
Late Style 16500-H2710 from '71-10 (kidney-bean shape) see blog
PB210
Sunny Excellent 1400 B210 used the kidney-bean shaped air cleaner with no hot air option.
16500-H6003 Cleaner 16500-H6004 from '73-9 16500-H6005 from '74-12 16500-H6006 from '75-8
Air Horns
Stock GX air cleaner utilizes air horns built into the air cleaner.
Air Horns, taken from air cleaner, can be used on their own
Long horns
Custom Air Cleaner
Datsfullysik
Datsfullysik created this nice air cleaner from modern parts.
* Valvoline VA61 air filter * TFI air filter adapter * bracket (could use plumbers strapping) * hose and clampes
Cherry
E10 Cherry X-1 models carried the A12T Hitachi Twin Carb engine (2-dr, 4-dr, and coupe).
Twin round air cleaners come from the Nissan Cherry A12T engine.
Nissan Cherry as also fitted with twin-carb optional single air cleaner. Inside the housing fit two round filter elements. You can see two round sections on top and a slanted section giving it a kidney-bean shape.
16500-M0303 Cleaner-front 16500-M0804 from '73-9 16500-M0808 Cleaner-rear
Hot Air OPTION from 1973 - single housing 16500-M0810 Cleaner (op.) 16500-M0830 from '73-3 * Has twin round sections
16546-M0800 Element [round] 16546-M0810 Element [round, for single cleaner]
Cherry air cleaners can be used in the B110 (see blog)
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