XY scoop - The Shaker

The XY GT was, is and always will be known and recognised by it’s nickname, the Shaker. Borrowed from the 1969 and 1970 Mustangs, and 1970 and 1971 Torinos from Ford U.S.A. the XY shaker was mounted on top of the engine air cleaner. Under normal driving, the engine still used the usual snorkel inlet to the air cleaner under the bonnet, but exposed to full throttle, and operated by vacuum, the shaker suddenly opened up and sucked in as much cool air through its open mouth as it could. Visually, it poked through the open hole in the bonnet. And why was it known as the Shaker ? Because, at idle, it "shaked" (sorry), moving about with the quivering engine beneath the flat expanse of the bonnet.







The shaker attached to the air cleaner.



Note the ‘belled’ end to the air cleaner nozzle and the water drain tube leading down from the shaker on the right.