14 inch Drop Base
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14 inch Drop Base
Hello, need some advice here. Would this 14 inch drop base air cleaner assy. fit a 81 with HEI dist? Thanks Tim
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/PRO-141-307/
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/PRO-141-307/
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Tim, we installed a stock mid-year drop base air cleaner on a '75 with HEI. We did have to trim the base at the rear as it was touching the ignition shield over the distributor. Since the filter is soft it can touch the shielding without any real issues and the lid of the air cleaner sits above the ignition shielding so it didn't require any modifications. It almost looks like it belongs there. The engine has an Edelbrock and a 600 Holley as well.
I believe that the '81 has the soft shielding, so you may have no clearance problems at all.
Good luck... GUSTO
I believe that the '81 has the soft shielding, so you may have no clearance problems at all.
Good luck... GUSTO
Last edited by GUSTO14; Oct 19, 2010 at 09:46 PM.
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Tim, we installed a stock mid-year drop base air cleaner on a '75 with HEI. We did have to trim the base at the rear as it was touching the ignition shield over the distributor. Since the filter is soft it can touch the shielding without any real issues and the lid of the air cleaner sits above the ignition shielding so it didn't require any modifications. It almost looks like it belongs there. The engine has an Edelbrock and a 600 Holley as well.
I believe that the '81 has the soft shielding, so you may have no clearance problems at all.
Good luck... GUSTO
I believe that the '81 has the soft shielding, so you may have no clearance problems at all.
Good luck... GUSTO
Where'd you get it?
Le Mans Master
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stingraymyway, this is the Air Cleaner we used, but you will want to first determine which side you want the fresh air tube for the PCV system on before deciding which assembly to buy. This one exits on the passenger side and worked best for our engines PCV system.
https://www.paragoncorvette.com/p-35...-assembly.aspx
Here's what a typical base looks like (upside down)...
Notice the fresh air tube on the bottom of the base. Some exit on the passenger side and some exit on the drivers side. The assemblies are the same except for the base where the air tube exits. Determining which side is best for your application will save you some aggravation when you try to hook up the PCV system.
Good luck... GUSTO
