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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 01:08 PM
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Put on a Edelbrock 2101 w/o EGR and have an Edelbrock 1406 carb to go on top with and Edelbrock 10"x2" air filter. Will there be any clearance problems when I put the hood back on?
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 01:12 PM
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Slam the hood, if your wrong you have the first step in putting in a blower Put something like silly putty on the air cleaner and close real ez...
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 01:15 PM
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Slam the hood, if your wrong you have the first step in putting in a blower Put something like silly putty on the air cleaner and close real ez...
Don't laugh..I have a blower! And if push come to shove...
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put it on!!!
ore sell it to me!
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 02:08 PM
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Slam the hood, if your wrong you have the first step in putting in a blower Put something like silly putty on the air cleaner and close real ez...
Play-dough also works
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 02:11 PM
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Play-dough also works
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 02:13 PM
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or a lightly crushed ball of aluminum foil.
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I'd go with a 14" x 3" drop base air cleaner...just to get some more filter airflow capacity.
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I sure hope it fits , I bought the same manifold/carb but a 14/3 drop base air cleaner for mine and havent got motor in car yet.
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