Hood Clearance
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Hood Clearance
I just put an Edelbrock Performer RPM intake and BG Speed demon on my '77. I need to get a different air cleaner because of hood clearance.
Who else has this setup and what air cleaner are you using?
What size filter?
Who else has this setup and what air cleaner are you using?
What size filter?
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I was running a Speed Demon 750 on a Perf RPM with the small 2 1/4" air cleaner. The filter was sitting on one of those cheap Holley/Edelbrock drop base filter bases. I also used a K&N Xstream lid and had about 1/4" or less clearance to hood.
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Originally Posted by captainmorgan
I just put an Edelbrock Performer RPM intake and BG Speed demon on my '77. I need to get a different air cleaner because of hood clearance.
Who else has this setup and what air cleaner are you using?
What size filter?
Who else has this setup and what air cleaner are you using?
What size filter?
My '77 has the RPM Air-Gap with a BG Mighty Demon on it. I also have a 1/2" spacer. Mine has a K&N drop base air cleaner with a 3" air filter and it leaves me with 1/2" hood clearance.
Depending on if you live in the metro area I could try and meet up with you sometime this weekend so you could try mine out to double check fit.
Feel free to e-mail me direct if interested.
Jeff
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Originally Posted by 406shark
My '77 has the RPM Air-Gap with a BG Mighty Demon on it. I also have a 1/2" spacer. Mine has a K&N drop base air cleaner with a 3" air filter and it leaves me with 1/2" hood clearance.
Depending on if you live in the metro area I could try and meet up with you sometime this weekend so you could try mine out to double check fit.
Feel free to e-mail me direct if interested.
Jeff
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Depending on if you live in the metro area I could try and meet up with you sometime this weekend so you could try mine out to double check fit.
Feel free to e-mail me direct if interested.
Jeff
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
my 77 is using a speed demon, and performer intake with a drop base Moroso air cleaner (courtesy of Lostpatrolman, thks again) and i have some hood clearnance ....need me to measure anything? if so PM me,bob
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Here's the cheapest solution:
Advance Auto Parts sells a Holley 14 inch filter assembly.. It comes with a 1 1/4 inch drop base. Cost is about $30 or so...
Throw away the 3 inch paper filter that comes with it and get a 2 1/4 inch K&N filter.. That way, you could even run a 1/2 inch spacer on the performer RPM and still fit it under the hood..
Advance Auto Parts sells a Holley 14 inch filter assembly.. It comes with a 1 1/4 inch drop base. Cost is about $30 or so...
Throw away the 3 inch paper filter that comes with it and get a 2 1/4 inch K&N filter.. That way, you could even run a 1/2 inch spacer on the performer RPM and still fit it under the hood..
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My '69 has a different hood than a '77, but I was told by an engine builder that GM made a drop base that was lower than the new chrome after market stuff. Anyone ever heard of such a beast? Might make life easer on all of us if true. I remember he told me it was painted black, and came on some 60's chevys.