anyone use carb spacers?

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May 23, 2006 | 01:44 PM

vettlibito

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anyone use carb spacers?

if you use them...did you have to cut a hole in your hood?.. or did you buy a high rise hood?

May 23, 2006 | 02:05 PM

Ed Blue 03

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I have a 73 SB with a Torker II with a 650 Holley DP and about a 1" carb spacer. Stock hood.

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May 23, 2006 | 02:10 PM

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70 bb, 1" spacer, stock intake, stock carb, stock hood, drop base air filter, about 1/4" clearance between hood and air cleaner lid

May 23, 2006 | 03:29 PM

SIXFOOTER

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talk to olescarb

May 23, 2006 | 04:31 PM

SanDiegoPaul

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I just had to install one under my new Thunder AVS carb. Eliminating my warped and worn Qjet got rid of a lot of issues and gas smell from the car.

But it also introduced a new problem: the car ran VERY bad after it was good and hot. I installed a 3/8 fabric spacer under the carb and put Summit Racing's foil wrap insulation over the pressure part of the fuel line and all is well now.

I run a full height 14x3 K&N air filter and the '76 hood clears by 1/8 inch or so at the very front

but I've not had the air cleaner break through the hood yet!

May 23, 2006 | 06:59 PM

StickShiftCorvette

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I have a '69 with a Victor Jr and a Holley Carb insulator spacer. I milled the carb pad about 1/2" on the intake to allow use of the stock SB hood. I wanted to keep the bowls from perculating.