air cleaner question
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Burning Brakes
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From: High Desert California
air cleaner question
I used to have a dropbase aircleaner on my old engine up until we did a vortec swap when installing the aircleaner, I noticed that it was hitting the plug wires by the distributor. Any suggestions on what to use for this setup will be appreciated.
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Intermediate
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Navarre FL
I had the same problem on my 76 with the 14" K&N filter. I notched the back of the air cleaner base just enough to clear the HEI. It wasn't a big enough notch to leave a gap between the filter and the base so there was no sealing problems between the filter and the base. Just a suggestion. 
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Montreal Qc.
Originally Posted by 81cali
I used to have a dropbase aircleaner on my old engine up until we did a vortec swap when installing the aircleaner, I noticed that it was hitting the plug wires by the distributor. Any suggestions on what to use for this setup will be appreciated.
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Drifting
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From: Yooperville MI
Originally Posted by DavidEverly
I believe you can get a base that is offset so the filter is moved forward about an inch. I dont know who makes it but I use to have one on a Trans Am years ago.
Pro
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From: Ontario
Originally Posted by DavidEverly
I believe you can get a base that is offset so the filter is moved forward about an inch. I dont know who makes it but I use to have one on a Trans Am years ago.
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