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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 03:21 PM
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You would be happy with the motor i built and ran on the street. In my 3500 lb camaro it ran 11.72 @ 115 in the 1/4 mile. It ran 9.92 @ 127 on Nitrous. I should of never sold that motor.
That is some great performance out of a street motor
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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Hey Jim, will the air gap fit under the L88 hood?

If not ,how much power would I be losing if I went to an Edelbrock RPM, using the same set up?

Thanks for taking the time to help BTW.
I have air gap with proform 950 dp under L88 hood. Had to use stock dropdown filter base but with 2" element to get underneath - then bought one of Summits filter tops to get some airflow capacity back (had to drill-out the top as they are useless )
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My memory went 'open circuit' - I used an Edelbrock 'drop-base' which isn't as deep as the stock item - the reason was because I used a CSR billet throttle bracket which WILL NOT fit under stock drop-base filter - hence the need for 2" instead of 3" element.

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I have air gap with proform 950 dp under L88 hood. Had to use stock dropdown filter base but with 2" element to get underneath - then bought one of Summits filter tops to get some airflow capacity back (had to drill-out the top as they are useless )
That is some good info for reference
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Road-Race Vette
That is some good info for reference
Forgot to mention that you will experience 'fun' with throttle cable bracketing
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 08:44 PM
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Nah, no big deal:
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Originally Posted by roscobbc
Forgot to mention that you will experience 'fun' with throttle cable bracketing
I have been that route before. The answer is LOKAR.
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