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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 04:58 PM
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I was recently surfing the net and found the intake systems that Spectre makes for classic muscle cars. I was wondering if anyone has installed a Spectre Universal Intake system in their C3 Corvette?
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 05:22 PM
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Are you talking about the dual snorkel & dryer hose kit they sell? If so many C3 Corvettes came with a dual snorkel setup. Depending what year you have and the hood you have on it will determine what kind of setup you can run. Our cars do not offer a ton of room under the hood so before embarking on adding an after market setup, measure what they offer to how much room you have. If possible just pick up a factory dual snorkel setup off Ebay, Craigslist, or check your local salvage yard. That would be easiest and would look more correct.
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 05:25 PM
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no I am not talking about the dual snorkel setup. I am talking about the Spectre 761. Picture can be found at the link below.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...:0&tx=67&ty=13
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No, but it would be interesting to see what kind of hood clearance it offered.
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 05:56 PM
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That one won't fit. I have a buddy that has one on his 68 with a small block. His has the bends that run parralel with the valve covers. It works very nice, the polishing isn't the greatest and his won't fit with a power brake booster. Different bends might work but can't say for sure
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different bends that come straight forward or dont do a 90 degree bend over the valve covers?
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 08:32 PM
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I would think there is limited space to make these fit. The way it was mentioned running parallel to the valve covers seems the only way.

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