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Jun 22, 2017 | 06:45 PM

PeteyT

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Low profile air cleaner ideas

I am currently installing a 383 Stroker and am preparing for a hood clearance issue on my 1976 Stingray. It appears the Fly Eye air cleaners are a fire hazard. How about an air cleaner drop base? Anyone able to use that with a 14" x 1.5" air cleaner under the stock hood?

Jun 22, 2017 | 07:30 PM

cagotzmann

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It depends on the intake you are using. Here is my ZZ383 with a RPM Air GAP intake and a 14" x 3 dropbase air cleaner. Fits just fine.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...n-my-78-a.html

Jun 22, 2017 | 07:50 PM

Crimson Thunder

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The best drop base air cleaner I have found is the factory LT-1 open air cleaner. Its about $100 from all the usual vendors.

Jun 22, 2017 | 08:02 PM

Kacyc3

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had a Weiand xelarator intake with holley tbi under 1 inch spacer,and 14x3 fiter stock 79 hood

Jun 22, 2017 | 10:36 PM

Metalhead140

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I have an Afco brand spun alloy drop base housing with a 14"x3" filter on my Edelbrock Performer RPM (same height as RPM Air Gap) under my stock '79 hood.

Jun 24, 2017 | 01:37 AM

pauldana

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This cold air intake fits under hood the hood and can handle all the way up to a single plan AFR titan intake..
And has run performer, performer RPM, stock manifolds and many others..

Last edited by pauldana; Jun 24, 2017 at 12:51 PM.

Jun 24, 2017 | 08:32 AM

Big Block Dave

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Crimson Thunder

The best drop base air cleaner I have found is the factory LT-1 open air cleaner. Its about $100 from all the usual vendors.

Its an excellent air cleaner. I recently had to ditch mine because the vent tube in the back interfered with a double pumper I put on. Works awesome with quadrajet though!