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Old May 15, 2012 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ch@0s
I know what you mean.. The thought of buying HSRs to mod them for sale has crossed my mind more that once.
And it wouldn't take much.
Full height HSR under a 84 hood
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Old May 15, 2012 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by qws
And it wouldn't take much.
Full height HSR under a 84 hood
I had to take almost 3/4 of an inch of mine. Then use a TB pacer because the linkage hit the FR.
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Old May 15, 2012 | 03:17 PM
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No way mine would have fit under he stock hood - went L88 scoop.
Wonder about making sheet aluminum plenum. Maybe wider and shorter to keep plenum volume up? Could also make 2 part plenum? Damn I need a TIG and lessons on how to weld Aluminum.
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Old May 17, 2012 | 05:59 AM
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FYI...
http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/al...fi-intake.html
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...5640728&type=1

For sure a HSR base with a midplate bolted on with a variant of trumpets essentially. Creative.





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