jsssgrl1209
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I have an 1981 Corvette. I changed the motor from the 350 small block over to a 427 big block. My issue that I am running into is hood clearance problems. The engine has a edelbrock o66 dual quad intake and it has 2 1/2" thick nitrous plates mounted under the carbs.
I currently have 2 air cleaner settups for the car. The first is in the picture. They are (2) proflow eldebrock aircleaners, I cut and modified to clear the hood and fit together.
I really dont like the look of them and switched to (2) 6 1/2" round X 1 1/2 height air cleaners.
I have the element directly on the carb with no base plate which works fine but, it still touches the hood.
The hood is a cowl induction stinger hood, about 2 1/2" of added clearance. The car ran fine with the proflow aircleaners but are these 6 1/2"small air cleaners a bad choice to use on such a big engine? or will they work fine? I have the car up on blocks in my garage waiting for my 6 speed transmission to get rebuilt so I havent got to drive it with the smaller air cleaners.
Is it possible I have the wrong motor mounts?? I reused the stock small block mounts on my vette.
I though all small block and big block mounts were the same?
Any help at all is appreciated.
I currently have 2 air cleaner settups for the car. The first is in the picture. They are (2) proflow eldebrock aircleaners, I cut and modified to clear the hood and fit together.
I really dont like the look of them and switched to (2) 6 1/2" round X 1 1/2 height air cleaners.
I have the element directly on the carb with no base plate which works fine but, it still touches the hood.
The hood is a cowl induction stinger hood, about 2 1/2" of added clearance. The car ran fine with the proflow aircleaners but are these 6 1/2"small air cleaners a bad choice to use on such a big engine? or will they work fine? I have the car up on blocks in my garage waiting for my 6 speed transmission to get rebuilt so I havent got to drive it with the smaller air cleaners.
Is it possible I have the wrong motor mounts?? I reused the stock small block mounts on my vette.
I though all small block and big block mounts were the same?
Any help at all is appreciated.