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Topic: 1" carb spacer?
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V8 Thumper
Gearhead Posts: 3467
From: Orange, Ca. United States of America
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 12-31-2002 03:36 AM
   
Just a thought. My 13" air cleaner just clears the hood; Holley 3310 on top of an RPM airgap. What would be the trade off, putting a spacer under the carb and going to a 1.750" (one inch shorter than it is now) element? That's starting to run out of surface area on the element  ...------------------
1965 GT coupe, 333ci aluminum headed/solid cammed stroker, four speed, 3.70:1 9" All Blue Oval, no blue bottle
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 1677
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 12-31-2002 10:34 AM
Do you need a spacer? An open hole spacer will give you more top end while the four hole would help your bottom end. How much I guess depends on your motor, which looks great BTW.  I guess if you want to race and need the spacer you could always pull the breather off just for the one race, if you thought the breather was getting to small. I small breather probably won't hurt you any for everyday driving. It would probably show up more at the track. This is a tough question to answer, you may have to just try it. have you got all the pieces already? So you wouldn't be out any $$$ to give it a try. Sorry I didn't help much.
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Jerry
69 Mustang Pro ET Drag
70 Mustang retired former footbrake car "This is FORD Country, on a quiet night you can hear a chevy RUST!" "A self assured person can be perceived as arrogant by someone who is pulling their radio flyer full of self doubt."
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 11429
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 12-31-2002 12:45 PM
Todd from what I've read you shoul have at least 1" from the top of the carb to the bottom of the air cleaner lid.
Do you really need MORE power already. 
Poor guy has got it bad.Two word would give you the best of all worlds'HOOD SCOOP'. ------------------
SCOOP
oddly obsessed with big scoops on little Mustangs 2.26 60'S
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V8 Thumper
Gearhead Posts: 3467
From: Orange, Ca. United States of America
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 12-31-2002 08:55 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Fastymz:
Do you really need MORE power already.
Well... quote:
Originally posted by Fastymz:
Poor guy has got it bad.
 quote:
Originally posted by Fastymz:
Two word would give you the best of all worlds'HOOD SCOOP'.
THAT'S THE TICKET!
Great points guys, thanks  Jerry, I've got a few spacers... an air filter element would be <$10, so I may give a shot
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1965 GT coupe, 333ci aluminum headed/solid cammed stroker, four speed, 3.70:1 9" All Blue Oval, no blue bottle
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