hood clearance w/ a victor jr?

[gmjj13]

496 BBC dart intake with 14" drop base and stock cowl hood

[Mikamaro]

Thanks for the reply guys. I know the vic jr has the a/b measurement of 5.90". Dart lists the height of their intake at 6.25" tall. What allows it to fit in one car and not the other? Jody, did your ride happen to have shorter/lowering body mount bushings that would allow the engine to sit higher relative to the body? I have a CA chassisworks subframe w/ poly mounts, I think it keeps the engine at stock height compared to the body.

[Efi69Cam]

I have a Vic Jr with a Fast 1200CFM TB on my standard deck 540. Professional Products makes a spun aluminum dropped base that allowed me a 4.5" filter. This is even with their 1" spacer to clear the throttle linkage and fuel rails.
There is enough room under the cowl hood for 1/2" of clearance over the K&N filter lid.

It can be done.

[Vegas69]

I have a 489 with Edelbrock air gap, 1/2 phelonic spacer, 3 inch K and N, nascar style drop base. I have about three **** hairs left. Of course drop body bushings don't help my cause. The nascar style air cleaner isn't the lowest profile top either. Has to look good.

[bearcat]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

I have a 489 with Edelbrock air gap, 1/2 phelonic spacer, 3 inch K and N, nascar style drop base. I have about three **** hairs left. Of course drop body bushings don't help my cause. The nascar style air cleaner isn't the lowest profile top either. Has to look good.

could you post a picture of your set up or email me a pic. I have a victor intake 1050 carb 1/2 dropped bushings and a 14" 3" drop air cleaner and I would like to get by with a 2" hood.

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[jbutlr]

Originally Posted by Efi69Cam

I have a Vic Jr with a Fast 1200CFM TB on my standard deck 540. Professional Products makes a spun aluminum dropped base that allowed me a 4.5" filter. This is even with their 1" spacer to clear the throttle linkage and fuel rails.
There is enough room under the cowl hood for 1/2" of clearance over the K&N filter lid.

It can be done.

I have been looking for this base for an hour. Do you have a part# by any chance?

[tgvettes]

I might be all wrong here but couldn't the difference be if someone is using the small block frame motor mounts.
I thought if you have the 307 engine mounts the engine would be sitting higher in the chassi then with the big block mounts.

Tonny

[Vegas69]

It's about 3/8 of an inch.

[Efi69Cam]

The 307 mounts do mount the engine higher. The 69 302 and 350 mounts are the same height as the BBC, but mount the engine back a bit.

http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?tp...action=product

This is the base I used

http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?tp...action=product

This is the adaptor with o ring seal