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8/06/2026 3:16 PM  #1


Air cleaner clearance.

I might have 2 1/2 inches for air cleaner clearance with the super victor. Ports match heads fairly well and I should clean up the internal casting, but I will use it as is



 

8/06/2026 5:45 PM  #2


Re: Air cleaner clearance.

With a drop base air cleaner you could still have room for a 3 inch tall filter, right?  Otherwise, the combo of a drop base and a 2 inch filter would give you at least an inch to spare.


1968 T-code Coupe with a 302.  Nice car, no show stopper for sure, but I like it.
 

8/06/2026 6:28 PM  #3


Re: Air cleaner clearance.

The 347 had a Victor Junior with a 1 inch spacer and a drop base. I had to notch the air filter to clear the distributor. 14 inch diameter filter. My measurements indicate that the Victor Junior will be about the same height as a previous combination. I will try to reuse the notched air filter.

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8/07/2026 5:10 AM  #4


Re: Air cleaner clearance.

I left my Victor jr intake alone, no clean up or port matching.   Wasn't really anything to clean up.

 

8/07/2026 10:09 AM  #5


Re: Air cleaner clearance.

Some guys will mill the carb mount surface a bit


Bob. 21.5 freeway MPG 69 Mach 1, 5.0 GT40P heads, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC
 

8/07/2026 10:50 AM  #6


Re: Air cleaner clearance.

rpm wrote:

Some guys will mill the carb mount surface a bit

Milled a dual quad manifold carb mount for a FE 427 to facilitate installation into a cobra and it worked well. The super victor carb mount will allow at least 3/8 inch milling on the carb mount, but if my measurements are correct, everything should fit. Famous last words.

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8/08/2026 8:26 PM  #7


Re: Air cleaner clearance.

I'd just make sure to remember that the engine will rock side to side when it starts, and a bit as it is loaded/unloaded with the throttle.  Also make sure that the bowl vents don't get blocked.  If all that is fine and you can still get a 14x3 filter in it with a drop base I think it should be ale to draw enough air through a filter that size.  

 

8/10/2026 11:25 AM  #8


Re: Air cleaner clearance.

TKOPerformance wrote:

I'd just make sure to remember that the engine will rock side to side when it starts, and a bit as it is loaded/unloaded with the throttle.  Also make sure that the bowl vents don't get blocked.  If all that is fine and you can still get a 14x3 filter in it with a drop base I think it should be ale to draw enough air through a filter that size.  

With the 347, the side to side movement passed the Playdough test and if my measurements are correct, the 363 should pass the side to side Playdough test. To facilitate airflow, I use the K&N Xtreme air filter top. The combination provided enough airflow for the 347 using a 2 inch deep filter and a drop base. I removed the Autolite 4100 choke assembly and as I recall, shortened the bowl vents. With the 363 I will dyno the combination with hood latched with no air filter, then again with the air filter. I am hoping the K&N filter top will mitigate the turbulence caused by the drop base. 

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