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    10/15/2018 7:23 PM  #1

    6sally6
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    From: Surfside Beach,SC
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    Drop base air cleaner..........

    All you 65/66 Mustang guyz........how many of y'all have a drop base air cleaner?
                                                        how many of y'all have a   flat  base air cleaner
    AND use and Edelbrock  carb  and Performer RPM mani?   What I have now is a 2" air filter....
    My air cleaner is scrubbing the paint off the underside of my hood!(NOT just the hold down stud)
    Since the "beach" has seen fit to rust the  shiney off my old one.....think'in bout a drop base...wanna make sure it will fit
    Thanx
    6sal6

    Last edited by 6sally6 (10/16/2018 5:50 PM)

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    10/15/2018 10:37 PM  #2

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    Re: Drop base air cleaner..........

    What's your intake manifold & engine?

    My Performer worked ok with a dropped base air cleaner & Edelbrock carb.  I had less than a half inch clearance, but a Performer RPM would not fit - too tall for my car.  Obviously an Air Gap would be too tall too.  I have a 351W.  The 289/302/5.0 block will give more room, so those other manifolds might fit.  You could also try a shorter air cleaner.

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    10/15/2018 10:46 PM  #3

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    Re: Drop base air cleaner..........

    Sally, I cut a hole in my hood before I found out about the drop base air cleaner. ;-)

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    10/16/2018 8:40 AM  #4

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    Re: Drop base air cleaner..........

    C'mon Mike, it's a hot, hot rod, run it with a hood "delete" 

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    10/16/2018 12:09 PM  #5

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    Re: Drop base air cleaner..........

    My '67 has room to spare above the Performer RPM, Edlebrock 1403, and repro Hi-Po air cleaner, even with a 1" carb spacer.  I test fit it by installing just the carb with no air cleaner stud, then making a box out of cardboard the size of the air cleaner and shutting the hood.  If it didn't smash the box I was good.  I then went bigger and bigger until it did so I knew about how much clearance I had. 

     

    10/16/2018 5:00 PM  #6

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    Re: Drop base air cleaner..........

    Put a set of adjustable motor mounts on it and drop the engine and inch.

    Good work ain't cheap, Cheap work ain't good!   Simple Man
     

    10/19/2018 7:42 PM  #7

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    Re: Drop base air cleaner..........

    I have a 14” Black Edelbrock base that is about 5/8” drop if you want to try it.  Won’t work for me so it is occupying garage space.

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