BAMiller

I put a new edlebrock avs carb on a friends small block 61 vette with edlebrock performer intake manifold. I had to use a 3/4 inch spacer under the air cleaner base to clear the electric choke. the problem is it is rubbing the bottom of the hood. anyone know of a air cleaner made to fit this carb and car? Edlebrock has a triangle shaped one it says it clears electric chokes but its expensive I hate to buy it if it won't clear.

AZDoug

What air cleaner does the car have now? The stock type, or some after market one?

The stock cleaner is pretty low profile, and if the Edelbrock carb needs the larger air cleaner base hole like Holley, you can use a ~'65-'67 Pontiac base/air cleaner, which looks just like stock C1 cleaner.
Doug

BAMiller

Its an aftermarket one I don't know what brand.

dcamick

Corvette box stores have low profile air cleaners.....I bought one that was very stock looking that I used on my Edelbrock Performer intake......61 Corvette

Might want to check this out....

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...r-cleaner.html

Hermn59

Is this what you are looking for?

Coops61

Can you tell me what intake manifold you used? I'm having fun trying to find an aluminum manifold for my 61. Thanks, Dave.

Vetterodder

I don't know of any air cleaner that will clear an Edelbrock electrict choke and fit under a `61 hood.

427390HP

I have an Edelbrock 2703 intake with an Edelbrock 1801 AVS 500 CFM with electric choke on my '60. The Edelbrock 1400 series and 1800 series carburetors are the same height.

I also added a phenolic spacer, but I don't recall the exact height of the spacer I used (1/4" - 1/2" ???).

I used a 1 5/8"drop base with a WIX 46037 element which is 2 5/8" high and a Mr. Gasket nearly flat top air cleaner lid. That setup gives me one full inch of air flow above the airhorn. The only thing I had to do was dimple the base a little bit to clear the choke cover housing.

I have about 5/8" clearance at the narrowest point between the air cleaner and the hood.

Sam Kalmuk

Put an L88 Hood on this '61 Vette....
Will get the Clearance & hot looks....
Did that on my '62, back in the day...

'62 Vette with L88 Hood.....