L-88 hood clearance
10-10-2011, 01:19 PM
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L-88 hood clearance
Hi guys,
im planning my corvette project.
I have a 406 sbc ready to drop in a vette pretty soon. Car will be a 71 (still waiting on the confirmation of the purchase)
The 406 have dart pro1 head with a dart intake manifold, hvh 2 inch carb spacer and on top of it a Quick Fuel carb (4150).
Does someone know if i buy a L88 hood from ecklers im gonna have enough clearance and if i will be able to put an air filter.
Should i buy a long or standard hood? is their any other brand of "L88" hood that offer more clearance?
thanks!
im planning my corvette project.
I have a 406 sbc ready to drop in a vette pretty soon. Car will be a 71 (still waiting on the confirmation of the purchase)
The 406 have dart pro1 head with a dart intake manifold, hvh 2 inch carb spacer and on top of it a Quick Fuel carb (4150).
Does someone know if i buy a L88 hood from ecklers im gonna have enough clearance and if i will be able to put an air filter.
Should i buy a long or standard hood? is their any other brand of "L88" hood that offer more clearance?
thanks!
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10-10-2011, 01:52 PM
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No room for the 2 inch carb spacer. You could give your intake height info. You can get a taller hood, though the L-88 hood is going to look tall enough esp. for a SB.
10-10-2011, 06:26 PM
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This is my 406,....not quite what you have, but the idea is similar. The RPM intake, Quick Fuel carb, and 4 inch KNN filter I have should be pretty close in height to what you are planning. I ran the same setup under my stock 80 hood but with a two inch filter element for years.
Vanacor is the only vender I have found that makes an L88 high rise hood, that should fit this,...and that is the one I plan to use. It's supposedly two inches taller than most other aftermarket L88 hoods.
I still have a few odds and ends to finish up before I get to ordering my hood,..but as it stands that is the hood I plan on using.
10-10-2011, 06:52 PM
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This is my 406,....not quite what you have, but the idea is similar. The RPM intake, Quick Fuel carb, and 4 inch KNN filter I have should be pretty close in height to what you are planning. I ran the same setup under my stock 80 hood but with a two inch filter element for years.
Vanacor is the only vender I have found that makes an L88 high rise hood, that should fit this,...and that is the one I plan to use. It's supposedly two inches taller than most other aftermarket L88 hoods.
I still have a few odds and ends to finish up before I get to ordering my hood,..but as it stands that is the hood I plan on using.
10-10-2011, 07:24 PM
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L88 HI RISE from Vanacors
See my sig pic.....
I have a BB, RPM air gap, 1" spacer and a 4" filter with 3/8" to spare..... This is using an L88 2" drop base air cleaner tho...
See my sig pic.....
I have a BB, RPM air gap, 1" spacer and a 4" filter with 3/8" to spare..... This is using an L88 2" drop base air cleaner tho...
10-10-2011, 08:59 PM
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I was just checking mine out tonight I have a dart intake 4150 no spacer on the long l88 ecklers hood and have about an inch from the vent tubes with the hood closed. Those dart intakes are tall and I wish I had the vanacor hood. My car is a 71, bbc though, it would be worth the wait if there is one for the taller hood cause I would imagine I'll loose a little running a 2" filter. I'm going to order a k&n with the filter top the PO removed the duct work in the hood.
