Air filter

[sefus]

Ok it runs down to be a 73 dart, 360, air gap intake, 780 demon (borrowing till I find a good 650 holley), stock hood for now and am worried about clearance under hood for the air cleaner. anyone run into any problems? thinking a drop base with a 4inch filter should do it but any input would be apprciated. Thanks!

 

[superdart]

I have a 360 with an Airgap and 625 Carter, and it fit both the stock single snorkle smog air cleaner, and a 3" Edelbrock air cleaner. I even have the 1/2" spacer under my edelbrock to clear my fuel line.

 

[rumblefish360]

And I notice the air filters base seems level, as in no drop. The fuel line looks to straight across and then right, into the carb.

 

[superdart]

That's correct Rumble. The line comes straight out of the carb. That is why I had to use the 1/2" spacer, because the filter is a 1/2" drop base, and wouldn't clear the line.

Assuming his fuel line drops down out of the carb, he should be able to run a 3.5" non drop filter and clear everything fine.

 

[72dustyer]

3.5" is the max (just ran into this prob) I have a 340 airgap intake and tried a 4" filter, non drop base and was too tall, now I'm looking for a six pac scoop.
Luckily the guy at the local speed shop let me take a couple different cleaners home so I could experiment. I switched to a 1" drop base and had clearance issues with my choke linkage. So I would say to really max it a1\2" drop base and 4" element would be it.
But I'm still looking for a scoop!

 

[dusterdon]

I have a nice K&N drop base air cleaner with a 3" K&N filter for sale. $45 shipped.

don