Hey guys,

The car is just about ready... very close to coming home from body and paint... after a year of customization over there I've hit my last and final problem. I will post pics when shes all done as I wont be giving her any justice if I post now...

I have seem to hit an issue with the scoop and air cleaner.

I have the stock and actual 1977 L48 hood on and purchases this scoop from unlimited:


Nice scoop looks bad arse from the front... the side looks ok... however I have added on top of the intake which is a new edlebrock performer rpm (some size as stock) there is a 2" tapered spacer

 and on top of that customized holly 4150 dominator bowl carb (750CFM)  thats custom jetted as well.

 (mines red )

On top of the carb is the wonderful air cleaner....


Inside that air cleaner is this:


Here is a super poor diagram!


So the air cleaner at the highest point sticks out 3" through the hood. The scoop covered perfectly... however it just wouldn't function... lost 50% of visibility while driving and the fiberglass build up would be more costly than its disgusting look... plus not to mention a sports car is supposed to be smooth, not like a muscle camaro.. lol.

I think its time to start looking at nice looking vented hood where the cowl can be modified, or a super charging option thats beautifully cheap but introduces a slim hat... Any suggestions?

Thank-you guys and once again I apologize with my horribly portrait!

-Louis

P.S.
In case anyone is interested.... the current engine setup briefly is:

Original cast iron block (baked, cleaned, sand blasted, bored, honed and stroked to a 383. Aluminum assembled edlebrock performer RPM heads with racing valves (port and polished), edlebrock performance cam its a roller cam. Crank is the original crank just re-done, KB flat top racing pistons, performer rpm intake, 750CFM dominator 4150 custom carb, 2" tapered spacer... some other stuff (I believe compression is 10:1) "simulated" 600HP. THe trans is up in the air.. I have a 700R4, the dude who told me to use it actually is a douche and two other guys are telling me they can build a race trans out of a TH400 and or a TH350 for $1,800 and I'll be much happier.. which actually saves drivline cutting, crossmember changing, ect...
new77guy2009-02-28 11:16:34

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-LOUIE

Any hood modifications will effect visibility, Louis. Our Sharks never had that good of a line-of-sight plan to start with....anything you add to it that raises the center area of the hood is just gonna exasperate that.
With that said, why not look into an L-88 style hood?


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I did.. however its only a 2.25 inch gain... still not enough... its looking like I have to eliminate that spacer... but I don;t want to use that as an option... maybe I'm missing something... 

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-LOUIE

Louis, what are your plans for driving habits? Is the spacer that important that you're needing to modify the body and/or buy another hood? I have a Barry Grant carb on top of a Performer air gap manifold with a drop base air cleaner and a 2" element on a healthy small block and it's an animal without a spacer. Granted, there's probably a couple of HP that the spacer would pick up, but....not sure it's worth the body mods...

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How about using a shorter air filter to bring down the height?

My opinion is that the spacer has to go.......sorry....you asked..

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Louis, you can try this aircleaner..http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=HLY%2D64280&N=700+303879+115&autoview=sku.

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Or try Barry Grant............http://www.jegs.com/i/Barry+Grant/132/786006/10002/-1

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Hey yall I finally paid the 15 bucks so I could come back and post. Here is what I was told by an old schooler. Taller plenum = Top end gain, shorter plenum = low end gain. Are you going to notice the spacer? probly not. I got the same issue which is why I'm going to the L-88 hood.

Hey guys....
I thought of those rectangular cleaners, but I'm not usre thye would allow maximum air flow. I know when that carb gets kicked on its gonna suck down air, but the volume that the air cleaner can allow at a given time may not be enough. Plus is that holley cotton gauze washable like the K and N?

The spacer I have to keep, it produces such good amounts of torque and HP for the price and keeping the fuel cooler is a huge plus!

Don't wanna supercharge right now, don't think I ever will, plus too much $$... any hood options?


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-LOUIE

L-88 baby, I'm getting one and I'm going to open it up on the from just like that scoop you got. If you do a google image search motion corvettes you can see some hoods done up like that. Basically the L-88 with a scoop glassed in. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-general/2182914-1971-baldwin-motion-gt.html

What would happen if you sit on a 3" pillow?

(OK I am a smart azz I know but I couldnt help it!)

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