anyone have problems with hood clearence after installing a performer rpm intake and a holley in a z28, It all fits but the aircleaner what do i do without buying a hood...any suggestions

 

Welcome aboard.

Your easiest choice would be a drop-base open element air cleaner.

 

Ive tried that and had no luck I have like 3/4 of an inch from top of carb to the hood

 

Do you have a spacer under the carb?

 

nope no spacer

 

This is in the C1500?

 

no a 92 z28 i converted to a carbed 355

 

Ah, I see you specified "Z28" in the original post.

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=318843

One guy went with a 2" element.

 

sweet hey thanx for your help bud!

 

I had to use a drop-base cleaner housing, sitting on top of a 1/2 inch spacer, and change to a 2 1/2 inch element to get my Performer RPM and EDL1406 to fit under my stock RS hood.

The drop base cleaner needed the spacer to clear the electric choke on the carb, which raised the whole assembly too high, thus the 2 1/2 element to bring it back down.

 

The Edelbrock 1221 deep flange air cleaner may work. They are built to clear the electric choke and throttle linkage.

 

I'm running a RPM intake and the dual snorkel air assembly on my 355, with the stock 86 Z28 hood without any issues. Not sure why you'd only have 3/4" clearance.

 

I had to get a new hood. I tried the 2" drop top filter, no luck. Bought a 4 inch cowl hood, gorgeous and tons of clearance