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Will the Stealth Ram fit under the hood?

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Old Apr 8, 2002 | 04:54 PM
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Will the Stealth Ram fit under the hood?

Well quite a few have jumped in and ordered the Stealth and a few actually have them in their hands. It's getting tough keeping track of all the threads It's been a question of debate so has anyone verified whether this beast will actually fit? Will the TB not being angled cause a problem?
The intake is in my budget but a new hood is not.
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Old Apr 8, 2002 | 09:18 PM
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Wait for someone with a Camaro to post it fits, I really think theres more clearance under the Firebird hoods.
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Old Apr 9, 2002 | 10:07 AM
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I don't know about that. I'm under the impression that the firebird has a lower hood line, which is why they don't use the camaro-style air intake setup.
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Old Apr 9, 2002 | 12:21 PM
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Well I've ordered one and I WILL find a way to fit it under my hood. Hopefully It wont require any externally visible mods.
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Old Apr 9, 2002 | 06:50 PM
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The hoodline is lower on top of the radiator, which is why they dont use the Camaro air intake. It slopes up pretty quick behind that, and its not flat but has that lifted area in the middle where the crease is. I have seen lots of posts of people having clearance problems or tight clearance on Camaros with Performer RPM's carb and air cleaner, but when I put that on my TA there was tons of clearance. Simple solution would be to have some members with TPI measure their hood-TB clearance.
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 12:13 AM
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Well I certianly hope I can get mine to fit as is. Does anyone know of a pre-made angled tb spacer? I'm really doubting it. I'm hoping all this will take is maybe some work on the supports on the underside of the hood. I've got a custom PVC pipe CAI so I'm flexible on that part of the air intake, I think if it hits anywhere it's going to be the front of the throttle body.
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 03:23 PM
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The top of the TPI is 9in and the top of the T-body is 8in. I have a 89 formula and I just put some play-doh on top of my T-body their is 7/8" of space before the hood support with the hood liner removed.There is 1 1/4" space between the support and the hood itself cowl side (the formula hood has the cowl on the driver side).I dont think it will fit if its a full 10in tall because half of the manifold will be on the passenger side of the hood with no cowl.If I have time I might cut the support out and measure every thing again.
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