Thread: Drop base for oval air cleaner???
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Old 10-30-2007, 05:27 PM
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I also had this problem & after much deliberation decided that no matter how much I dropped the base I was still "Air restricted" by the lid clearance between the air horn & lid. I have the usuall scoop about 10" wide so the lid for a 14-15" drop base would not clear the hood. Plus in order to clear the scoop on the top side I have to keep the lid almost on top of the vent tubes.
So I set out designing the largest oval unit I could, with as much drop in the base as I could. Actually ended up pretty nice. 9"X16 1/2" using a K&N E3710 filter, the largest I could fit in the scoop
The end result is my Pro Systems XE 950 hp with as shipped jetting gives me a almost perfect A/F ratio on my 408" windsor. I drive with a LM-1 on the car at all times.
Due to my inability to post photos on this site ( the fact that the only service available in this area is dial up does not help ) I can not show the results here, but I did manage to post a few in my gallery. Have a look & if you would like to see more I can E mail more of them to you.

Craig
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