455 is finally finished

[beeterolds]

you will have to cut a hole in your hood or run an aftermarket hood in order for you to run the e-brock intake.. i could barely get mine to close with no aircleaner..

 

[STL84Calais]

Dude, where in Ill are you at?

 

[88hurstolds]

you will have to cut a hole in your hood or run an aftermarket hood in order for you to run the e-brock intake.. i could barely get mine to close with no aircleaner..

Found that out late last night, the hood closed but I'll have to cut a hole in the aluminum hood under the scoop and cut the rear of the scoop and make it functional with a shortie air cleaner I have.
I was also thinking of running a remote cone style filter off to the passengers side in front of the coolent tank like the newer cars do.

 

[custom442]

...cut a hole in the aluminum hood...

Noo!

I was also thinking of running a remote cone style filter off to the passengers side in front of the coolent tank like the newer cars do.

Can't you use your original hood and get a cowl with a smaller drop base filter? The cone filter would be very restrictive for a carburetor, there's really no pluses, it's not as sensitive to cold air.

 

[custom442]

I already have the C's, they were supposed to be large valve but wound up being small valve heads... :?

Hmm. I'm thinkin you can still port the J's and be ahead of the rest for a lot less $. Could you sell the C's for about the same as you paid for 'em?

 

[88hurstolds]

...cut a hole in the aluminum hood...

Noo!
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Well I already drilled holes in it for the H/O hood scoop so it's already fooked...
The car is gonna be painted like an 83 H/O so cutting a hole under the scoop won't hurt the appearance.
Believe me it was a hard decision to put the scoop on but my plans were set to do a clone with this car and lighten it to the max...

 

[dogsht]

I run a performer with a 3" filter. I cut a hole in the hood and used a cheap Lauren Hurst Olds replica scoop. I cut the back out so that it would be functional. I also added a donut to the bottom of the breather base so that I could mount foam in order to seal out hot underhood head so that the air breather only get fresh outside air. Their are pix in the photo album.

 

[Blake442]

I have an Edelbrock Performer intake on top of my 455, and with a 3" filter and drop base, it clears the stock hood.

 

[88hurstolds]

I have an Edelbrock Performer intake on top of my 455, and with a 3" filter and drop base, it clears the stock hood.

Yeah, I looked into those but am a little wary of the amount of air flow it provides and if they clear the linkage and choke on Q-jets... I would have to get the KN filter lid as well if I did use one to improve air flow as well since the car is a daily driver.
Did you use the 7/8" drop?

Here is what it looks like with the intake on:

 

[Blake442]

Not sure off hand how much of a drop mine has, but it clears my 4150 Holley just fine. Replacing your body mounts will pick up some breathing room as well.

The front of my air cleaner lid has literally the thickness of a nickel between it and the underside of the hood... I've got a set of new mounts ready for when I get the motivation to put them in...