Hood clearance with spacer??

[IMPORTSMOKER]

I want to use non efi valve covers...i will need a spacer...but what size spacer can I fit under the stock hood with A Typhoon intake (edelprock rpm) and stock heads...also the hood liner is M.I.A....WHATS THE TALLEST SPACER i CAN USE??

 

[mob]

wasent there a thread like this a while ago?? sry i cant help i dont no at all but maybe u can search for it

 

[ironmedic]

install the spacer, slam the hood, and then tell us if it has clearance.

or just do a search on this forum since this question was asked alot

 

[blk92stangg]

stick some playdoh on your intake now, slam the hood, raise the hood, and measure the playdoh thickness...that's how much clearance you have where the playdoh was. Do a bunch of tests, and figure out what you have.

 

[ratrapp]

i don't think you'll be able to use a spacer with a stock hood because i have the same intake and even when i removed the underhood padding i can still see places where the hood touches the intake.

 

[L8 MUSL]

i don't think you'll be able to use a spacer with a stock hood because i have the same intake and even when i removed the underhood padding i can still see places where the hood touches the intake.

The first reply with useful info.

No, you cannot use a spacer with your Typhoon and a stock hood. At least not one tall enough to clear the non EFI valve covers.

 

[sidewayzisbest]

shrug dont know bout urs but a 1in will fit my gt-40 and stock hood

 

[L8 MUSL]

shrug dont know bout urs but a 1in will fit my gt-40 and stock hood

GT40 is lower then a Typhoon/Edlebrock.

 

[sidewayzisbest]

GT40 is lower then a Typhoon/Edlebrock.

then ill take a wild guess and say no it wont cuz this barely fits....u might be able to fit a 3/8 in spacer

 

[Michael Yount]

All hoods/chassis/engines/motormount (sag) are slightly different - when it comes to tight tolerances, what works on one might not work on another. The most useful tip here was the one about PlayDough. Go to KMart and buy a 99 cent can of PlayDough. Find the place where your clearance is smallest and shape the Dough so it's a bit taller/thicker than that. Place it on the high point, and gently close the hood. Open the hood, remove the PlayDough and measure YOUR actual clearance. Now you know how much spacer you can run.

 

[IMPORTSMOKER]

install the spacer, slam the hood, and then tell us if it has clearance.

or just do a search on this forum since this question was asked alot

Hey Guy.....I did a search didn't find what I was looking for.....hence the reason for the post....oh yea...I'v eaten at the Mccord AFB dining facility and it sucked!!! went back to FT. Lewis where I usully eat....

 

[347 Special]

i cut out the Y ,or the wishbone they call it. on the hood. Although i had the Cobra i did have a 1in spacer. cleared fine, hood was still stable(strong)