Hood clearance with spacer??

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

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.

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.

ratrapp said:

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.

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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.

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

sidewayzisbest said:

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

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GT40 is lower then a Typhoon/Edlebrock.

L8 MUSL said:

GT40 is lower then a Typhoon/Edlebrock.

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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

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.

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)