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novi 1k hood clearance

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searched the forums and cant find anything on a novi 1k having hood clearance problems, hood is fiberglass and it closes with pressure but not smoothly like it should. ive heard of people havin this problem and found a thread on super charger help .com but the thread wasnt comin up, so im hopin some of u guys can help me out thanks
 

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I know a friend of mine had the same problem;come to find out the blower was clocked wrong. I dont know if that is your case or not.
 
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yeah ive heard of this but was lookin for more info on it like how to clock it , theres six mounting bolts and it doesnt seem able to be mounted an other way, but i started installing it yesterday and noticed the problem, i could be overlooking something .anyone else? thanks
 
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You can clock it by loosening up the 6 or 8 screws around the blower case.
I clocked mine all the way and I still have the clearence issues you described.
Don't know what else to do.
 
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alright thanks for the help i ll give it a shot.
 
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BYRDPE said:
You can clock it by loosening up the 6 or 8 screws around the blower case.
I clocked mine all the way and I still have the clearence issues you described.
Don't know what else to do.
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thanks alot clocked mine all the way and the hood closes! thanks again for the info.
 
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